Marzipan: It’s one of those fancy-sounding ingredients that most of us have heard of before…but can’t explain. So, what is marzipan? In short, it’s an almond-based confection that’s popular in various ...

In the simplest terms, marzipan is a light-colored, ground almond confection with a texture similar to Play-Doh. It is made by grinding blanched almonds (or almond flour) with confectioners’ sugar.

A Almond paste is made of blanched ground almonds, sugar (in the form of syrup) and glycerin or another liquid. The "other" liquid, depending on the recipe, could be citrus juice, liqueur or rose ...

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Fruitcake has been around for centuries. Originally, it was an orgiastic mishmash of every rare and delicious ingredient obtainable: dried fruit, nuts, butter, sugar, liquor. To anyone who lived prior ...

Instructions: Combine almond paste and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade and process until fine, about 1 minute. Add corn syrup and process until mixture just comes ...