When should i marzipan a christmas cake

Put the ground almonds, golden caster sugar and golden icing and sugar into a bowl and stir together. Whisk the remaining ingredients together in another bowl, then add them to the dry ingredients. Stir the mixture well, pounding gently to release some of the oil from the almonds. Knead the paste with your hands until it is smooth, then wrap in clingfilm until you're ready to use it. To cover a Christmas cake with marzipan, you'll need the cake, some marzipan and a glaze to help the marzipan stick to the cake.

Apricot glaze is popular, but marmalade makes a great alternative as the orange flavour echoes the flavours in the Christmas cake. Making a glaze is simple - warm some apricot jam or marmalade in a sucepan with a little water, stir until melted, then pass through a sieve.

And that's it - told you it's simple! Tip: Use rindless marmalade, and you don't even need to sieve it. When rolling out the marzipan, dust the work surface and rolling pin with icing sugar to stop it sticking. If you're going to cover a Christmas cake with fondant icing, you can just roll out one sheet of marzipan that's sightly larger in diameter as both the top and sides of the cake.

If you're going to cover a Christmas cake with royal icing, it is recommended that you roll out two pieces of marzipan - a round one for the top and a long rectangular one for the sides.

Brush or spread the glaze over the cake, then cover it with marzipan. Trim the edges neatly, and smooth the marzipan with your hands or a specialist icing smoother tool. If you want to leave out the rum, use an equal quantity of orange juice. It will still be delicious. The rum in this marzipan cake can alternatively be replaced with cherry brandy, brandy, orange liqueur such as Cointreau or Amaretto.

With such an easy marzipan cake under your belt, there's plenty of time for more festive baking. Take a look at my Christmas collection or get tempted by these reader favourites:.

Have you made this last-minute Christmas cake? Did you enjoy it - let me know by leaving a comment and rating below. Wow I never realized how long some of those traditional Christmas cakes need to sit. I'm very much a last minutes kinda girl so this recipe is a much better fit for me! My Marzipan Cake just finished cooling and was placed on a cake stand. My husband took the first slice. Amazing taste and texture! This recipe's a keeper. This recipe screams Christmas to me.

I love the deep almond flavor and all those lovely fruit pieces. Thanks for this recipe! And I loved the almond and cherry design on top to push it over the edge and really make this a festive cake. Love, love, love this recipe. We call it fruit cake in the USA but using the marzipan I've never done with mine. Gonna try this soon. Your email address will not be published. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Jump to Recipe Print Recipe.

Contents hide. Can I leave the nuts out? Can I make this recipe alcohol free? If you ice the cake too soon, the oil from the almond paste will seep into the icing and spoil the appearance of the finished cake. Traditionally, glossy royal icing would be used to cover a Christmas cake, but unless you are a skilled decorator, it can be tricky to use.

Royal icing can also be used to simply pipe decorative elements on the cake, such as swirls, swags, and snowflakes. Instead of using royal icing, the cake can be iced with rolled fondant, which is a quick-and-easy way to create a smooth iced surface for your cake. You can use it alone or with the marzipan layer and even finish with a splash of royal icing if you are feeling a little decadent.

Fondant icing is also useful for cutout shapes to decorate the surface of the cake. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. The traditional coat of almond icing marzipan should be put on the cake a week before you want to ice it, to allow its oiliness to dry out.

Cover the marzipan surface with a clean tea cloth and store out of the tin or container. Icing is best left to the last few days — in my case often until Christmas Eve. Follow us Like us on Facebook Follow us on twitter Follow us on instagram Follow us on pinterest Follow us on youtube. Built by Lightflows Digital Agency.

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