Marzipan vs. Frangipane

Marzipannoun

A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.

Marzipanverb

(transitive) To cover with marzipan.

Marzipannoun

A confection made of almonds and sugar mixed into a paste and molded into shapes. Same as marchpane.

Marzipannoun

almond paste and egg whites

Marzipan

Marzipan is a confection consisting primarily of sugar or honey and almond meal (ground almonds), sometimes augmented with almond oil or extract. It is often made into sweets; common uses are chocolate-covered marzipan and small marzipan imitations of fruits and vegetables.

Frangipanenoun

(uncountable) A cream made from ground almonds used in confectionery

Frangipanenoun

(countable) A pastry filled with this cream

Frangipanenoun

A perfume of jasmine; frangipani.

Frangipanenoun

A species of pastry, containing cream and almonds.

Frangipanenoun

pastry with a creamy almond-flavored filling

Frangipane

Frangipane ( FRAN-jih-pa(y)n, Italian: [ˌfrandʒiˈpaːne]) is a sweet almond-flavored custard used in a variety of ways including cakes and such pastries as the Bakewell tart, conversation tart, Jésuite and pithivier. A French spelling from a 1674 cookbook is franchipane with the earliest modern spelling coming from a 1732 confectioners' dictionary.