Marzipan Oranges

• 12 oz (335g) marzipan
• Orange food coloring paste
• Whole cloves, to decorate

1. Mix the marzipan and food coloring in a bowl until combined.
2. For each orange, roll 1 oz (25g) of the mixture into a ball.
3. Roll the ball over the coarse, star-shaped side of a box grater.
4. Push a clove into the top.
5. Use the blunt edge of a knife to make crease marks around the clove.
6. Variations:
7. Pear Marzipan Fruits: Color the marzipan pale green.
8. Form into pear shapes.
9. Push cloves into the bottoms and stand on end.
10. Color a small amount of marzipan brown and use to create stalks.
11. Banana Marzipan Fruits: Color the marzipan yellow.
12. Form into sausage shapes with tapered ends.
13. Bend toward you, then flatten the sides slightly with the back of a knife.
14. Use thinned down brown food coloring to paint in a few streaks.

orange food coloring paste

Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/marzipan-oranges (may not work)