Why did I think white marzipan would be errr....white?

[justgeton]

So a friend I made a cake for who doesn't like icing has a dirty cream coloured cake 🙄

How can marzipan be white when it’s made of ground almonds?

it's the almonds and honey that make it that colour

Yep, all very logical when you think about it. But it is 'white' marzipan and the box definitely shows white.

It's not a big problem of course.

Give it a heavy dusting of icing sugar.

Or white chocolate (which is also not white-white)

It's white marzipan as opposed to yellow though.

Does it say in tiny writing 'marzipan shown with royal icing overlay' or some other disclaimer?

Tell you're friend it's the worthy natural unbleached version.

I now need to know what's in yellow marzipan to make it yellow? Colouring, or something else.

there is white marzipan and golden marzipan

I now need to know what's in yellow marzipan to make it yellow? Colouring, or something else

Comparing the ingredients of M&S white and golden marzipan, it's just colouring.

Well.

I've cut out some small white icing stars, added some gold fine glitter dust and a gold ribbon and it looks marvellous!

Pale yellow marzipan is what I wanted all along it seems! 😆😆

Too late now but if you mix the marzipan with a tiny bit of purple food colouring gel it turns white!

@TamingToddler

Too late now but if you mix the marzipan with a tiny bit of purple food colouring gel it turns white!

Really?!! How did you find that out?! 😂