I didn't think I liked these until I had some at Betty's ( a tearoom institution) here in the UK--beautiful and SOOOO tasty!. Here they are called Fondant Fancies :) Really good ones are the best, bad ones (e.g. pre-packaged) are TERRIBLE--dry and sickly sweet. I agree with using a bit of marzipan on the top, it really makes a difference in the taste as well... mmm...marzipan and raspberry jam. You could also make these with lemon curd in place of jam--it off-sets the sweetness nicely. I'd probably use yellow icing...

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