Marzipan A Christmas Cake

We show you how to marzipan a cake.

Marzipan a christmas cake. This method takes the guesswork out and gives a smooth even base for icing your creation. The sweet hint of almonds is a vital part of the overall taste of the cake but the marzipan also helps to trap in all the moisture in the cake. Marzipan is for flavour and also to create a smooth surface for the fondant. The marzipan layer on a wedding or christmas cake helps to trap moisture in the cake and stop it staling plus it provides a smooth surface so that the final icing is neater.

You can keep it simple or go full on festive the hardest thing is deciding how you want to do it. Stand the cake on a cake board or cutting board and lightly dust with sifted confectioners sugar. The pictured cake in this post is decorated with a layer of marzipan almond flavoured frosting then topped with white fondant. You can also watch how to make stollen in our online cookery school video below.

Turn it over and stick down. This will give you a flat surface to decorate. You ll then know how big to roll out the marzipan. How to ice christmas cake with fondant.

Delia s almond icing marzipan recipe. A traditional christmas cake absolutely has to have a marzipan layer. This means that by the time you cut that first slice on christmas day the cake is as mouth wateringly delicious as when you pulled. A one egg mix makes 375g so you will probably have too much in which case use the surplus to stuff dates or make some stollen see recipe below.

Level the top of the cake if necessary. Icing your christmas cake is fun and a great way to get yourself in the christmas spirit. Roll 2 1 2 pounds 1 25 kg marzipan evenly into a circle large enough to cover the top and sides of the cake. Homemade almond icing is superior to the ready made so i ve included it here if you have time to make it.

This combination of marzipan fondant is a traditional way to decorate christmas cake. Brush the cake with jam so the marzipan will stick.