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How to “Knit” Marzipan

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How to Make a Marzipan Yarnball

How to Knit Marzipan

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1. Jessica | June 6th, 2007 at 6:15 pm

Did you buy pre-made marzipan or make it yourself? Every recipe I’ve found has egg whites in it. :o(

Also, any idea how long marzipan will keep for? Does it need to be refrigerated?

Thanks for the tutorial! I can’t get enough of your website.
2. Octopus Knits | June 6th, 2007 at 6:16 pm

Awesome tutorial! Thanks!
3. Lolo | June 6th, 2007 at 6:21 pm

Jessica - I used pre-made Odense brand marzipan. After I opened mine, I tightly wrapped it and refrigerated it. I used it again today, two days later, to make the tutorial. It seemed fine, but had dried out a little. I believe the box said it can be frozen.
4. Emily | June 6th, 2007 at 6:32 pm

Now that I’ve made knitted cupcakes I can move on to baked knitted goods. This is brilliant! And the fact that it’s vegan is a huge plus for me. :]
5. Stephanie | June 6th, 2007 at 6:51 pm

!!!!

so good.
6. VeganYumYum » Knit &hellip | June 6th, 2007 at 7:03 pm

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7. June | June 6th, 2007 at 8:55 pm

What an artist you are! Thank you for shooting the tutorials.
8. P | June 6th, 2007 at 9:24 pm

These are the greatest effing things ever. I want to eat them and cuddle them all at once.
Also: before I saw the tutorial, I was a little worried you might have actually knitted the marzipan and I am now relived that it wasn’t like that. lol.
9. Tamara | June 6th, 2007 at 10:32 pm

That is so sweet of you to share! I saw these cupcakes on flickr recently and was in total awe of your skills. Don’t think I’ll ever attempt it, but I love ogling your amazing creations!!! Glad I found your blog, I’ll be back.
10. Carolann | June 6th, 2007 at 10:32 pm

Thanks so much for the tutorials!!!! I really love this idea!
11. Mitsuko | June 7th, 2007 at 5:31 am

Thanks for the tutorial! it almost seems feasible to me now!
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13. Jeanette | June 7th, 2007 at 8:24 am

I was amazed enough to see, and taste those fabulous cupcakes live, but seeing all the work in this tutorial makes me appreciate them even more now.

Thank you!
14. Ellen | June 7th, 2007 at 8:36 am

Just gorgeous! You are amazingly talented!

A question for ya:
I’d love to post this on a blog I do for Lion Brand, but wanted to ask you first if I can use a photo too.

Thanks!
15. Deb | June 7th, 2007 at 9:26 am

Brilliant! Do you happen to have a recipe for vegan marzipan — yes, I know you bought pre-made, but I’d like to try making it myself with agave nectar and almonds. Thanks!
16. Country Girl | June 7th, 2007 at 10:26 am

Thanks for sharing how to do this! My mom loves to knit and these would be great for her birthday!
17. sparkle j | June 7th, 2007 at 10:29 am

Hooray! Thanks!
18. johanna3 | June 7th, 2007 at 12:55 pm

amazing tutorial! Thanks!
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20. Marleigh | June 7th, 2007 at 4:02 pm

You are just too cute to be believed. Adorable!
21. Patricia Scarpin | June 7th, 2007 at 5:22 pm

Perfectly done! Thanks for sharing such a wonderful thing!
22. happy zombie | June 7th, 2007 at 5:35 pm

That is TOO COOL!
23. Mel | June 7th, 2007 at 9:11 pm

geez that would’ve taken forever! great work though!
24. Tania | June 8th, 2007 at 6:38 am

Thanks for the tutorial. You are crazy! I want to try it now.
25. Jan Miraglio | June 8th, 2007 at 9:49 am

I am not a vegan, but I do enjoy your website quite a bit. Thanks for the tutorial on knitting marzipan, I will certainly use it!

Oh, and if the egg isn’t fertilized, it would never become a life. Does it then become ok for a vegan to eat? Dumb question I know, but I have always wondered.
26. Linda | June 8th, 2007 at 10:34 am

you have such a stunning blog. thank you for the step-by-step… i sure need it the cupcakes (your previous post) are simply gorgeous! such detail! I adore marzipan!!!
27. Robin | June 8th, 2007 at 11:25 am

Thanks for sharing this!! These are the absolutely greatest cupcakes I’ve ever seen!
28. Melody | June 8th, 2007 at 11:29 am

I am in awe.. I can’t imagine having the time or patience to ever do this….
29. sheree | June 8th, 2007 at 4:40 pm

You are the bomb! AWESOME!!!
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31. Wannietta | June 9th, 2007 at 7:35 am

Finally … I can wear my sweater & eat it too!!!

groan

They’re amazing - thank you so much for making and sharing your methods!
32. cheryl | June 9th, 2007 at 2:33 pm

You, are so talented. and creative!! i would have never thought of this and it is so great!! I will try to do these amazing cupcakes just for me!!

cheryl
33. isela | June 11th, 2007 at 1:39 am

Thank you, thank you, thank you for the tutorials! I am going to make them this coming weekend. I am a total clutz in the kitchen but these are just too beautiful!
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35. Cheryl Krementz | June 11th, 2007 at 3:31 pm

Hi Lolo,
Sorry for leaving this on your comments; I couldn’t find a separate e-mail address. I write for the trade publication Yarn Market News (www.yarnmarketnews.com) and we’re doing a pictorial spread on food and knitting. We would love to run some of your cupcake pictures. Would you be willing to allow this? Please let me know and we can work out the details. Thanks so much,
Cheryl Krementz
36. Sophie | June 12th, 2007 at 1:15 am

This is fantastic. Thank you so much for the tutorial.
37. Sonya | June 12th, 2007 at 10:57 am

My kids loved seeing the tutorial. They thought the cupcakes were great.
38. Gaia | June 13th, 2007 at 11:17 am

Simply Amazing !!
39. Amber | June 13th, 2007 at 1:19 pm

Lolo, I bow down to your awesomeness.
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41. Sandra | June 15th, 2007 at 11:13 am

How adorable! A lot of hard work but the results are incredible; congratulations on your dedication and talent.

Please, would you consider allowing Fiber Femmes to re-publish your Knit Night Cupcakes and Marzipan how-to? Fiber Femmes celebrates, encourages, promotes and supports fiber folks the world over. http://www.fiberfemmes.com and http://www.fiberfemmes.blogspot.com

You’d retain all copyright and receive links to your blog/web sites, a business card advert and submit your bio.

Please say “yes”; Leslie is the Publisher, I’m the Editor and, in case I’m out of town, Leslie is leslie@fiberfemmes.com
42. cin | June 20th, 2007 at 2:57 am

Wow, wow, wow!

These cupcakes are awesome and the tutorial is great. the patience you must have!!!!
43. Christina | June 20th, 2007 at 5:58 am

Those turned out soooo cute! If you plan on ever making a lot of these, I would buy some Fimo or Sculpey, make a texturing plate that looks like knitting, bake it, then use it to stamp the knitting right on your sweaters/scarves, whatever. You can also make the finished object with the clay instead of marzipan, bake it, mold some clay around it to make a negative mold, bake that one, then you’ll have an easy push mold. Look for clay crafter/jewelry crafter websites for tutorials. Nice work.
44. OMG/WOW | June 20th, 2007 at 8:18 pm

I’m definitely going to have to try this sometime. My local knitting shop, City Knitting (www.city-knitting.com) , has late night yarnie parties every two weeks, and these will be perfect!
45. Kimberli | June 20th, 2007 at 8:39 pm

What fun! Thanks for sharing!
46. Jacqueline | June 27th, 2007 at 1:46 pm

Amazing!

I want to try to do these, thanks for putting up the tutorial.
47. Tamara | July 9th, 2007 at 1:44 pm

You ROCK.
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53. natalilly | July 16th, 2007 at 4:16 pm

Your food stylings and photography are awesome! Do you have any tips to pass on? I’m a newbie at food photography, and am excited to learn more…
54. thurý | July 17th, 2007 at 7:33 am

Greatings from iceland
Thank you for this great idea, it is a big hit in partys.
Have a good sommer
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57. Wendy Sue | July 30th, 2007 at 8:50 am

How do you make your yarn so perfectly shaped? I’m sure mine would come out all lumpy and bumpy. GORGEOUS! Please do share your secret of neat “yarn rolling”! Thank you!
58. Ulrike | July 30th, 2007 at 11:30 pm

Vielen Dank fÃ¼r deine groÃŸe MÃ¼he, die du dir gemacht hast, um uns in deine Kuchen Geheimnisse einzuweihen. Sie sind wunderschÃ¶n geworden!!

Herzliche GrÃ¼ÃŸe aus Deutschland
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59. Karla | August 7th, 2007 at 12:23 pm

That’s fantastic! My first thought was to actually knit the marzipan, but then I figured it would melt. So I had to come check out your tutorial, because I was certain it would say something like, “Freeze needles for 3 days beforehand, and be sure to wear insulated gloves…”

I’m saving this to my list of projects, under the category of “ambitious but not impossible.” Thanks!
60. Ria | September 7th, 2007 at 12:45 pm

Brilliant idea! Thanks for sharing it.
Please kindly visit my blog too…

Regards,
Ria
Indonesia
61. lilizen | September 12th, 2007 at 7:38 pm

ab fab ! complètement démentiel ! bravo !
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63. lorigami | September 13th, 2007 at 4:33 pm

this is the best thing I’ve seen all week, thanks for sharing!
64. Helene | September 14th, 2007 at 9:49 am

Super cuuuute and funny ! congratulations and thank you for sharing !
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68. Nicole | September 20th, 2007 at 2:41 pm

These are amazing……..I mean it amazzzzing…..
69. Karen | September 21st, 2007 at 8:51 am

What fun! Thanks for sharing. Does anyone ever manage to actually eat such a cupcake?!
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72. amber | September 22nd, 2007 at 2:32 pm

I have join a crochet club and we use lots of yarn if we ever have a party this is the project to do. I love it ! thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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74. Ann | October 5th, 2007 at 5:04 pm

these “cupcakes” are terrific!!!! Your creativity and patience is
truly amazing!!!!!!!!!! Keep up your fantastic ideas!!!!!!
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76. chiffonade | October 9th, 2007 at 10:09 am

Those are adorable and I’m simply in awe.
77. Kristin | October 25th, 2007 at 10:31 am

I love it.
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79. Dorothy Heydt | November 8th, 2007 at 10:03 pm

Someone was asking about marzipan made without egg whites. Note that you need SOMEthing for an emulsifier, otherwise when you grind the almonds they turn into oily crust that’s nigh-impossible to clean out of your grinder.

The Elizabethans used gum tragacanth; grind it to a powder and knead it into the almond mush right after the first grinding.

When I make the marzipan Boar’s Head every winter (and I use egg white because it’s easier, but I have used gum tragacanth experimentally), I grind the almonds twice on the coarse disk and four more times on the fine disc. It’s still not as fine as the commercial stuff — I don’t know how many times you’d have to fine-grind it to achieve that — but it’s adequate for sculping.
80. Judy | November 13th, 2007 at 4:05 pm

amazing! Wonderful work. I wonder how precise your knitting is!
81. JESSIE | November 27th, 2007 at 12:24 pm

QUESTION…I HAVE REC. 4 MARZIPAN WITHOUT EGG WHITES…SAIS HAS A 2 MO REFRIG “SHELF” LIFE…CAN IT B FROZEN WHEN AIR TRIGHT..IF SO HOW LONG??? FIRST TIME 2 TRY…THANKS JEG
82. macati | December 20th, 2007 at 5:15 am

great work! congratulations!
merry christmas and a great 2008!
83. Sheila | January 1st, 2008 at 2:36 pm

More vegan marzipan…

http://www.recipesforvegans.co.uk/marzipan.html
84. Tash Jeffery | January 2nd, 2008 at 10:21 pm

These are brilliant! Thanks so much for sharing your tutorial!
Tash in Australia.
85. maud | January 24th, 2008 at 12:11 pm

je n’aurai jamais cette patience …c’est superrbe 8osez vous les manger
86. TBC | January 27th, 2008 at 8:21 pm

OMG!!! Simply amazing! I’ve never seen anything like this before!
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89. April | March 9th, 2008 at 4:56 pm

In addition to the “Recipes for Vegans” recipe for marzipan above, I’ve also found one on VegWeb - http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=6723.0 . I think it’s interesting how the VegWeb one calls for only almonds, sugar, and rosewater, while the other calls for almonds, margarine, flour, sugar, and almond essence. I’m going to have an interesting time making these, and such a great time making the cupcakes themselves!

On another note - I know that World Market stores here in Texas carry marzipan for baking, though I haven’t looked to see if it’s vegan.
90. Paulette Tremblay | March 15th, 2008 at 12:46 am

The most amazing ideas. Wonderful ideas. Way to go in teaching Martha Stewart your ideas. I’m sure the world will be emailing you. Even from the YUKON in Canada
91. Destinee | March 15th, 2008 at 11:11 pm

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
92. Destinee | March 15th, 2008 at 11:18 pm

COOL. SEND ME MORE