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Marzipanning a fruit cakeby ~Dragonsanddaffodils

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My first DA tutorial!

Whenever I have new students, the two things they say causes them the most problems is achieving a professional finish when they marzipan or sugarpaste (rolled fondant) a fruit cake.

So, While I was working on a Christmas wedding cake, I took some photographs.

I hope this helps anyone nervous of marzipanning. This tutorial is for a round cake. The only difference with square is that you skirt/spread the marzipan at the corners and press the marzipan in place with your hand at all four corners, then work on the sides

Start with a round cake before you try a square, it is easier.

Marzipanning Sponge Cakes
There is a slightly different method for sponge cakes.
1. If you have baked your sponge cakes in two layers and they have domed, use a long, sharp serrated knife to take off the dome.
2. Sandwich the cakes together with your preferred filling.
3. Cover the sponge with buttercream and either rest for one hour for the buttercream to set, or refrigerate for 30 minutes.
4. Follow all methods above to marzipan the cake, except when it comes to removing the rim, use your side smoother and press down on the excess marzipan "rim" to really flatten it.
5. Take your small sharp knife, leaning the knife against the side of the cake and following the curve of the shape of the cake, trim away the excess marzipan small sections at a time.
TIP - If you are not covering the board, use the knife with the blade the wrong way around to avoid scoring the board.
TIMINGS - Sponge cakes have a very short shelf life, so for Genoese or Madeira sponges, I bake one day, marzipan the next, ice the day after, eat the day after that. (If you bake a victorian sponge, then you will need to marzipan it when it has cooled and ice the following day.

Hope this helps! Happy marzipanning!

*edit* Just noticed a typo!!!!! In the finishing touches bit I tell you "turning a steering while side to side" sorry, I meant wheel!