Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day. Today I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, How to Marzipan a Cake. This is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i will make it a little bit tasty. This will be smell and look delicious.
How to Marzipan a Cake Recipe. How to cover a round cake with marzipan. Boil the apricot jam with a splash of water, then strain out any lumps using a sieve.
You can cook How to Marzipan a Cake using 3 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of How to Marzipan a Cake
- Prepare 1 lb of marzipan.
- It’s of For the glaze:.
- You need 6 of ozs apricot jam, warmed with 2-3 tablespoons water, then sieved.
Watch the video below how to cover a cake with marzipan.Supplies and tool list How to Make Marzipan.Marzipan is a confection consisting primarily of ground almonds and some sweetener, usually sugar or honey.If you want to make marzipan from scratch, this article includes two recipes to make this delicious sweet found in cakes and candies.
How to Marzipan a Cake instructions
- Place almost half of the marzipan on a surface dredged with icing sugar, or between two sheets of parchment paper. Roll out evenly until a little larger than the top of the cake and cut out a round about 1/2 inch larger than the top of the cake. Set aside..
- Roll out the remaining marzipan, including the trimmings, to a strip. Cut two lengths of string, one the circumference of the cake the other the exact height of the cake. Using the string as a guide, cut the maripan into strips the same width and circumference as the cake..
- Stand the cake on a cake board. Brush the sides of the cake with the apricot glaze and fit the strips of marzipan around the cake. Press the ends together with a round-bladed knife.
- Brush the top of the cake with the apricot glaze and position the circle of marzipan on top. Press the edges together with the round-bladed knife. If the marzipan is too moist, rub lightly all over with sifted icing sugar..
- Store the cake, uncovered, in a warmish place for at least 24 hours, and preferably a little longer, until dry. If the marzipan is still wet when the icing is added the oils will seep into the icing and make unattractive stains..
You'll want to work quickly with the marzipan too to make sure it doesn't crack or dry out.Marzipan is so incredibly delicious, as it is made with almonds.I find that it complements a vanilla cake that is filled with fresh fruit, whipped cream, and vanilla cream; like my "Norwegian Cream Cake".
Why learn how to make marzipan?Because it's delicious and much easier to make at home than you might have thought.It does not even require baking or cooking.Have you ever seen adorable edible fruits, vegetables, animals or other items sitting on top of a cake or candy or in a bakery store case.Custom decorated cake - covering a cake with marzipan.
