Nov 17, 2006 · When making marzipan figures is it just like fondant whats the difference?? And is there a recipe?

Jun 20, 2017 · Marzipan is used on heavy fruit cakes, not on sponge. It's to cover the uneven surface of the fruit cake so that the surface icing--either royal or rolled fondant--will be smooth. Good marzipan …

Jan 18, 2011 · The marzipan I make is a lot different then fondant, it does not stretch the same (but it does stretch a little), it's really sticky and it dries really quickly. It's used a lot in Europe, cakes are …

Nov 23, 2006 · Marzipan is type of almond paste, is very sweet and is usually wrapped around fruitcake in the UK before putting fondant over it. It is used many times for figure modeling.

May 23, 2010 · Hi - Hopefully one of the experts from 'across the pond' will be able to help me with this (or anyone else!). We have a bride who ordered a 5-tier cake (13, 11, 9, 7, 5" tiers / round) and has …

Mar 7, 2010 · The marzipan is really only to give you a nice smooth neat finish to ice, as fruit cakes tend to have a uneven surface, usually and traditionally with royal icing, but with fondant you can just do …

Jun 11, 2007 · Marzipan is a paste similar to fondant that is made from almond meal... modelling chocolate is basically just chocolate melted with glucose and then when it hardens it's pliable to be …

Jan 12, 2009 · Marzipan is made with ground almonds & it's pliable, can make shapes, etc. If you leave it for a few days, the figures also get dry/hard, which is good too. Food colouring is fine. I just used a …

Apr 12, 2007 · I am just starting to do cake decorating and a recipe calls for marzipan. I can only find fondant at the craft and grocery stores. Do I have to use marzipan or can I just use fondant? What is …

Aug 3, 2012 · Marzipan is a very different animal than fondant. On a fruitcake, it's usually put on as a strip around the perimeter and then a disc on the top. It doesn't roll out like fondant. It can be dyed, …