Marzipan recipe: How to make Marzipan

A staple of Christmas cake, Battenburg, Stollen, or just enjoyed on its own, marzipan is an essential baking ingredient used all over the world. Marzipan is light, candy-like mixture made by mixing finely ground almonds with sugar, corn syrup and egg whites.

Marzipan’s primary ingredient is almonds, making it very sweet, and it can be eaten on its own or as an ingredient in other bakes.

Some say it originated in Persia, while others claim it came from Europe – but are even further divided on whether it originated in Germany, Spain, Italy or France.

In fact, the ingredient was so popular in Spain that settlers took it over to America, where it is made with peanuts instead of almonds.

Marzipan is mostly found at Christmas time, hidden under a layer of fondant icing on a Christmas cake.

At this point stir in the ground almonds and knead to form a firm paste on a surface lightly dusted with icing sugar.

Then roll out the amount needed on a clean surface dusted with icing sugar.

Keep giving it quarter turns (to keep it round) between each roll.

Once it is rolled to the right size, cover the top of the cake.

source: express.co.uk