A paste made from ground almonds and powdered sugar, marzipan is a wonderfully diverse product. You can eat it plain as a candy, or have it dipped in chocolate. It also makes a great filling if you're making your own chocolates. With cakes and pastries, you can use it as icing, an ingredient, or as a decoration. Once the dough reaches the right consistency, its texture lends itself well to shaping and sculpting, and absorbing food coloring, so you can make some authentic-looking fruits, vegetables, and much more. Countries all over the world are known for doing just that, with artisans also exhibiting their creativity with marzipan animal shapes and even lifelike statues.
