If you're into baking you've probably heard of marzipan and fondant. But do you know the differences between these two ingredients?

Five simple steps for how to cover your cake in marzipan and royal icing. Watch the technique videos for more information and see the recipe tips (below) for how to create the simple Christmas ...

Discover the benefits and pitfalls of fondant and royal icing, find out how to cover your cake with marzipan (and how to ice without it) and learn a few simple decoration techniques to put the ...

3. When sugar dissolves, increase heat and cook till a soft ball consistency is reached (a drop dropped in a cup of cold water, should set but not harden). 4. Mix in the almond paste and stir till ...

Press the fig open - but don't flatten it - and stuff each one with the chocolate, nuts and little chunks of marzipan until you ... and mascarpone together. Add icing sugar to taste (remember ...

You can customise the marzipan created with colours, flavours and even shapes of your liking. In a small pan, dissolve sugar in water of equal quantity (approx 6 tbsp) and boil to make a sugar syrup.

It’s not just that I dislike swathes of marzipan and Royal icing, it’s that I hate fruit cake. I mean I really despise it. Just thinking about it makes me dry-heave. With fruit cake banned ...

Drizzle the icing over the cake and finish with a scattering ... and fold into the batter along with the marzipan. Take care to mix the grated marzipan well into the batter. Spoon into the ...

This stollen had the perfect amount of icing sugar on the outside and a generous 'sausage' of soft, sweet marzipan running through the middle, ensuring each slice had an equal amount, which was a ...