Almond Paste or Marzipan
photo by nonnie4sj
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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1 batch
ingredients
- 450 g ground almonds
- 225 g caster sugar (fine granulated)
- 225 g powdered sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg yolks (make some meringues!)
- 1 teaspoon brandy
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract (natural! I mean it!)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- food coloring (optional)
directions
- Sift the 2 sugars into a bowl.
- Stir in the eggs and yolks.
- Place over a pan of nearly boiling water and whisk until thick and fluffy.
- Remove from heat and sit base in some cold water.
- Whisk in essence, brandy and juice.
- Carry on until cool.
- Stir in ground almonds and knead to form a firm paste.
- Use as you will.
- To cover a cake roll out into a circle and drape over the cake (it depends on the size).
- Press into place and leave to set for at least 2 days.
- Ice the cake.
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Reviews
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We're a big marzipan-eating family, my daughter Adiya is addicted to the stuff and would rather have a bar of marzipan than any other chocolate bar on the market. I've bought some high-quality marzipan, but it's amazing the difference home-made makes! This recipe lends itself to shaping very well, and you can make as much or as little as you like. We left out the brandy and added more vanilla, and my daughter had a wonderful time with some of her friends making flowers and animals for a class project.
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Uh, this recipe should not be made if you've never made this stuff before. The directions are not clear - cook over water until thick and fluffy? How fine do the almonds need to be - where are the photos so one knows that they're doing it correctly? A big waste if you don't already know what you're doing with this. I cook and bake from scratch almost every meal and I was very unhappy with the directions and outcome!
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This recipe rocks and is easy to roll too ;) We do not get ready made marzipan so have tried making homemade cooked marzipan before. (Don't like to use raw eggs infact made the royal icing with cooked eggwhite too) But this recipe is by far the best. My easter eggs also will be made with this recipe from now on. Made it to cover a christening cake and made some elements to top the cake with. I used only vanilla too and omitted the brandy. The cake looked lovely and I was tempted to leave out the fondant cover. But then went the whole hog and have this pic to show for it. Thank you. :) Fay
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Samuel Holden
Ibiza, Balearic Isls
Well...I'm 21 Y/o, I was raised in Ibiza, but born in england! I'll eat anything twice and love trying new and unusual things... things with a high "ick" factor tend to put me off, but on recomendation I will try them.
You can contact me by e-mail or through MSN messanger using ymmas6969@hotmail.com (the 69's are because Ymmas by itself was already taken...dont be so dirty minded *LOL*)