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Home Made Marzipan Fruit





It is raining in Auckland today, but the bush looks happy and green, and the water tank is filling nicely (yes, we drink rain water!). It is also the last day of school for my daughter, holiday mood in the air, Xmas trees alight. The boy is already home, with a friend who is staying for a sleep over. They are playing with lego: domestic bliss for me!

Yesterday I posted about making your own marzipan, and today I'll show you my little fruit.
For the marzipan recipe click here, and for the colours I used some spirulina powder dissolved in hot water, and some juice from berries.



Shape the fruit with your fingers, you can either colour the marzipan before, or you can paint it later using a small brush, or opt for a combination of the two for a stronger colour.



For the stalks I used the smallest cloves that I could find, but this is because I made some miniature fruit! I like miniatures, in a past life I am sure that I belonged to a Jane Austen world where ladies painted miniatures and embroidered delicate patterns (or so I wish!).



To show you the scale of the fruit I put a NZ dollar coin in the mini basket. The kids didn't have the heart to eat the fruit yet: they told me that it is too pretty! But they will get over that soon!


Photos and Recipes by Alessandra Zecchini ©


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  1. Sharon RuddDecember 20, 2010 at 4:52 PM

    Dearest Allesandra, you are an inspiration to me always. While I don't know that I would ever have the skill (or patience) to tackle these marzipan fruits, I wish you the best of holidays and have a little holiday post up over at my place wishing you and my other lovely blogger friends sweet holiday greetings.

    xoxo,
    eggy

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  2. ZoeDecember 20, 2010 at 5:38 PM

    I see lots of skill and patience in you. Love these miniature fruits :D

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  3. MammazanDecember 20, 2010 at 8:11 PM

    Arrivo qui da te dal blog dfi Gaia e devo dire che ho letto attentamente il tuo commento al suo ultimo post (oltre agli altri naturalemente)...
    Mi ha colpita il carattere la forza che emerge dalle tue parole e da come hai preso in mano la tua vita...sei fortunata ad avere una così grande forza interiore e determinazione...non tutti sono come te..pronti a trovare soluzioni nelle fasi avverse della vita...
    Ma il mio commento al post qui di oggi è raltivo anche alle tue altre ricette ...sono tutte molto interessanti e ben spiegate..oltre che fattibile anche per le meno esperte.
    Buon Natale!!!!!

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  4. UnknownDecember 21, 2010 at 1:54 AM

    Niceeeeeeeeee!!!!MI hai fatto troppo ridere il paragone con Jane Austen ehheheh
    Adoro il marzapane, in Sardegna avrai di sicuro provato la miriade di dolci preparati con la pasta di mandorle??
    I migliori quelli del Gavoese e centro Sardegna!!!

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  5. Just UsDecember 21, 2010 at 4:37 AM

    wow....those fruits are so pretty...you did an awesome job. I don't know that I would have the patience to make those beauties though.

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  6. UnknownDecember 21, 2010 at 7:27 AM

    They're very sweet, aren't they? Great for festive months!

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