Christmas Cake 2016 Pt 2

This second part of my Christmas Cake 2016 is putting the marzipan layer onto the cake. The video is short, and a messed up a little as I had a camera problem. But you can see how it is done, with a further explanation at the end.
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[@marymauldin3229]

Hello Geoff. I love to watch what you do with such techniques. Thank you so much.

[@geoffsbakingblog]

HI Mary. Thanks. I am glad you enjoy how I do these things.

[@arunagupta8822]

Can I make marzipan at home?.Do you have a recipe of homemade marzipan?

[@geoffsbakingblog]

HI Aruna Gupta. Yes you can make it at home. I don't have a recipe but here is one from BBC Good Food Magazine: www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/easy-vanilla-marzipan

[@jbj2609]

Hi Geoff, thanks so much for your videos.

[@geoffsbakingblog]

Hi JBJ, you are very welcome.

[@tomohawk5567]

Iv managed to bake gingerbread and Victoria sponge, now I'm hoping to try this so fingers crossed. Great video thanks for sharing, new subscriber 👍

[@geoffsbakingblog]

Hi Tom, thanks for subscribing. This is a lovely cake and it is quite easy to make. Covering with Marzipan can be a bit tricky, but it doesn't matter if you patch it as it will eventually be covered with the Royal Icing. I hope you enjoy making it and then eating it too.

[@luciobos4172]

Hi Geoff, thanks for your videos. Im enjoying them.
Can you pl help me with my difficulties in cake making? 1) the curdling effect after adding eggs+1tsp flour. 2) the fruit tends to sink down to the bottom if the cake while making... thanks

[@geoffsbakingblog]

Hi Lucio Bos. I hope I can help. It is common for the mixture to curdle when adding eggs. Adding them one at a time and mixing slowly helps to avoid curdling. Adding a little flour also helps. But really it doesn't matter too much as when the remaining flour is mixed in everything will come together ok. As for fruit sinking that is fairly common as the weight of the fruit is often much more than the batter which is trying to suspend it. To help with this you can chop larger fruit into smaller pieces. You can also coat the fruit in a couple of table spoons of flour before mixing into the batter. The flour will help prevent sinking.

[@luciobos4172]

Thanks Geoff for your prompt reply@@geoffsbakingblog

[@kimwrend2917]

Great videos. You speak nice and slow which makes it easy to follow. I just wondered if there's a difference between golden and white marzipan? I accidentally bought white, could i still use it for xmas cake?

[@geoffsbakingblog]

Hi Kim, thanks very much. There really isn't any difference between white and golden marzipan. White is usually used to colour when decorating cakes etc, whereas the golden one is usually used for things like Christmas cake. The flavour will be the same and it will behave exactly the same as golden, so it is fine to use it.

[@kimwrend2917]

@@geoffsbakingblog ah that's great, thank you very much

[@brucebowen100]

Messing up the video is not so bad, but do NOT mess up the cake !!

[@geoffsbakingblog]

Hi. Yes, happily the cake is still intact. Hopefully the icing stage will go smoothly, with no messing up, as I cant undo it and start again. That is the problem with multi-part recipes I suppose. There may be a lesson or two there. One would be to do single videos only, the second might be to pay more attention to the cameras.

[@1956soulmate]

Thanks you Geoff I've decided to make a Christmas cake this year and have decided I'll go with your recipe as it looks great.

[@geoffsbakingblog]

hi 1956soulmate. That's great. I do hope you enjoy both making it and eating it at Christmas.

[@1956soulmate]

@@geoffsbakingblog Looking forward to start making it this afternoon here in Melb. Aust. Will let you know how it turns out. Thank you very much dear Sir. :)

[@geoffsbakingblog]

@@1956soulmate I look foward to hearing how it turns out. Thanks.

[@1956soulmate]

@@geoffsbakingblog I've had it in the oven now for 3 hours, just checked but I think mine needs about another 1/2 hour. The smell is so delicious and it's looking like it's coming along nicely. Can't wait for Christmas to taste it. The family are all agog. Thanks again :)

[@geoffsbakingblog]

@@1956soulmate I can just imagine the aroma in the kitchen, it is making my mouth water.

[@heathernayar8998]

Awesome icing

[@geoffsbakingblog]

Thanks very much. Marzipan is quite easy to work with so that was helpful.