GOLD MARZIPAN PUMPKINS, ACORNS, AND LEAVES

GOLD MARZIPAN PUMPKINS, ACORNS, AND LEAVES image

Categories Nut

Number Of Ingredients 3

These gilded garnishes add appeal to any fall dessert. Try them with our Caramelized-Apple Spice Cake. We used three 7-ounce packages of marzipan to make 8 pumpkins
10 acorns
and 12 leaves. You can make these days in advance; store them at room temperature.

Steps:

For Pumpkins 1. Roll room-temperature marzipan into 1 1/2-inch spheres (squat or rotund). With a flat toothpick dipped in vegetable oil, draw lines from top to bottom of each pumpkin. 2. With wide end of toothpick, create an indentation in top of pumpkin for a stem. Create stems by rolling bits of marzipan, and press into top of each pumpkin. 3. Brush pumpkins lightly with gold-pearl luster dust and stems with gold-sparkle luster dust. Let dry overnight. For Leaves 1. On a surface lightly coated with confectioners' sugar or cornstarch, roll room-temperature marzipan to 1/4-inch thickness. Using leaf-shape cutters, create leaves. 2. Use a toothpick or paring knife to create veins. If desired, twist and curl leaves slightly. Brush lightly with gold-sparkle luster dust. Let dry overnight. For Acorns 1. Roll room-temperature marzipan into 1/2-inch spheres for the acorn body. Roll one end into a point. Roll about 1/3 of the amount of marzipan used for the acorn into a sphere for the cap. With the clean eraser of a pencil or a gumpaste tool, such as an embosser, press a hole on underside of cap. Gently press cap onto acorn. 2. With a flat toothpick dipped in vegetable oil or a paring knife, create a crosshatch pattern on each cap. Create stems by rolling bits of marzipan, and press into top of each cap. 3. Brush acorns lightly with gold-pearl luster dust. Let dry overnight.