terça-feira, 14 de agosto de 2018

Domed Jhudora Petit Four

Hello!
Today lets try a sweet!
We just need to be a bit careful because it's... Domed Jhudora Petit Four!
Nah, I'm only joking ;) But let me share how I did this. You can make as many as you want, curiously I've only made one because this time I cheated, as I didn't make practically anything from scratch, and this way is much easier (p.s.: and I still haven't mastered the covered Petit Fours). You will need:
- 2 almost perfect square pieces of a firm cake (with about 4cm x 4cm and 1cm thick (or depending on the size of the marshmallow) - and pound cake is fine)
- a sweet and firm spread of your choice (I used Nutella)
- a domed marshmallow (with about the size of half a ping-pong ball)
- 100 gr. of white sugar paste
- water as needed
- green, yellow, purple and pink food colorings
- small and clean syringe
- a tray and a wire rack

1 - Lets start by making a sandwich with the cake pieces and the spread. Spread the filling and arrange it in a way that nothing comes out of the sides. It has to be an almost perfect sandwich ;) put it on a plate and set it aside.
2 - Put the sugar paste in a microwavable bowl and heat it for about 7 seconds. Test it for consistency. It has to be soft to the touch. If you touch it normally with a finger it must sink reasonably. So if this does not happen after the first 7 seconds, keep heating it 5 seconds each time until you get there.
When you get it right, add in a teaspoon of water and mix very well. You are looking for a very gooey and considerably thick mixture, that you can drizzle over the petit four without being too runny. Keep adding water if needed until you reach this gooey consistency.
3 - After that, take a little of the mixture to a separate bowl so you can dye it purple for the purple swirl on top of the petit four.
4 - Now lets play with the colors! To the larger amount of sugar paste add in a drop of green coloring and mix well. You are looking for that bright Jhudora's green! So you need to add a bit of yellow too. Keep adding coloring little by little as needed until you get that bright green!
Do the same for the small amount of sugar paste but using the purple and pink food coloring. Add a little of purple first and if needed add a bit of pink. You have to achieve that peculiar Jhudora's purple too ;) Just remember to mix very well so the colors blend in uniformly.
5 - Lets assemble the little guy.
Place the petit four on the wire rack with the tray underneath it and spread a bit of the green paste on top. This will help the domed marshmallow to stick on top of it. After sticking the marshmallow on top of the petit-four, drizzle the green mixture of sugar paste all over it! You may find it helpful to use a butter knife to cover all the sides and little spaces of the petit four. Let it sit like that for a bit so it drains the excess sugar paste and dries a little (this will never dry completely).
After about 20 or 30 minutes, use the syringe to apply the purple sugar paste swirl on the domed part of the petit four.
And there you have it! This is a treat for the very sweet tooth only! Enjoy! ;)

*This image was taken from and belongs to Neopets.


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