Showing posts with label marshmallow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marshmallow. Show all posts

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Experimenting: Chocolate Flavored Marshmallow


I bought a candy thermometer a few months ago to start off my candy making experiment. And last week, I finally got the chance to use them to make some chocolate flavored marshmallow. (If you remember, last year, I've experimented with Chocolate Dipped Marshmallow)


And here's the final result! The marshmallow was a bit flat - I should use a smaller baking tray to mold them next time! I wasn't really happy with the marshmallow. I guess, they were a bit too soft - it melts in your mouth. Maybe I should add in less liquid next time. I'm going to continue experimenting this until I get the recipe right.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Teddy Cake

Teddy Cake

There is a few stories behind this awkward looking teddy cake. 

First: it was my friend's birthday. I was thinking of giving her a cake as a birthday present. I was thinking of something big.  My friend, Ina lives 20 minutes away from me. You see, last year, I told her that I made her some cakes for her birthday. She then told me she would come to pick up the cake. She wanted to come by with a motorcycle. But then, her mother told her to use the car, thinking that it might be a big cake. When she arrived, I handed her this:

Chocolate Cupcakes

9 pieces of mini chocolate cupcakes! Somehow, I feel like I should give her a bigger cakes this year.

Second: When my cousin visited my house, she gave me this:

A present form my faraway cousin :)

Yes, that teddy cake mould, and a decorating set! My mother and I thought that we should definitely bake some cakes using this mould, and show some picture of the cake to her.

Third: I was thinking of covering the cake with some butter cream. I've seen some picture, and I thought that I should give it a try. Then, I remembered that I told my brother I'm going to make some fondant cake, and post some picture here. I didn't have enough ingredients to make some fondant, so I opt for marshmallow fondant. 

Fourth: I was thinking of making my own marshmallow. So, I put in some sugar, corn syrup, and honey into the pot, and start boiling them. However, I've forgotten about them for a bit, and the syrup hardened in the pot. I have to add in some hot boiling water to get them out.

What on earth is that?

Yes, that thing is the hardened syrup that I managed to scoop out from the pot. It looks like some broken plates. At this point, I was thinking that maybe I should learn sugar molding~

Anyway, I've managed to prepare my marshmallow fondant, and covered the cake.

Teddy Cake without decoration

I was thinking that I wanted to draw the teddy eyes, and write down 'Happy Birthday' using the edible pen marker.

Food Writer

My  mother brought me these to encourage me to bake. However, as I started to write 'H', it didn't came out as I wanted it to be. So, I had to change my plan, and began to make some royal icing.

Final product

And this is how it looks like~ The piping process with royal icing didn't go as smooth as I expected. But hey, this looks pretty okay for a first timer, right? I delivered this cake to my friend yesterday, and she was surprised to see such a big cake! Perhaps she was expecting something small like what I gave her last year XD


Cupcakes with roses

I had some extra cakes batter, and I made them into cupcakes!


P.S/ Thank you Kak Faridah for that teddy cake mould, and the decorating set X)

Monday, August 9, 2010

Experimenting: Chocolate Dipped Marshmallow



The last time we went back to JB, my aunt mentioned that she saw someone selling marshmallow dipped with chocolate. My mother thought I should try and experimenting them. So, I browse through my recipe book, and find a recipe of marshmallow. 

The recipe was quite easy, but the cutting and dipping process was quite messy!

Waiting for the marshmallow to set! Isn't it beautiful?

So, I was supposed to drag those marshmallow onto the cornstarch/confectioners sugar mixture, but, yeah, it was so sticky, and look what happened to it! Folded!

Lets take a closer look! Yummy!

The marshmallow was cut, and dragged onto the confectioners sugar/cornstarch mixture. 

Marshmallow on stick! Ready to be dip.

And... The final product! It was fun making these, although the process was quite messy! I should revise the recipe again sometimes, as this one was quite sweet!


I had a few more marshmallows, and decided to add it all into the hot chocolate. It dissolve quickly, that it didn't even looked like marshmallow anymore. lol

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