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Candy Cupcake Decorations

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pretty sugar sculptures for your cupcakes!
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I was planning on making coils of candy but after some technical difficulties I ended up with these! They are pretty easy, you just start with making lollypops but instead of putting the mixture into a mold you drizzle it into cold water.

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    First, you need to combine the sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt in a heavy bottomed pot.

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Stir until the mixture starts to boil. You then need to cook without stirring until the mixture reaches 310 degrees Fahrenheit(or I think it would be 154 degrees Celsius, maybe?). Then take it off the burner and quickly add in your flavoring(you may need to use more than 1/4 teaspoons, mine didn't have too much flavor) and a few drops of food coloring if you want.


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    Now the fun part! Working quickly drizzle a spoonful of the mixture into the bowl of water. Once it hardens take it out and put it on some parchment paper. It helps if you put the water into the freezer for a bit.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    Voila! You now have awesome candy to put on your cupcakes or anything else you want!


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conitch

conitch

September 16th, 2008 17:12

niiiice and looks yummy!!

Mi.ezekatze

Mi.ezekatze

September 16th, 2008 18:08

This is SO cool... This is gonna look awesome in blue shades or sth like this...

Abbra P.

Abbra P.

September 17th, 2008 02:42

Thanks for the comments! I can't wait to try them in other colors...

queenfairypants

queenfairypants

September 17th, 2008 22:40

oo I've always wanted to do this!

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Violinagin D.

Violinagin D.

September 21st, 2008 02:32

ooh! Crack stage candy! My papaw lets us do this with some of out peanut brittle candy before we put all the vanilla and peanuts in! We do this to test the temp because we don't have a candy thermometer!

PENNY V.

PENNY V.

September 21st, 2008 04:20

How cleverr

Caramel

Caramel

September 27th, 2008 07:35

Can you use normal maple syrup?

Tashiie.x R.

Tashiie.x R.

September 28th, 2008 11:48

I lv it. It i'm soo gunna have to try this 1

ʎǝuʇɹnoɔ

ʎǝuʇɹnoɔ

September 30th, 2008 06:04

by flavouring, what do you mean?

Abbra P.

Abbra P.

October 1st, 2008 19:21

Thanks for the nice comments everyone. Caramel I don't know if maple syrup would work because it doesn't get hard like the candy does. And the flavoring is just extract