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Yummies from Mummy- Silver Spoon Review
The fabulous people over at the baking accessories heaven that is Silver Spoon sent me an amazing box of goodies to review. I tried to lose no time in getting down to the baking, but first Madam insisted on being ill, this was followed by helping some friends move house then the busy times were topped off with a much needed holiday!
Anyhoo, I finally got on with it and here's what I did;
First up I made some chocolate Whoopie Pies. This was a new one on me, I don't tend to tread outside of my cupcake comfort zone. But they turned out really rather delicious, especially as I topped them with melted chocolate orange. I used the Orange flavour Buttons provided, they melted down fantastically in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. The consistency was smooth, the flavour mouth watering and the colour cheerfully bright.
Next up were the White Chocolate letters;
I loved the way these are packaged, the letters and numbers are on little sheets kept separate from the box by a little cardboard sleeve, so there is no chance of them getting bashed about and ruined. You simply bend the plastic gently to pop out whatever letters/numbers (even punctuation!) you need and pop them onto your cakes. They stick best on a layer of icing, as you can see here on my drool worthy Bailey's cupcakes.
A friend of mine ordered some festive cupcakes for her daughter's Hallowe'en party, one choice of design were adorable pumpkin patches. I coloured the fondant orange and shaped it into little pumpkins, adding a sliver of chocolate button for the stalk. But to me, they needed something a little extra. I hunted through the Silver Spoon box and came up trumps with the Bronze Lustre by Mich Turner.
I pierced the pumpkins onto cocktail sticks and painted a thin layer of lustre on them all. I love it! You need to give the bottle a good shake to make sure the colour is even, but this stuff gives a great shine, and a little goes a loooong way.
Anyhoo, I finally got on with it and here's what I did;
First up I made some chocolate Whoopie Pies. This was a new one on me, I don't tend to tread outside of my cupcake comfort zone. But they turned out really rather delicious, especially as I topped them with melted chocolate orange. I used the Orange flavour Buttons provided, they melted down fantastically in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. The consistency was smooth, the flavour mouth watering and the colour cheerfully bright.
I loved the way these are packaged, the letters and numbers are on little sheets kept separate from the box by a little cardboard sleeve, so there is no chance of them getting bashed about and ruined. You simply bend the plastic gently to pop out whatever letters/numbers (even punctuation!) you need and pop them onto your cakes. They stick best on a layer of icing, as you can see here on my drool worthy Bailey's cupcakes.
A friend of mine ordered some festive cupcakes for her daughter's Hallowe'en party, one choice of design were adorable pumpkin patches. I coloured the fondant orange and shaped it into little pumpkins, adding a sliver of chocolate button for the stalk. But to me, they needed something a little extra. I hunted through the Silver Spoon box and came up trumps with the Bronze Lustre by Mich Turner.
I pierced the pumpkins onto cocktail sticks and painted a thin layer of lustre on them all. I love it! You need to give the bottle a good shake to make sure the colour is even, but this stuff gives a great shine, and a little goes a loooong way.
Finally, I got to try out my new toy and make a GIANT DONUT!! Yes, it did get me slightly excited. I decided to make it a chocolate fest and use the Easy Melt White/Milk Chooclate Flavour Cake Covering.
You simply pop the sachet into a saucepan of half boiling water and half cold water and leave them for about 7-8minutes, or until totally melted. I found it best to keep the saucepan on a very low simmer. Then once it's all melted, carefully remove it from the pan, dry it off, snip the corner and squeeze.
The messy but delicious end result:
I am already a huge fan of Silver Spoon creations, but these were several things I'd never tried before. I will certainly be adding them to my shopping list under the heading 'Essentials- keep in store at all times!'
What about your good selves, lovely readers? Have you tried any of the things I've reviewed? If yes, did you do something different with them? I love to hear all about your baking experiences!
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