Marzipan is a sweet confection made of almonds, sugar, and egg. It's often used as an icing or filling for cakes, pastries and candies. It can also be flavored or tinted.
Time: 30-60 minutes
Cake Decorations
It's the little touches that can take a cake from basic to beautiful. You don't need to be a pastry chef to make a beautiful dessert. With a few simple ingredients (and sometimes a little patience) you can add that little extra step that will make your cakes stand out.
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Marzipan
Candied Rose Petals
These sugary rose petals make beautiful decorations for cakes and other baked goods.
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Almond Paste Marzipan
Think marzipan is just for the pros? Think again. With this simple recipe, you can craft your own and make any dessert feel like a work of art.
Time: 1-2 hours
Candied Violets
Cakes, pastries and yogurt parfaits will look instagram-ready and beyond with these edible candied flowers.
Time: over 5 hours
Colored Sugar
This colored sugar is so easy to make, and has so much potential for amazing desserts. Just a few drops of food coloring and you can beautifully decorate cakes, cookies and other...
Time: under 30 minutes
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Chocolate Mint Leaves
Another fun holiday garnish idea! Simply melt chocolate and spread on fresh mint leaves. Once the chocolate sets you can remove the mint and they are ready to use.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chocolate Leaves
Made with shortening, non-toxic leaves, semisweet chocolate chips
Method: microwave
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chocolate Plastic
Made with milk or white chocolate, semisweet chocolate, corn syrup
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Chocolate Rolled Fondant
Made with water, corn syrup, glycerine, solid white vegetable shortening, vanilla extract, powdered sugar, unsweetened cocoa, nonalkalized cocoa
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chocolate Decorations
Made with chocolate, paste food colorings, corn syrup
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
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