(MAR-zih-pan), noun
A sweet confection made of almond paste, sugar, and egg white, used as a filling in candy or as icing for cake.
“American Danish can be doughy, heavy, sticky, tasting of prunes and is usually wrapped in cellophane. Danish Danish is light, crisp, buttery and often tastes of MARZIPAN or raisins; it is seldom wrapped in anything but loving care.” – R. W. Apple, Jr., American food critic