What s marzipan made from? and why do germans put it i all chocolates & cakes?

Answer 1

It's made from almonds and sugar. It was invented in Germany but Germans don't use it in that many cakes, you're more likely to find it in small packets covered in chocolate sold as a sweet, or inside that tasty German Stollen cake. It's also used for making cake decorations, like flowers, fruits etc. as it's very easy to mould. We tend to use it on wedding cakes or xmas cakes under the icing.

Answer 2

Marzipan is a confection consisting primarily of ground almonds and sugar that derives its characteristic flavor from bitter almonds, which constitute 4% to 6% of total almond content by weight. Some marzipan is also flavored with rosewater. Persipan is a similar product, for which the almonds are replaced by apricot or peach kernels.

Marzipan is often made into sweets: common uses are marzipan-filled chocolate and small marzipan imitations of fruits and vegetables. It is also rolled into thin sheets and glazed for icing cakes and is traditionally used in wedding cakes, Christmas cakes, and stollen. In some countries marzipan is shaped into small figures of animals, such as pigs, as a traditional treat for New Year's Day. Marzipan is also used in Tortell, and in some versions of king cake eaten during the Carnival season.

In Italy, particularly in Palermo, marzipan (marzapane) is often shaped and painted with food colorings to resemble fruit — Frutta martorana — especially during the Christmas season. In Portugal, traditional marzipan (maçapão) fruit shaped sweets made in the Algarve region are called morgadinhos. There are other regions, as Toledo in Spain in which Marzipan is shaped into simple animal shapes, and usually filled in with egg yolk and sugar (yema).

Answer 3

Marzipan is made from almonds.....the tradition of putting them in chocolates and especially cakes happened when there was a famine and all one town had left (Lubeck) was a store of almonds so they ground them and made a flour out of them resulting in the marzipan blocks etc they have today

Answer 4

Marzipan is a sweetened almond paste. We like to put it in a lot of chocolates and cakes because it's quite tasty! You can also sculpt cute lil decorative items with it, such as very realistic fruits, etc, and then paint them with food colors. It looks very nice if you have the patience for that sort of thing.

~Morg~

Answer 5

It is a thick almond paste. It's a traditional layer on English Christmas cakes (under the stiff frosting). It's sweet, moldable and adds character or a counter-point to other more tart ingredients.

Answer 6

Almond paste and sugar.
Dont know why the Germans use it - unless they want things to taste like almonds and sugar . . .

Answer 7

It's a candy made from almonds and sugar. It's very moldable and has become traditional as a christmas or "yule" treat.

Answer 8

marizpan is made out of almonds, sugar, and egg. The germans probably use it cuz its pretty and decorative

Answer 9

I think its a german chocolate! (can't be positive though) it is pretty good. But i hate it sorta myself