How do you make marzipan pumpkins?

Question

How do you make marzipan pumpkins?

Answer 1

You can knead a small amount of food coloring into marzipan. You will use approximately 1 part red to 2 parts yellow to get a good pumpkin color.  

  

Take a small piece of the tinted marzipan and form a ball  

  

With your little finger, make a small indentation in the top of the marzipan ball.  

  

Dip a toothpick in vegetable oil. This keeps the marzipan from sticking to it. Starting at the ball's North Pole, press the toothpick's side in gently from pole to pole to make pumpkin "creases."  

  

For a final touch, add some tiny stems cut from stalks of mint or other non-toxic plant.