as a 74 year old man I have never made or iced a cake in my life but I wanted to learn in memory of my late wife - this video made it so easy to learn how to do it - my result 1 nice (not perfect) cake that I am sure my late wife would be pleased with - thank you. shows you are never to old to learn something new
Excellent, succinct advice. Thanks. We followed this five or six years ago to ice our first, round, Christmas cake. Perfect. Since then, we've made loaf tin or square tin cakes to half or quarter for small Christmas cake gifts. You sort of 'skirt', but have to cut and join the corners. Everything still good though. The only thing I would add is that older advice suggests: waiting a day or two after marzipanning before icing; and starting the whole process about two weeks before Christmas. This might not be necessary for ready made marzipan and icing, but we still followed the advice. God bless us everyone!
That looks lovely. I will do that now. I only wonder how to smooth the cake itself! Mine does not have your flat finish so the marzipan will not be as flat and smooth. I wonder if I should cut the cake before...
Not with fondant but yes for Royal Icing, that’s because the nut oils can leak out and discolour Royal Icing. I know this was three years ago but someone might need the info ❤
5:49 i have a question or am I confused. I saw you put two layers of mazapan . Why? I thought you were going to put icing in a piping bag with different nozzles and do the decoration. Please reply I am very confused why 2 thick layers 5:49
Marzipan is made from almonds and is yellow, and has quite a nice flavour. The second white layer is fondant, made from sugar. It doesn't taste as interesting as marzipan, but isn't yellow, so looks better as a final layer. The second layer is also used because fruit from the cake can stain icing, and it looks smoother. You can't use a a piping bag for marzipan or fondant because it is too thick, it's like clay, so you might be thinking of frosting?
@@jessicaallan9103 Thanks, but I heard you can only store fondant for 3 days outside the fridge and you can't put it in the fridge because it will crack. Is this true?
I was taught to let the parzipan "dry out" BEFORE ICING the cake. This is because the oils in the marzipan will seep through the icing, therefore leaving yellowish marks on it ... The rest of your video looks OK.
as a 74 year old man I have never made or iced a cake in my life but I wanted to learn in memory of my late wife - this video made it so easy to learn how to do it - my result 1 nice (not perfect) cake that I am sure my late wife would be pleased with - thank you.
shows you are never to old to learn something new
Really clear, fast moving instructions. Perfect, thank you.
Of all the videos i have seen this young lady is the best she gets stright to the point point , makes is easy to follow well done 👏👏👌
Efficient, professional presentation that doesn't bore!! Thank you for being so succinct.
Absolute gem, thanks so much Eleni. Merry Christmas to you.
So many tips here. I've been doing a few mistakes. This is so helpful. Thanks.
Looks lovely and fresh and clean!
Ah brilliant, so glad to hear it's been useful! Happy decorating! 🎉
Hope yours comes out well, 🎄 ^Carena.
wow you make it look so easy. Fingers crossed my looks half as good! Thank you
Excellent, succinct advice. Thanks. We followed this five or six years ago to ice our first, round, Christmas cake. Perfect. Since then, we've made loaf tin or square tin cakes to half or quarter for small Christmas cake gifts. You sort of 'skirt', but have to cut and join the corners. Everything still good though.
The only thing I would add is that older advice suggests: waiting a day or two after marzipanning before icing; and starting the whole process about two weeks before Christmas.
This might not be necessary for ready made marzipan and icing, but we still followed the advice.
God bless us everyone!
Just iced my Christmas cake for the first time, with the help of this excellent film. Thanks.
Brilliant video and straight to the point
Beautiful so well explained . Anyone would love to make one thankyou
That is the one of the nice and beautiful cake that lady had made
Very Clear .Thanks k you Happy Christmas
I always check out this video at christmas
Thank you great tutorial.
Nice to watch someone on RUclips who knows what they are doing. She looks like she could do this in her sleep.
TQ, very clear instructions
That looks lovely. I will do that now. I only wonder how to smooth the cake itself! Mine does not have your flat finish so the marzipan will not be as flat and smooth. I wonder if I should cut the cake before...
That Waitrose marzipan is delicious. Whenever I buy it for covering my cakes, I buy an extra packet to snack on lol
Really helpful video, thanks!
where u store this cake for one week? kindly clear this point
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beautiful thank you for sharing this so helpful ideas , do you have a marzipan recipe for us, thank you the sugar icing is it fondant???
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Perfect ! 🌲🌲
Do I need to use a specific type of coloring for the icing? How much coloring (drops) would I need depending on the weight of the icing? Thanks
Great tutorial 🎄
Very helpfully, thank.
Lovely
Do we not need to let the marzipan set for 24 hours befofe icing?
Not with fondant but yes for Royal Icing, that’s because the nut oils can leak out and discolour Royal Icing. I know this was three years ago but someone might need the info ❤
@@Katya-zj7ni Thanks for replying as yes we needed this info ❤ Merry Christmas
If I have a cake pan of a certain size, how do I determine how much Marzipan I need to buy to cover it?
Back again, 6 years later 🤗
5:49 i have a question or am I confused. I saw you put two layers of mazapan . Why?
I thought you were going to put icing in a piping bag with different nozzles and do the decoration. Please reply I am very confused why 2 thick layers 5:49
Marzipan is made from almonds and is yellow, and has quite a nice flavour. The second white layer is fondant, made from sugar. It doesn't taste as interesting as marzipan, but isn't yellow, so looks better as a final layer. The second layer is also used because fruit from the cake can stain icing, and it looks smoother. You can't use a a piping bag for marzipan or fondant because it is too thick, it's like clay, so you might be thinking of frosting?
Thanks for the good advice 👨🍳⛄️👌🎄👍
How long will the marzipan keep thaanks
brilliant,,,,thanks
Can u please share marzipan recipe
Really useful, although white icing on a white surface makes it hard to see!
What's your marzipan recipe ? Also can you dye marzipan? Can you cover a fruit cake with fondant ????
marvellous thanks
Did you turn the cake upside down first?
Very helpful
Is it ok to put icing straight onto marzipan without leaving marzipan to dry out?
Best to leave it to dry 12 hours to maximum of 2 days. Then ice your cake!
Thanks. I left it over the weekend. Your demonstration was really useful and fondant icing fairly smooth too.
I heard you can only store fondant for 3 days outside the fridge and you can't put it in the fridge because it will crack. Is this true?
Can you use anything els to get the marzipan to stick
really amazing!enjoyed watching!$$$$$
How long can u store cake before use
Fruit cake keeps for a very long time due to the alcohol content.
@@jessicaallan9103 Thanks, but I heard you can only store fondant for 3 days outside the fridge and you can't put it in the fridge because it will crack. Is this true?
Cake Noob’s question… isn’t there going to raw flour in the cake when you eat it?
If you follow the steps in the video, you'll have a lovely end result ready to be enjoyed. ^Nicola
I was taught to let the parzipan "dry out" BEFORE ICING the cake. This is because the oils in the marzipan will seep through the icing, therefore leaving yellowish marks on it ... The rest of your video looks OK.
can u use any thing else other than alcohol..
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at least a week before christmas :O. whoops.
oh....first think to do is not touching the cake with a bare hand!
The white marking on the mirrors behind her are very distracting. Why would someone do that?