To ask if you like marzipan?

[HappyGirlNow]

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

My dad used to give me a box of marzipan fruits every Christmas. I think I need to resurrect this tradition!

Decent marzipan is quite expensive, and you'd need quite a bit for a cake to serve 110. Seems a bit daft to pay for something that most people will pick off. I do like the idea of removable marzipan decorations though.

But lots of people have said they do like it so not necessarily most people picking it off. And more importantly it is what the birthday boy wants.

Or desert even

Couldn't you make the cake without the marzipan but decorated with marzipan fruits, so the haters can pick them off and give them to the birthday boy.

I like the Ritter Sports Marzipan and if I need a treat Niederegger Marzipan Loaves.

My next indulgence is going to be Niederegger Marzipan with Kirsch Cherry

Niederegger have a shop with 300 kinds, and a cafe with cakes and ice cream that features marzipan - I want to go to Lubeck.

Also for that many people you are probably looking at more than one tier or additional cutting cakes so don't necessarily need to pay for marzipan for all of it.

YES!!! Love it!
Will happily buy and devour bars of the stuff

Aldi do bars of chocolate coated marzipan with a strip of chocolate praline in the middle.

I have stopped shopping there since I started my diet to avoid the torture of seeing it, and not buying it.

Love it.

Particularly like chocolate marzipans.

As for Pflaumen in Madeira - fucking love. (Chocolate, marzipan, plum jammy stuff with Madeira obv)

Glad to see another fan of Niederegger.

Yes - Niederegger! Not the stuff for baking.

Salty liquorice, anyone?!?

Really depends on what type it is. I love some. Others I wouldn't touch with a bargepole (I am happiest if I can get Anton Berg but Niederegger is very nice too.)

Ohh other fans of Niederegger :) Yes Love salty Liquorice Brigthnearly.. what about Tyrkisk pepper?

What's the name of the Easter Cake that is "iced" with marzipan and has "eggs" of toasted marzipan on top?
I'm an eater of block marzipan. It is a source of pleasure to hear all these marzipan haters; all the more for me.

Got it! simnel cake.

Marzipan is the devils food.
I like to eat pretty much anything but marzipan is really gross.

Hate, hate, hate the stuff.

Oh and just in case I didn't make myself clear - I don't like marzipan.

Allergic so never tried it, hate it for being attached to icing and stopping me eating cake.

Love it!

Anton Berg make Pflaumen in Madeira. Better than N but harder to get hold of.

(My husband brings them from Germany).

Can't you do after tier cake, Victoria sponge with no marzipan on one tier and the a moist gooey chocolate fudge type tier encased in sweet delicious marzipan for the other tier?

Love it as does my mum

Sorry that should say two tier. Got a bit overexcited there.

You'll need more than one caking to serve that many so if absolutely important, have it on a small one.

Odd to have marzipan on sponge cake though and as another professional cake make up thread said, very very rare to be asked.

Would be unnecessary to use on sponge cake as a smoother, that's what the icing is for!

It can give a another appearance than icing alone. Many cake makers do use it and call it marzipan knickers . Personally I don't but I know it is a thing others do.