The Chocolate Den e-magazine The Chocolate Den e-magazine October-December 2014 | Page 13

EDIBLE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS USING PLASTIC ICING This season make your own edible decorations out of plastic icing / fondant. You will need: Plastic icing Colouring CMC powder Cutters and or moulds Method Mix any food colouring into your icing until you have the desired colours. Add cmc into your icing. (1 teaspoon per 250g) This will give your icing more flexibility and allow it to harden while keeping it’s shape. Roll out the icing and simply cut out your shapes. Dampen finished decoration lightly with water and then sprinkle on glitter. When using a mould simply press the icing into the mould and then release it immediately.