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leftover marzipan & icing??

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JunkInMyTrunk · 14/11/2006 14:47

Have loads left over from icing my cake.....

what else can i do with them?

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suzywong · 14/11/2006 14:48

marzipan fruits, paint them with food colouring

left over icing is just sugar, how much sugar do you plan on consuming and does it have to take a form IYSWIM?

JunkInMyTrunk · 14/11/2006 14:52

theres about half a pack of each left...

dd would like the marzipan fruit idea tho

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suzywong · 14/11/2006 14:56

do the fruit

ditch the icing

or keep it in the fridge - indefinitely

UniSarah · 14/11/2006 19:26

eat them....straight, yummy. days of mum only treats. unless your kids also like sugar and get their hands on them....

Waswondering · 14/11/2006 19:29

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NYceMummy · 14/11/2006 19:31

Stollen has marzipan in it, I think.

SantaGotStuckUpTheGreensleeve · 14/11/2006 19:40

I made some little tarts out of last year's left-over marzipan, we called them "sweetie-pies" and my children loved them.

Cut shortcrust pastry into rounds and put into tin as if for jam tarts/mince pies.

Blitz up marzipan with egg white (prob. one medium egg white to about 100g marzipan), you could do it with a blender but I blended it with my fingers and then whipped it with a fork)

Whip some double cream into it (about 1tbsp per 100g marzipan)

Add 2 tbsps icing sugar and a few drops vanilla extract and mix - it should be a paste, like smooth peanut butter - if not, add more sugar until it is.

Put a blob of seedless jam (homemade plum is good and christmassy!) into the bottom of each tart and spread a bit.

Sprinkle/grate a bit of nutmeg onto the jam.

Spoon the marzipan mixture into the tarts, about as much filling as you would give a mince pie.

Bake on about 200C ( depending on your oven!) for about 20 minutes. When they are ready to come out thy should look puffed up and browned on top. They will sink a bit but not completely when removed. Allow them to cool.

Very nice with brandy butter/extra thick cream!

JunkInMyTrunk · 15/11/2006 12:49

those ideas are wonderful!!!!!!!!!

off to the kitchen I go....

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