This marzipan is so delicious you’ll find yourself eating it by the spoonful while you’re making it. I do, at least. Since almonds are very versatile and pair nicely with citrus or floral notes, I add a splash of orange blossom water or rose water for something extra special and unique.

If you’re looking for an interactive project for children in the kitchen, working with marzipan is it. They’ll have a blast molding, rolling, and decorating. It’s great for covering cakes or sculpting simple figures, animals, and fruit decorations. Marzipan is a good alternative to fondant for simple decorations and handles dyes nicely as well.

Marzipan is a wonderful material for sculpting simple fruit shapes such as peaches, apples, carrots, lemons, and oranges. It takes on a spongy texture that resembles natural fruit, vegetable, or citrus. When you’re done with your sculpture, take a wooden skewer and pierce a hole through the axis that either goes all the way through or only three-quarters of the way through, depending on the item. This will assist in drying the sculpture completely from the inside out. Let dry on a fruit crate for at least 2 days.