/Easter Eggs/ Marzipan Easter Eggs & Easter Wishes...

Wishing all my readers and friends a very Happy & Blessed  Easter .May you have a fun filled & joyous day.
Its feels just like yesterday when Lent started and so soon days of fast is over & the day most awaited has come.
Easter eggs /Paschal eggs are decorated eggs either made from Marzipan & Chocolate .Easter Eggs symbolizes the tomb of Jesus .The Easter egg is a reminder that Jesus rose to life..

Made these cute  marzipan Easter Eggs and decorated with royal icing..

you can either make this with cooked/no cook marzipan ,the no cook version can be found in my blog here and here

ingredients

250 gm cashew powdered/soaked 

500 gm sugar

2 egg whites beaten 

rose water as needed

1 tbsp ghee/butter

1/2 tsp almond essence

food colours

1 egg white

1 12/2 cup icing sugar/confectioners sugar

1 tsp lemon juice

Method

Soak the cashews for 3 to 4 hours

grind with rose water to a smooth paste ,you will need about 1 tbsp rose water or more 

Beat egg whites till stiff

Mix egg whites,sugar and the cashew paste and the essence  well in a thick bottomed vessel/pan

Once mixed well switch the flame on

On a very low flame cook the marzipan while stirring continuously with a wooden spatula/spoon.

Keep stirring so that it doesn't stick to the bottom

Add ghee and stir 

When the mixture is almost ready it will leave sides

you can test by rolling a small portion into a ball ,if it rolls it means its ready

Pour it on a stainless steel plate/thali or on your work station

Apply ghee to your hands and knead while its still warm 

Divide the dough into equal balls and add a tiny drop of desired food colour 

Use the greased easter eggs moulds to shape them,you can use use a spoon too.

Decorate with royal icing flowers.

method for making royal icing

Beat egg whites with lemon juice  using hand/electric mixer you can use whisk too ,it will take a little longer.

Slowly add in the icing sugar and beat on low speed until you see a ribbon like pattern when you lift the beater/whisk

Add colour of your choice and immediately transfer it in piping bags or store in airtight container.

The icing hardens up pretty quickly so store the unused icing in air tight container/ with a plastic wrap.

Pipe or make designs of your choice using any tips 

1. I just shaped the marzipan using the egg form & then just decorated with royal icing.