Currently, the most original way to decorate a cake is to decorate it with mastic. The most important thing in this is a successful and tested her recipe. Without it you will not be able to get the desired result.
We offer two options for making confectionery sugar mastics by yourself at home, which will help you cope with the task perfectly.
How to make sugar mastic for a cake yourself - recipe
Ingredients:
- sugar fine powder - 995 g;
- potato starch - 110 g;
- gelatin - 7 teaspoons;
- glucose syrup - 210 ml;
- evaporated milk - 55 g;
- glycerin - 40 ml;
- citric acid - 1 small pinch;
- coconut oil or conventional refined vegetable - 35 ml.
Preparation
At first glance, having become acquainted with the list of ingredients, it may seem that it is problematic to prepare such mastic, and it is difficult to find the necessary components. But this is not so. Both glucose syrup, and food glycerine, and coconut oil can be found in any specialized store or ordered on websites that sell similar food additives. The time spent on this is undoubtedly compensated by an excellent result. Mastic, cooked according to this recipe, is ideal for covering cakes and forming a wide variety of shapes and ornaments. She is obedient in her work, beautifully rolled and molded. Yes, and to prepare it, having the necessary material in stock, is very simple. And you can be sure of this by reading the further recommendations.
Preparing the sugar mastic, pour the necessary amount of gelatin with cold purified water, according to the instructions on the packaging of your product, and after the swelling, warm the mass in a water bath until all the gelatinous granules are blooming.
During the infusion of gelatin we sift through a fine strainer sugar powder and place it in a suitable wide bowl, and then add to it liquid gelatinous mass and all other ingredients from the list of ingredients. We knead the mass for a short while with a spoon, and then we lay out the silicone mat on the starch dusted and get plasticity and homogeneity of the mastic. You may need a little more starch to get a sticky texture.
From the specified quantity of components we receive approximately 1,4 kgs of sugar house mastic, from which we can decorate with our own hands decorations for the original thematic cake, and also cover it with the product.
To obtain a colored mastic, we divide the total clump into the desired number of colors, add the appropriate dye to each serving and mix it until it is completely distributed over the mastic and obtain an even color.
Confectionery mastic from marshmallow own hands
Ingredients:
- sugar fine powder - 530-570 g;
- lemon juice - 45 ml;
- chewing marshmallow marshmallow - 215 g.
Preparation
It is easy enough to make marshmallow mastic with your own hands at home. To do this, choose a marshmallow of the same color, place it in a glass bowl, sprinkle with lemon juice and put the seconds for twenty
The dye can be added immediately with the powder or mix it after the preparation of the mastic, dividing it into the desired number of servings.