Marzipan: It’s one of those fancy-sounding ingredients that most of us have heard of before…but can’t explain. So, what is marzipan? In short, it’s an almond-based confection that’s popular in various ...

Banana bread always falls into one of two categories: cakelike or bad. Cakelike banana bread is a sweet snack appealing enough to please even the fieriest banana-hater. But when bakers attempt to make ...

Christmas is celebrated on 25th December and it signifies the birth of Jesus Christ. The festival is the start of the Christian liturgical year and initiates the 12 days of Christmastide. The entire ...

This story comes from the Institute of Culinary Education, which has campuses in New York City and Los Angeles, as well as online programs. One of my favorite moments from my ICE culinary education ...

1. Fill a pan with enough water to cover the almonds. Bring the water to a boil, turn off the heat, and soak the almonds for about five minutes. 2. Drain the water and blanch the almonds. Growing up ...

In the Jewish Quarter of Toledo, Spain, visitors will find a wonderland of spiraled and dense almondy cakes, topped with studs of candied fruit and swirls of white icing. These are the famous marzipan ...

A small city in northern Germany is the capital of marzipan. In Lübeck, the sweet treat is part of the city's long history. DW looks into this success story and tries to uncover some of its secrets.

I could not have chosen a more apt time of the year than Christmas season to write about perhaps one of the greatest hits of the Christmas sweet platter — marzipan. At my home, the much-hallowed sweet ...