Christmas CandyCanes!

by TeganJovanka in Cooking > Candy

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Christmas CandyCanes!

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After sorting through my 'drafted' instructables for a few minutes I found  this gem!
It is a simple Christmas treat for all those marzipan lovers out there!
I made these a couple of Christmases ago and gave them to my sister who LOVES marzipan!
Enjoy!
:)
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Yours,
TeganJovanka

What You Will Need:

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A blob of marzipan
A blob of red pre-made icing or a blob of marzipan dyed red with 2 drops of food colouring
A knife
And
A Plate

Firstly...

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Cut up the blob of icing into two (or however many candycanes you want to make)
Repeat with the marzipan

Roll

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Roll the cut blobs into rods.
Make sure they are nice and evenly rolled!

Flatten

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Flatten the red rods of icing so they are flattish! :p
Squash both rods!

Wrap

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Wrap the squished red icing loosely around the marzipan rod!
Repeat for both rods of marzipan!

Squash

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Gently roll the rod around, squishing the red icing into the marzipan.
Keep going until the rods surface is completely smooth!
Repeat for both rods!
:)

Shape!

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Shape both the rods into the classic hooked candycane shape that makes them what they are!

Done!!!

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You can refridgerate these if you want to for them to keep their shape but I served them straight away!!!
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:)