Leftover Royal Icing Part 2

So, let's get on with part 2 of what to do with leftover royal icing. If you missed part 1, you can find it here.
Today, we're going to make home made sprinkles in whatever colour you want. This is excellent for when you can't find the colour you need in stores. It's also a cheaper option to store bought sprinkles & personally I think it tastes better too.

After colouring the leftover royal icing & placing it in ziplock bags, snip off the tip of the bag & pipe thin lines on a sheet of parchment paper. Again, if you want to be more accurate you could use a piping nozzle.

Leave this to dry for a few hours or overnight. When it's properly dried, it should just slide off the parchment if you hold up the edges of the paper along the length of the lines of icing. See how it collects together?

Lift the opposite side of the paper & those lines will slide off too, collecting in the center.

Once you have it in a 'bundle', get a sharp, straight edged knife & cut into sprinkle sized lengths - or whatever length you require.

If you're really obsessive, you might want to leave out the blobs at the ends but don't throw them away. I'll show you what to do with them in the last segment of this series.

So there, you have it, easy, homemade sprinkles! Leave each colour seperate or mix them up if that's what you prefer.

Now, after I had already chopped up the white, I had an idea to make metallic sprinkles. So the way I did this was a bit messy - but it still worked! I simply painted the sprinkles with a gold luster dust & alcohol mix, but I think a better option would have been to paint them before cutting. 

Well, that's it for now. I hope you found it helpful. As usual I would love to hear your feedback. Enjoy!

Until next time,

Jessica ❤️❤️

Easy Tiara Toppers

Okay, so I know I said I'd continue with the leftover royal icing series but this weekend I made these tiara cupcake toppers & I had to share with you, just how easy they are to make. So, I promise, just one more detour before I get back on track.

The first thing you'll need is a star cutter with 6 points. The size depends on how big you want the tiara to be. I've included a ruler in this picture to give you an idea of the size I used.

Roll a thin piece of fondant & cut out a star. Cut the star symmetrically & you now have the basic skeletons of 2 tiaras.

I used small plunger cutters to decorate these but you could use any micro cutter or even the front end of piping nozzles to cut out a design.

Now wrap the tiara around a cylindrical object to shape it. The size of this will depend on the size of star cutter you use. I've used a kiddies rolling pin, which was the perfect size for the size of cutter I used. Let them dry for a few hours or overnight.

Once they're firm & holding their shape, pour some edible glitter onto some parchment paper. Lightly paint the tiara with either water or gum glue & thoroughly cover with glitter.

Carefully shake off excess & leave aside to dry.

You'll notice that even though I used purple glitter, the tiara looks pink. This is because I used white fondant. If I had used pink or purple fondant, it would have resulted in a purple tiara. I recommend using odd pieces of fondant to test before you get started. You don't have to make a complete tiara, just dust different coloured pieces fondant with different coloured glitters until you find a combination you're happy with.

Once the glitter is dry the tiaras are ready for the cupcakes. Enjoy!

Until next time,

Jessica ❤️