Can anyone help on how to use Marzipan?

Hello!

Hi, I want to start doing things with marzipan and want to know how long do I leave it in the moulds I have so I don’t take them out while they are too soft.

I want to do some for a baby shower cake so need to know how you colour it and what with. For example I want to do a baby but would like to give it a flesh colour as well as some rosy cheeks and hair colour as well as the nappy it has on depending on if it is a girl or boy.

They are marzipan moulds but so far I have only used them to make chocolate with. Where would you get the colour from and is it done when it is set. Thanks all.

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- - mom81879 said
  - 23 Nov 2018
    10:07 am
The only time I ever knew of using marzipan was when mum made Christmas cakes. We have a local cake decorating shop that runs regular cake decorating classes, they even have them for kids during school holidays
- - mom156049 said
  - 20 Jul 2016
    8:52 pm
Some cake supplies shops run decorating classes. The staff should also be able to advise you
- - coastalkaryn said
  - 01 Oct 2015
    8:15 pm
cake decorating, or you can just eat it, but I loath it – not very German of me, but blagh!
- - priyachirag said
  - 21 Jan 2015
    11:27 am
Dust moulds with cornflour. Marzipan shapes can keep upto a week in cold weather, so maybe try a test run before hand. I use gel colours as they are concentrated and easier to use than liquid colours.
- - Tene said
  - 10 Jan 2015
    5:22 pm
Dust the moulds with icing sugar so it will not stick. It does no need much time in the moulds about 30 minutes is enough, do a few samples to get it right, temperature and humidity will make a difference to the outcome. Use paint brush to dust off the icing sugar and to apply paint. In some supermarkets there are cake decorating paints, or go to a speciality shop. Blend colours as you would for water colours. You can also find information on line. Youtube is excellent for instructions.
- - arcticwynta said
  - 03 Aug 2014
    2:52 am
Thank you very much for that hint
- - mum_of_3 said
  - 30 Jul 2014
    6:20 pm
Make sure you dust the mold first with some cornflour to help it come out and then use a paint brush to dust it off when your done. Also another good site is http://www.cakecentral.com. com
- - arcticwynta said
  - 26 Jul 2014
    11:27 am
Thank you for that. That’s all I want is to do it this once for my Daughter than it will chocolate used in it again. Thanks for the advice as I do have a few books but they are not so helpful
- - mum_of_3 said
  - 24 Jul 2014
    10:03 pm
You don’t need to leave it in the mold long. I decorate cakes for fun and the best tools I have found for learning without courses is you tube. Look up sugar craft and it should send you in the right direction. Hope this helps
- - Michelle said
  - 24 Jul 2014
    12:58 pm
Same as the other Mums answers, Iook for a course? the only experience I’ve had with Marzipan was cake decorating at school.
- - arcticwynta said
  - 23 Jul 2014
    11:03 pm
Thanks for posting but I have no interest in doing a course on this but thanks for your input I will just play with it if I have to and work it out or have fun stuffing it up
- - tamandimmy said
  - 22 Jul 2014
    8:08 pm
There are stacks of courses you can do that will teach you all of this.