[Sca-cooks] Marzipan Outcome

[mollirose at bellsouth.net]

Thank you all for your kind words and help! Well, the event and feast was fun and I enjoyed working with both marzipan and fondant.  I found almond paste in bulk as recommended. After talking to Serena I see where a couple of my earlier attempts and designs didn't work...but they will...one day! 

For the final presentation we settled on something a bit more simple. I created 8 1/2 x 11 (approx) reproductions of TRM's personal devices. The base was done in the marzipan then covered and adorned with the fondant. I even had a friend help make marzipan pearls to decorate the edges. I wanted to wait to put the charges on till the last because I had read the fondant might dry easily.  That wasn't a wise choice on my part. Thankfully Lord Guilliume who was on hand to help me with the "Wolf" on one device helped me pull together the Olive Tree on the other. I was tired by then and was having brain knots. He taught me two valuable lessons....to always ask for help - earlier. LOL And, to think a bit more dimensionally when working my designs. He saved the day!  

They seemed to go over very well and I’m hooked. I love Marzipan and I’m looking forward to working in Sugar Pane and Marzipane!  It was fun and a very satisfying experience. Now
what to do with 7 lbs of Almond Paste (still sealed in the can)  that is left over
I’m home this weekend
come on over! 

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Thank you again. 

Molli-zpan Rose
Meridies