marzipan

[ mahr-zuh-pan ]

/ ˈmɑr zəˌpæn /

a confection made of almonds reduced to a paste with sugar and often molded into various forms, usually diminutive fruits and vegetables.

Also called marchpane.

Origin of marzipan

1535–45; < German < Italian marzapane. See marchpane

Other versions are coated in marzipan, or dusted in powder sugar.

One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts |Molly Hannon |December 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The tasteless bread was transformed into a sweet cake that included ingredients, such as dried fruit and marzipan.

One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts |Molly Hannon |December 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Marzipan Flowers tells the story of Hadas Regal, a 48-year-old woman living on a kibbutz in southern Israel.

Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos |Itay Hod |November 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
These pricey objects with their eye-popping profit margins were gussied up and served up like marzipan sweets.

Miuccia Prada and Emporio Armani: Milan Spring 2013 Collections |Robin Givhan |September 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Hella thinks it was the marzipan, for they were large ones at 20 hellers each because nuts lie heavy on the stomach.

A Young Girl's Diary |An Anonymous Young Girl
All the crews of the marzipan fleet, and the Rats, came in their turn to offer each a little souvenir.

The City Curious |Jean de Bosschre
Daphne Wing looked up; her round, blue-grey eyes passed over him much as they had been passing over the marzipan.

Beyond |John Galsworthy
In the evening, while I was absent, Lola stole some Marzipan.

Lola |Henny Kindermann
Roll out the marzipan an inch thick and cut into rounds or squares.

Candy-Making at Home |Mary M. Wright

marzipan

/ (ˈmɑːzɪˌpæn) /

a paste made from ground almonds, sugar, and egg whites, used to coat fruit cakes or moulded into sweets Also called (esp formerly): marchpane

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C19: via German from Italian marzapane. See marchpane