In this video I am going to show you how to cover a round fruit cake with marzipan.

You will need the following

• A round fruit cake (to bake one there is a recipe here
• 750 grams of Marzipan
• a rolling pin
• 2 tablespoons apricot jam or any other jam of your choice
• a small sharp knife or pizza cutter
• a pastry brush and some icing sugar

Method

• Cover the cake with apricot jam to help the marzipan stick
• Roll out the marzipan to the required thickness, using icing sugar on the work surface to prevent it from sticking
• Roll our marzipan onto the rolling pin and gently place it on to the jam covered cake
• Smooth it down with our hands or a cake smoother
• Cut off any excess marzipan, you can use the marzipan to make some decorations to go on your cake.