Pimp That Snack

Sconehenge

by The CRS Team 7 photos Rated 53% 202 votes when voting closed
We have done nothing but talk pimp for weeks now and we found the perfect excuse:
Sam is leaving our office so we decided to give her a send off that she would remember us after she had scon (hee hee).

Ingredients were simple

Flour, margarine, sugar, eggs, scales and a big mixing bowl on a worktop above the washing machine

SR Flour (bag and a bit)
Baking Soda (couple of teaspoons)
Sugar Couple of table spoons
Milk (3/4 of a pint)
Salt (pinch)
An Egg
For The Green Stuff:
Icing Sugar (a lot)
Butter (a big dollop)
Green food colouring for grass effect (at least I think it was food colouring)

We divided into two teams – Team A (Kelly and Ian) created the base material (scone mixture and lots of it) whilst Team B (Sue) concentrated on special effects (green stuff).

Team A cracked on one evening after work and Kelly got her hands dirty to make a massive sconey mound.
This was not without personal cost as her hands became encrusted with gakky scone stuff – completely obscuring her designer nails.

One enormous scone risen and baked in a black roasting tin on the hob

A dozen oblong scone blocks baked in a roasting tin, ready to stand as stones

After baking, the massive mound was ready to be turned out – we needed experienced hands for such a delicate operation so we press ganged Kelly’s Nan into service

Next we created the standing stones – these needed careful trimming after the event to ensure archaeological accuracy.

Hands spreading bright green icing from a tub across a round scone base as grass

A woman at an office desk pressing baked scone pillars upright into the green icing

The next day we met up with team B and began on site construction
This was a highly technical effort requiring a great deal of teamwork (and several cocktail sticks for structural support)

Miniature Stonehenge built from scone slabs on green icing, uprights capped with lintels

Four office colleagues crowding round the finished scone Stonehenge held out on a tray

We were delighted with the outcome and the whole team gazed in awe at our confectionary construction.

With the presentation duly made it was time to begin excavations and digest the evidence.

Verdict: A monumental experience for only around £10

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