marzipan christmas cake
Basic ingredients for marzipan christmas cake
- The Glaze: Apricot Jam/Marmalade. Marzipan:2 cups + 2 tablespoons (200g/7oz) Ground Almonds
- 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons (100g/3 1/2oz) Icing Sugar
- 1/2 cup (100g/3 1/2 oz) Caster Sugar
- 1 egg (medium)
- A few drops of Almond Extract
- 1 teaspoon Whiskey or Brandy, Rum, or Sherry
- The Royal Icing:– 2 3/4 cups (400g/15oz Icing Sugar, Sieved
- 2 Egg Whites
- Lemon Juice (optional)
How to marzipan christmas cake
- Glaze the cake with: To glaze the cake, brush on some marmalade or apricot jam.
- Make the marzipan by following these steps: Mix the ground almonds, caster sugar, and icing sugar in a bowl. Stir until combined.
- Mix the egg, almond extract, and whiskey in a separate bowl.
- Mix the dry ingredients and pour them into a bowl.
- Use your hands to bring the pieces together and form a ball.
- Kneel for five minutes until the marzipan is smooth and nice.
- Cling wrap the item and keep it at room temperature for one week.
- Once you are ready to cover the cake with marzipan, brush the sides and top of the cake using apricot jam/honey/marmalade.
- Before covering the cake with marzipan, fill any gaps with marzipan.
- Roll out the marzipan to a thickness of 2 – 3 mm. It’s large enough to cover the Christmas Cake.
- To ensure that the marzipan adheres to the cake, place it on top.
- Remove excess marzipan from the sides of the cake. Extra marzipan can be decorated or grated to decorate your mince pies.
- Now You can store the cake in an airtight container until ready to decorate it with royal icing.
- Marzipan should be allowed to dry for at least a week before you add royal icing. If you don’t have time, leave the marzipan to dry for several hours before adding royal icing.
- Make Royal Icing by following these steps: Mix the egg whites and the sieved sugar in a bowl.
- You can add 1 teaspoon of glycerine to make a soft royal icing.
- Mix for 5 minutes, until smooth and thick
- Mix the mixture again until it becomes thick.
- Add the royal icing to the top of the marzipan.
- After this, Spread the royal icing over the top and along the sides of your cake using a palette knife. Make sure you cover all the marzipan.
- Sprinkle some Christmas ribbon on the sides of the cake.
- Decorate your Christmas tree with your favorite decorations.