Marzipan mass: recipes, ornaments and figurines

Marzipan mass is the basis for making festive decoration of cakes. It will allow the hostess to show her imagination, creativity and taste. Figures, ornaments, berries and fruits from the marzipan mass will make the dish unique, original and unique each time. Thanks to such a small cunning, you can surprise guests and family, each time causing their admiration. The marzipan mass is easily colored in a variety of shades and colors.

This semi-finished product is convenient because it can be prepared ahead of time, and then stored for a long time. To do this, it is recommended to put the mass in a sealed plastic container or a plastic bag, and then send it to the refrigerator. Directly before cooking, it should be pulled out and kept at room temperature for a little.

The marzipan mass is prepared as follows. We can offer several ways.

The recipe is the first (without heat treatment)

To prepare a semi-finished product you will need:

- two and a half glasses of chopped almonds;

- two hundred and fifty grams of powdered sugar;

- half a glass of sugar (very small);

- A small spoonful of lemon juice;

- a few whipped eggs.

In a deep bowl you need to mix almonds with powder and sugar. Then add lemon juice drop by drop. Eggs will take so much to get a soft, but sufficiently resilient dough. Mix it with hands. Next, roll the dough into a ball and begin to melt on the surface, which should be sprinkled with sugar sifted powder. The marzipan mass should be completely homogeneous. During the mixing process, the necessary colorants can be added.

Recipe the second (with heat treatment)

To prepare it you will need the following:

- two eggs;

- half a glass of powdered sugar;

- three hundred and fifty grams of chopped almonds;

- four drops of vanilla essence ;

- A small spoonful of lemon juice.

In a bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Mix the sugar and powdered sugar. Connect the mass to the egg. We put the bowl on a saucepan, in which water is boiling, and begin to stir, preparing it to a creamy state. After that, immediately remove the bowl from the fire. In it, put chopped almonds, add the essence, lemon juice and beat up with a spoon. The result is a soft and stretchy paste. She put on a divided board, sprinkled with powder, and mash up to a smooth state. This dough should only be used warm, so that it does not lose plasticity.

That's all. Now you can call for help your imagination and start making ornaments from marzipan. We can offer a number of tips and recommendations for their preparation.

Consider in more detail how you can make fruits, flowers and figurines:

- Waxed paper should be used for their preparation;

- to create a drawing on leaves, petals and fruits, it is recommended to do this with special figured notches, wooden sticks and toothpicks;

- berries and fruits need to roll around in painted large sugar sand;

- after cooking it is recommended to leave the products on the baking paper for an hour, so that they dry up;

- for the creation of the pedicels you can use whole cloves;

- for the preparation of complex products (angels, children's, wedding products and ornaments), you need to make a stencil in advance or take conventional molds;

- to make a natural, rough surface for fruit, it is recommended to roll a little finished product on a small grater;

- that the marzipan figures do not disintegrate, you can lubricate them with whipped protein;

- It is recommended to cover the products with a glaze or a thick sugar syrup.

Now you can start decorating the cake and the festive table.

Bon Appetit!