Poppet
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A large peppermint fondant centre is set in a bowl and coated in chocolate to recreate an oversized mint Poppet.
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- The ingredients were one box of icing sugar, about 800 g of cake covering, chosen because it dries quicker and shinier than chocolate, peppermint flavouring and water, all for around £4.50. The icing sugar was tipped into a bowl, water added sparingly so the mix would not turn runny, and peppermint added to taste as the mixture stiffened and needed strength to stir. The paste was rolled into a rough Poppet shape and left in the fridge to set while the covering was broken up and melted; judged not Poppet-shaped enough, it was rammed into a bowl and later removed by force, power tools optional. The result weighed about 3 lb and, the account admits, may not look like a Poppet but tastes like one. Source 1 · Source 2 · Source 3 · Source 4 · Source 5 · Source 6 · Source 7 · Source 8 · Source 9
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Ingredients: one box of icing sugar, about 800g of cake covering (like chocolate, but dries quicker & shinier. Bonus), peppermint flavouring, & water. All for around £4.50. Bargain
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Here it is on our kitchen table… seriously though, its pretty big, weighing in at about 3lb.
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Ingredients: one box of icing sugar, about 800g of cake covering (like chocolate, but dries quicker & shinier. Bonus), peppermint flavouring, & water. All for around £4.50. Bargain
Tip the icing sugar into a bowl… don’t breathe in at this point.
Add water SPARINGLY otherwise your mixture will end up too runny.
Now mix. As the mixture gets stiffer, this requires strength.
At some point, add peppermint flavouring to taste…
Now roll the mixture into an approximate poppet shape… And leave in the fridge to set.
MEANWHILE… Break the chocolate into small pieces… & melt…mmm… try to resist eating/drinking chocolate.
At this point it was decided that the pimppet was not poppet shaped, so it was carefully rammed into this bowl.
Its a messy job but someone has to do it.
The Pimppet then requires removal by force. Power tools optional.
Here it is on our kitchen table… seriously though, its pretty big, weighing in at about 3lb.
It may not look much like a poppet but we assure you it tastes like one =)
