Spanish marzipan industry creates work ahead of Christmas

A worker puts the finishing touches to a traditional hand made 'Anguila' (eel shaped) mazapan christmas cake at the Santo Tome Obrador de Mazapan cake bakery on November 28, 2012 in Toledo, Spain. The basic ingrediants of the Spanish mazapan cake is almonds, sugar, honey and eggs. The company, which employs 45 staff throughout the year, has hired an extra 25 workers leading up to the christmas festivities hoping consumption picks up over the holiday period. (Photos by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)