How Do You Make Marzipan For Christmas Cake?
An English Christmas Cake is traditionally coated with marzipan before icing. Learn how to make this confection in a few easy steps. Place 15-20 ounces of sliced peeled almonds into a food processor. Process until finely ground. Put the sugar (castor or fine fruit sugar is the best if you can find it) into a large bowl. Add the Powdered sugar and 12oz by weight of the fine ground almonds. Beat the three egg whites lightly in a separate stainless steel bowl until foamy. Add the egg whites to the almond/sugar mixture and mix well. Add a few drops of almond essence and blend together to form a soft paste. Knead the almond paste until smooth approximately 5 minutes. Allow to relax for 30 minutes before using on the Christmas cake. Divide into the appropriate size pieces for the cake. Use a sugared board to roll out the marzipan into pieces for the sides and top of the cake. Brush the sides of the cake with sieved apricot jam before rolling on the marzipan, to help stick to the sides, press
