Spiced pecan marzipan
Prep time less than 30 mins
Cook time less than 30 mins
Makes enough to thickly cover an 18cm/7in round cake
Dietary Vegetarian
Dan Lepard's pecan marizpan gives a richer, more grown-up taste to your cakes than regular almond marzipan.
Method
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Combine the ground pecans and icing sugar in a bowl and mix together.
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In a saucepan, whisk together the brown sugar, egg yolks, glucose, honey, glycerine, cinnamon and vanilla, then cook over a low heat whisking constantly until pale, light and piping hot.
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Pour this over the pecan mixture and stir well to make a smooth paste. Wrap well and leave until cold before using.
Ingredients
- 200g/7oz finely ground pecans, or half walnuts and half pecans
- 100g/3½oz icing sugar
- 125g4½oz soft brown sugar
- 3 free-range egg yolks
- 2 tsp liquid glucose
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp glycerine
- 1-2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
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