Culinary Institute of America

Marzipan Flower Cutouts

Appears in
top 1000Baking & Pastry: Mastering the Art and Craft
Baking & Pastry

By Culinary Institute of America

Published 2015

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  1. On a surface dusted with confectioners’ sugar, roll a piece of marzipan with a small rolling pin to between 1/16 and ⅛ in/1.5 and 0.3 cm thick.
  2. With a small flower cutter, cut out flower shapes from the marzipan. With the small end of a marzipan ball tool, press the center of each flower into a piece of urethane foam to create an indentation in the center of the flower.
  3. To make centers for the flowers, shape small pieces of marzipan into tiny balls and place one in the indentation in each flower. Position the centers while the marzipan is still soft so that they will stay in place.
  4. To create layered flowers, cut flower shapes with different sizes of cutters and different colors of marzipan. Stack the shapes and press them into the foam at the same time.