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asked March 18th 2016

Can I ganache a marzipaned fruit cake?

Hi! I have a 12″ fruit cake for the base of a wedding cake and was wondering if i can put gamache on top of marzipan before I ice my cake? Also whats the best way to do this? Thank you!

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Hi! I have a 12″ fruit cake for the base of a wedding cake and was wondering if i can put gamache on top of marzipan before I ice my cake? Also whats the best way to do this? Thank you!

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Hi 2014wallace

Yes you can do that. Let the marzipan dry overnight first before applying the ganache in the normal way. However be aware that fruit cake has a very long shelf life and ganache only a week or so once it’s on the cake so it’ll have to eaten up fairly quickly.

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