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Speckled eggs

MAKES 12

top tip 25g unsalted butter
When ready to serve, push a cake 200g marshmallows
pop stick in through the base of 125g Rice Krispies
each egg to serve as a lollipop if 4 tablespoons Sugar Craft sprinkles, such as the Carousel mix,
liked. Tie a little ribbon around the plus extra to decorate
stick for added prettiness. Wrap sunfl ower oil, for greasing
the pop in some cellophane and 100g white chocolate, chopped
tie it with ribbon if giving as a gift. 12 lollipop or cake pop sticks, optional
Line a baking tray with non-stick baking paper and set aside.
Melt the butter in a large saucepan set over a medium heat. Add
the marshmallows and stir with a heatproof rubber spatula until
melted. Tip in the Rice Krispies and sprinkles and stir gently until
well mixed and evenly coated.
Pop on a clean pair of kitchen rubber gloves, as the mixture will
be too hot to handle without them, and rub a little sun ower
oil on the palm side of your hands and ngers. Working quickly
before the mixture sets, shape into 12 even-sized large eggs,
arranging them on the lined tray as you go. Set aside for at least
30 minutes, until cooled and set.
Now for the decorating bit. Place the white chocolate in a
small heatproof bowl. Melt over a pan of simmering water or
in 30-second blasts in the microwave, stirring regularly. Once
melted and smooth, set aside to cool a little.
Now get creative and decorate as you please. Dip the set eggs
completely or halfway into the chocolate and allow the excess
to drip o before returning to the tray. Alternatively, using a
teaspoon, drizzle the chocolate back and forth over the eggs
on the tray. You could also use a combination of these e ects.
Scatter sprinkles onto the chocolate before it sets. Pop into the
fridge for at least 15 minutes to set. These will keep for a few
days layered between parchment paper in an airtight container.

Candy Bark
WARNING! To make candy bark as a decoration, melt 50g of white
Melted marshmallows are the ideal ‘glue’ candy buttons in a small heatproof bowl set over a
for no-bake baking, but it’s best for adults the bowl doesn’t touch the water. Or you can melt it in 30-second blasts in the
to take care of the making part, as melted microwave, stirring regularly. Adding a little at a time, stir in enough yellow
pan of simmering water, making sure the bottom of
marshmallows can be hot to handle. Use Pro Gel food colour to make your required tone. Spread the mixture out on
white marshmallows for a white nish. a tray lined with non-stick baking paper until it’s about 2mm thick. Working
Using all pink marshmallows or even pink quickly, sprinkle decorations over the melted buttons so they stick. I used
mixed with white will result in a pink the yellow balls and pink granules from the Cake Angels Tutti Frutti sprinkle
nish. Decorating these speckled eggs is a decorate as you please.
great creative play activity for kids – okay, fridge for at least 15 minutes, until set hard, then break into pieces and use to
and adults too!
mix and Sugar Craft’s Canary Yellow String of Pearls sprinkles. Pop into the

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