Play Dough Time...

This is my first time playing with marshmallow fondant! not so creative so can only do simple design on the cupcakes..the fondant is very tasty unlike does off-shelf type..

Ingredient

• 150gm marshmallow
• 300gm icing sugar
• 1 tbsp water
• shortening
• colouring

Method

1. Coat a mixing bowl with shortening. Sift in icing sugar.
   
2. Spread some shortening in a ovenproof bowl. Mix water evenly over marshmallow & melt them in microwave in 30 secs interval till fully melted. Stirring in between.
   
3. Make a well in the mixing bowl (1). Pour in the melted marshmallow and mix with the icing sugar using a wooden spoon coated the shortening to prevent from sticking.
   
4. Spread some shortening over the palm and knead till a soft dough is formed.
5. Wrap tightly with cling wrap and store in air-tight container.
   

Lemon-Lime Konnyaku

Ingredient

• 2 lemons
• 2 big limes
• 500ml water
• 1ogm konnyaku powder
• 150gm sugar
• 125 fresh blueberries, washed

Method

1. Grate zest of lemons and limes into a bowl and set aside. Halve fruit and squeeze juice into a cup, straining out seeds. Add water to make liquid quantity up to 200ml if not enough.
2. Bring 500ml water to boil. Mix konnayku powder and sugar evenly and pour gradually into the hot water, stirring constantly. When mixture boils, reduce heat and simmer for 1 min, add the citrus juice and bring to boil again. Switch off heat. Stir until froth subsides, then pour into a 23cm square cake tin. Let cool.
3. When konnyaku is lukewarm and as thick as raw egg white, stir in blueberries and citrus zest. Chilled until set. Cut into cubes to serve.