What happens to marzipan if you cook it?

Question

I wanted to try adding marzipan to some of my Holiday baked goods (esp. brownies), but I wasn't sure how it would do in the oven...?

Thanks for all the answers (except the person who said marzipan is chocolate covered nuts - WTF?)... It was really hard to choose the "best" one.

Answer 1

Marzipan is pureed almonds. I use it all the time in baking but it is generally on the inside of whatever I am baking, like between two layers of cookies, inside croissant rolls with jam also baked inside, Norwegian Prince's Cake (has a criss-cross crust over the marzipan and a bottom crust). There is an absolutely wonderful Danish bakery in Bothell, Washington that uses Marizpan as it's filling in most of it's baked goods. They even sell at Christmas "rings" that are either round like wreaths or they shape them into whatever initial you want, glaze them and place candied fruit on them. The filling inside of those are marzipan. They always sell out.

Answer 2

Cooked Marzipan Recipe

Answer 3

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Answer 4

stollen, the german/austrian sweet bread with raisins and cherries also contains marzipan and that is baked, however the bread is not eaten hot but when it cools the marzipan is still there, obviously its not cooked for 3 hours, but it doesnt disappear.

Answer 5

It is very good in baked goods.
One recipe I found was a basic orange cake with some marzipan mixed into the dough !
Yummy !
It also is used in Almond Tarte ....which has
a sweet bottom crust (only ) which is brushed with raspberry jam, filled with marzipan mixed with sugar/egg/cream, sprinkled with slivered almonds and baked.....

Answer 6

marzipan is actually almond paste. it has a strong flavour and you can use it to bake but if you are using it for brownies (in place of nuts) then use it sparringly.
check this website out:
http://www.pastrywiz.com/season/marzipan.htm

Answer 7

i used marzipan to top mince pies , they were gorgeous

Answer 8

NOT A GOOD IDEA! MARZIPAN IS DESIGNED TO BE EATEN AS IS, NOT INSERTED INTO OTHER BAKED GOODS.

Answer 9

Bad idea; it burns (especially if it's on the outside).

Answer 10

its gonna be fine marzipan is chocolate covered nuts. so i think it should be o.k. we use some nuts anyway for brownies so go ahead experiment.good luck!