Oreo like cake

I don't know about you, but to me what makes oreo irresistible is the contrast of the bitter dark chocolate with a tough texture and the smooth sweet sugar based filling. The problem is that it is, as all cookies we buy maybe even more than most, not the most healthy thing to eat on the huge quantity that is required to satisfy our appetite. For that reason I went looking for an oreo-like cake but most of what I found use actual oreos and mix them with more grease and more sugar. I finally found what I was looking for, a dark chocolate cake and figured the filling could be replaced by marzipan instead, also very sweet but a lot healthier.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup cacao powder
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1+1/3 cup flour
• 1/2 cup butter (or soy margarine to make lactose-free version)
• 1/2 cup sugar (for adults, 1 cup for children since they don't appreciate bitterness as much)
• 2 eggs
• 250g marzipan or gazing fondant (for children the fondant will be closer to oreo in taste but it is much less healthy)

Set the oven to 180C.
Dissolve the cacao powder and pinch of salt on the boiling water.
In a different bowl beat the eggs with the sugar and when they are lighter in color join the soft butter. Once homogeneous add the cup of flower and mix.
After mixed add the chocolate and the last of the flour continuing to mix.
Fill two small equal forms with the dough so it reaches about two to three fingers high.
Put both forms in the oven for 45min.
Check that the dough is baked using a toothpick and assuring that no dough comes stuck to it.
Knead the marzipan to soften and then spread/roll it on a surface.
Take a cake out of the form, add the layer of marzipan on the top and the add the second cake on top.
It will look yummy and taste like a fight of tastes and textures just like your favorite cookies.