Sweets Specialties

Marzipan

Marzipan is an almond and sugar paste used to ice cakes and other pastries or sculpted into a variety of shapes to be eaten as candy or used as cake decorations. Marzipan is simply a mixture of almond paste, powdered sugar, and a moistening agent such as water, corn syrup, glucose, fondant or egg whites. After the ingredients are mixed, marzipan reaches a consistency of dough or soft rubber and can be rolled, shaped, cut, or molded

Chestnut Purée

Also known as crème de marrons, chestnut purée is a speciality of the chestnut growing areas of Spain, Italy and Hungary. It is typically available in two forms, one plain, the other sweetened with sugar.

                The sweetened version is very useful for dessert making. When folded into whipped cream it makes a decadently rich filling for profiteroles, meringues, cakes, tarts and chocolate cases, and can be churned into ice cream.