Marzipan Angel

Preparation info
  • 1 figure,

    3½ ounces

    in weight
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Advanced Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 2003

  • About

Biblically, angels are said to be messengers of God, belonging to the lowest class in the celestial hierarchy (in culinary jargon, this is probably the equivalent of an apprentice). The word is used to signify something or someone good or good for you, a person with a high standard of morality or virtue, or someone who watches over you, such as a guardian angel. Angel is employed in the food world in such names as angel hair pasta, angels on horseback, angel food cake, and angel or a