The Icing On The Cake

I gave up the marzipan hunt, and decided to buy another pack after my hospital volunteer session. The unit was looking very festive - the tree from the town festival is on display in the entrance, and there are seasonal decals on all the windows. There were quite a few empty beds, I think they're trying to get folk home for Christmas.

 

The patient I played chess with recently was in his wheelchair by the door, his bag beside him. He apologised that he didn't have time for another game. I had a long chat about knitting with another patient, who was wearing a beautiful jumper she made recently. She told me that as well as her fall, she'd had breathing problems "All my family suffer with their bronickles"

I left and went to Lidl to buy milk, mushrooms, mouthwash and marzipan [I love it when my list is alliterative] The first three were easy to find. But not marzipan. I asked an assistant "we stopped stocking it at the end of November" he replied. What?!? I can't be the only person needing marzipan for their Christmas cake this week?

I went across to Tesco [it's on the same site] They had three options, pre rolled sheets, ready to roll "golden" marzipan and "nutty" marzipan. I'm not paying someone a quid to roll out my marzipan. So I must choose between golden and nutty. "Golden" promises to add a soft, nutty layer, and "nutty" will add a soft, sweet layer to the cake. Golden has more sugar, and added colouring. I chose nutty.

But my question is this

If all marzipan is made of almonds, isn't ALL marzipan nutty? 

[Being an Almond myself I have strong feelings about this]

The cake is now marzipanned, iced and decorated. It's smaller than last year's cake, so the figures are standing closer, and the Magi are just strolling round at a lower level! 

Have you made/iced a cake this year?