To help us keep this website secure, please wait while we verify you’re not a robot! What should you be cooking this month? So you made the cake, you’ve kept it cool and ‘fed’ it regularly, and now you’ve unwrapped it and realised – you have to ice it! First things first If this is where your artistic flair deserts you, marzipan icing’t worry.
Delia has some very easy, very simple solutions for you. Choose your icing Then – we move on to the actual icing part. Royal is a little more robust, and often a favourite for those who like to simply cover the whole cake and create a ‘Christmas Snow Scene’ or in Delias’ words “I confess this has often been for me a last-minute affair late on Christmas Eve. Meanwhile, Fondant Icing is rolled like marzipan, and then placed on the top of the cake.
The icing can be made ahead and kept tightly wrapped in the fridge for 3 days, though once on the cake it doesn’t need to be refrigerated. You could then cut out an angel shape, and add some silver balls to the top of the cake for a subtle and simple decoration. Feel like getting a bit fancy? Take things a litle bit further with two decorations from her original Christmas book. Ribboned Parcel and Holly Leaf Decorations are both made with fondant icing, so it is easier to get a super-smooth surface.
Or for something slightly more adventurous, cut out holly leaf shapes and decorate the top and sides, then add silver balls. Other toppings If the thoughts of getting involved with icing is just too much, don’t worry, Delia has some other choices for you to try. If you find icing is too sweet, Delia has a fabulous, easy Glazed Nut topping, which is warmed apricot jam brushed over nuts to make them glisten, and you can see what it looks like on Last-minute Christmas Mincemeat Cake. Or, how about a Golden Apricot Pecan Topping used on the recipe for Light Christmas Cake. Win 1 of 4 Canadian Maple Syrup Hampers To kick start 2022, we’ve teamed up with Maple from Canada for your chance to win a maple hamper filled with essential store cupboard ingredients, plus a copy of Cooking with Maple, naturally. 00743 11 40 C 11 55.
007431 69 40 69 C 47. This post may contain affiliate links. Christmas Cake Decorating Ideas buttercream and glazed fruit and not topping with no Marzipan or Royal Icing simple and quick for beginners and my kids love it! I love Christmas, I love Christmas Cake, well I love Christmas Cake right up until the point that it gets covered with marzipan and white icing. Countdown Supermarket came to me and asked me to come up with a Christmas Hack to share with people and 2 things sprung to mind. One was how to take a store-bought cake to the next level so that you can wow friends and family without much effort and the second thing that sprung to mind, was how to do it without resorting to my nemesis marzipan!