My last guest post involved a recipe from an interesting blog that I follow called “Confections of a Closet Master Baker.” This post will involve another of her creations.
I am a sucker for cute baked goods. I love to deliver diabetic coma inducing food to friends and family. Take these cute creations that Gesine posted on her blog: http://confectionsofamasterbaker.blogspot.com/2011/09/wanted-candy-corn-dead-or-alive.html
Candy corn covered ghostly cupcakes!! So cute! I thought I should give it a try, so I dutifully requested her book “Sugarbaby” from the library and found the required recipes. I will not be reproducing the recipes here. (You should check the book out at the library).
I must admit that I used a cake mix to make the ghost bodies. I was extremely intimidated when I realized that I would have to make three different recipes and make my kitchen a disaster three different times in order to complete these creations. So, I got lazy. My attempt is feeble, when compared with the real deal. I know that I should have put the tops of the cupcakes on these ghost bodies so that they would be less block-headed.
The ghost bodies are two cupcakes, whose middles have been hollowed out and filled with deliciously sugary nougat. The nougat that I made was quite wonderful, and I was happy to eat it with a spoon, but it did not have the fluffiness and loft and shape holding powers found in the original post. I was already invested, though, so I dutifully filled the cupcakes with the sticky mess and smashed them together.
The ghost shroud was easier to make, but incredibly difficult to work with. I either had too much powdered sugar on the table, and a huge mess, or too little powdered sugar on the table, which also resulted in a huge mess. These were a bit of a disaster. Again, I could have eaten the finished product all day, it was that delicious. By the time I had completed the ghosts, I and my kitchen were covered in sugar, so I copped out and painted the eyes and mouths on with melted milk chocolate.
These took a lot of time, and I was tempted to sell my house afterward so that I wouldn’t have to clean the kitchen. They did elicit “wows” when I delivered them to my neighbors, however.
I am a sucker for cute baked goods. I love to deliver diabetic coma inducing food to friends and family. Take these cute creations that Gesine posted on her blog: http://confectionsofamasterbaker.blogspot.com/2011/09/wanted-candy-corn-dead-or-alive.html
Candy corn covered ghostly cupcakes!! So cute! I thought I should give it a try, so I dutifully requested her book “Sugarbaby” from the library and found the required recipes. I will not be reproducing the recipes here. (You should check the book out at the library).
I must admit that I used a cake mix to make the ghost bodies. I was extremely intimidated when I realized that I would have to make three different recipes and make my kitchen a disaster three different times in order to complete these creations. So, I got lazy. My attempt is feeble, when compared with the real deal. I know that I should have put the tops of the cupcakes on these ghost bodies so that they would be less block-headed.
The ghost bodies are two cupcakes, whose middles have been hollowed out and filled with deliciously sugary nougat. The nougat that I made was quite wonderful, and I was happy to eat it with a spoon, but it did not have the fluffiness and loft and shape holding powers found in the original post. I was already invested, though, so I dutifully filled the cupcakes with the sticky mess and smashed them together.
The ghost shroud was easier to make, but incredibly difficult to work with. I either had too much powdered sugar on the table, and a huge mess, or too little powdered sugar on the table, which also resulted in a huge mess. These were a bit of a disaster. Again, I could have eaten the finished product all day, it was that delicious. By the time I had completed the ghosts, I and my kitchen were covered in sugar, so I copped out and painted the eyes and mouths on with melted milk chocolate.
These took a lot of time, and I was tempted to sell my house afterward so that I wouldn’t have to clean the kitchen. They did elicit “wows” when I delivered them to my neighbors, however.
-Chemist Cuisinier, PhD
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