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.