Every time I find myself in the baking isle at the supermarket, my eyes drift up to the stack of marzipan boxes on the top shelf. I often wonder if the orange and white boxes are the very same from week to week, or if they are in high-demand and when the boxes have all been sold, marzipan-seeking customers skulk off past the dried coconut, chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk, looking in vain for a culinary alternative. This week, two boxes came home with me: in part to see what I could do with marzipan, but also for a visual break in the usual wall of perfectly aligned boxes all the way from Denmark.
Marzipan is a sweet paste made of sugar and almond meal. It’s softer than Fimo Modeling Clay,
I wanted to make marzipan elves. I love working with clay, and little edible elves seemed like a fun food craft, and a potential gift for a sweet tooth with a sense of humor.
After working the red, blue, and green food coloring into the marzipan (reserving a large piece without any color), I wrapped everything up in individual plastic bags. Marzipan seems most pliable when it has warmed up slightly, but I was wary about leaving it out in exposed air, as that seemed to make the texture a bit sandy. 
For the ears, noses, and elf hats I rolled the paste in my palms until it vaguely resembled the pointy bits and pieces I needed. Using a wooden skewer, I made the eyes, and mouths and shaped the holly leaves for the hats. To ensure that noses and ears stayed put, I scored them slightly before pressing them together.
After making my first three elves, I was overjoyed by their cuteness, and the ease with which they came together! I had to stop to take a few pictures, and nibble on the yummy scraps. I made the three elves pictured here in about 30 minutes. This would be a great craft for kids. In fact, I would LOVE to see what my Play Doh-loving nieces would come up with in marzipan. 
I have several left-over balls of colorful marzipan left, wrapped up in the refrigerator for more edible modeling later this week, but for now, my three elves are exactly what I was trying to accomplish! I just hope that whoever ends up with these little guys in their stocking, loves them as much as I do!
For your own edible sculpting, pick up some marzipan and HAVE FUN!
How cute! I love that it looks like Fimo.
Thanks Catherine
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