Marzipan | Marzipan Recipe with Cashew Nut
A Traditional Christmas recipe made with cashew nuts. You can mould them into fruits and vegetables or use it for your cake covering.
Ingredients
- 250 grams Cashewnuts finely powdered in a mixie
- 450 grams Sugar Powdered
- 1 Egg white
- ½ tsp Rose or Almond essence
- ½ cup Water
- Food colours of your choice
- Marzipan moulds or stalks if making fruits
Instructions
How to make marzipan
- Grind the cashew nuts into a fine powder and keep aside.
- Beat up the egg white in a pan. Add ½ cup water and the powdered sugar to the pan and mix well.
- Now place this pan on medium flame and let the sugar dissolve. When sugar melts keep stirring for 5 minutes only and then add the grated cashew nuts. Mix well and cook on low flame for another 3 to 4 minutes only. Add the essence.
- Switch off the flame now and then spread the marzipan mixture on a flat dish.
- Knead the mixture lightly when still warm and divide it into 4-5 parts. Add food colours of your choice.
- Mould the marzipan using rubber mould or shape into fruits.
Notes
- Do not get tempted to overcook the marzipan. Follow the exact timing indicated in the recipe.
- Don't let the mixie heat up while grinding the cashew nuts to avoid the release of oil.
- I have reduced the quantity of sugar in this recipe you may feel free to increase if required.
- Do not use icing sugar for this recipe. Grind granulated sugar in your mixie into a fine powder and use it.