Name: Marzipan (almond paste)
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Ingredients: 300ml (125 g) ground almonds; 125ml (105 g) castor sugar; 250ml (130 g) icing sugar; 5ml fresh lemon juice; 15ml sherry or water; 3ml almond or vanilla essence; 1 extra-large egg yolk or about 30 ml water

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Preparation Time: 15 Minutes

Cook Time: 0 minutes

Serves: Makes about 430 g

Marzipan is ideal to use as a layer under royal icing or sugar paste icing for fruit, wedding r Christmas cakes. Brush a thin layer of apricot jam onto the bake before covering with the rolled out (on a surface dusted with icing sugar) marzipan. It is also available ready-made.

Ingredients

300ml (125 g) ground almonds

125ml (105 g) castor sugar

250ml (130 g) icing sugar

5ml fresh lemon juice

15ml sherry or water

3ml almond or vanilla essence

1 extra-large egg yolk or about 30 ml water

Method

Combine almonds and castor sugar. Sift icing sugar and add, mixing well.
In another bowl, mix egg yolk, lemon juice, sherry and essence. Add to icing and mix to a ball. Add water if required.
Knead well on a surface dusted with sifted icing sugar, until smooth and soft.