marzipan ˈmär-zə-ˌpan, ˈmärt-sə-ˌpän , -ˌpan noun
: a confection made of almond paste and egg whites, often formed into shapes
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The word marzipan has appeared in 14 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Dec. 30 in “A King Cake With a Raspberry Twist” by Florence Fabricant:
This year Judith Norell, an owner of Silver Moon Bakery on the Upper West Side, has added a new twist, raspberry preserves, to her galette des rois, or king cake, the confection served for Epiphany on Jan. 6. It’s usually fashioned from puff pastry and filled with marzipan, with a good luck token hidden inside. Her slightly nubbly homemade marzipan interior now has the added richness of raspberry and includes a tiny ceramic figurine embedded in it. She noted that some people serve the cake for New Year’s Eve.
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