To ask if you like marzipan?

[HappyGirlNow]

That's it really, more details to follow, but do you like marzipan or not?

Ok, it's my husband's big birthday in a few weeks... We're having a big party... Approx 110 folk invited... He wants marzipan in the cake, I hate marzipan and assumed most other folk did, and so said we shouldn't... Bearing in mind I am getting a small cake for his actual birthday family dinner (birthday the Tuesday, party the Saturday) and will get marzipan on that (even though the rest of us hate it..).. I don't want to gat a cake made that most folk won't enjoy.. But appears there are a lot of marzipan lovers out there

Better than chocolate, definitely

DISGUSTING

Hate it except in lidl Stolon bites which are utterly sublime.

Hated it for years, had to cut it off the Christmas cake. Ate almonds and liked amaretto though. Then I tried it last year after decorating the cake and suddenly found I love it. Ate huge chunks of the leftovers.

I hated coconut for years too then became addicted after loving Thai curry. I keep trying to like mushrooms and bananas but I just can't. Maybe I will one day.

Hate it! But love almonds.

He wants marzipan in the cake, I hate marzipan and assumed most other folk did

I'm a professional cake maker, and in my experience, the vast majority of my customers do not want marzipan on their cake (assuming it's a sponge). In fact, I must have made over 1500 wedding and birthday cakes, and I think I can count on one hand the number of customers that have asked for marzipan. I'd say that you are correct (despite the number of people on here that like it) - the majority don't like it.

I love it, by the way, so I'm not biased!

Nasty stuff.

However, it does have the one redeeming feature of normally being peelable off.

We divide 50/50 as a family on it!

Realistically more people will eat the cake if it doesn't have it.

Thanks budgiegirl it is sponge.. We did a straw poll while out for dinner with others tonight and all hated marzipan bar my husband so surprised at replies tonight...

But thanks for all opinions

I love it! I make my own and dip it in dark chocolate to set. It's off the scale delicious! DH loathes it though so we always make him a mini individual Christmas cake decorated without it and I slather the extra on the other cake.

Answering the post....

No. Not under any circumstances. The closest I would get is Stollen, but I would still nibble round the marzipan bit.

I love it, in all shapes, forms and colours.
Those lovely crafted expensive ones are beautiful and a family member will always treat me for xmas, and other occasions.

How about marzipan decorations for DH's cake which he can pick off and eat and no-one else has to suffer :)

Loathe it.

I love it especially those balls on top of Simmel cake!

I love it, but surely it wouldnt work on sponge.

I love Marzipan but not on a sponge.
No that would be wrong.

Love it .

love it. but it has to be good quality, not too sweet. niederegger is my guilty pleasure.

Absolutely love it. I don't like almonds particularly and don't have a sweet tooth- can go weeks without even fancying cake/ biscuits etc. But I can happily eat marzipan by the block.

as easy to make as it is to eat-almost!

I think it is yum but realistically most slices of cake will only have a small piece of marzipan that is easily removed for those who don't like it.

Horrible stuff.
May have been put off when I was younger after being sent to stay with family friends for a week. The daughter I was sharing a room with was really excited because she'd prepared a midnight feast for us.
I had visions of all sorts of sweets/chocolate appearing.
The 'feast' turned out to be a block of marzipan.
Shuddering at the memory, marzipan is the taste of gritty childhood disappointment.

I love it!! I can't have it in, I'd just eat the whole block!!

No.