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It’s Christmas again
Gardener Xiao Fan offered me a beautiful Chinese fir this year
So I decided to decorate it as a Christmas tree.
Then not long ago, our studio's member Xiao Shao
did a double-layered cake, do you guy watch it?
In fact, the cake was for me.
Today based on that cake
I will garnish it as a geode cake incorporating Christmas elements
Now let's make the sugar crystals for decoration
The main ingredient is this thing called agar
It is a coagulant extracted from seaweed
soak and soften dry agar with cold water
kanten is an alternative
Very similar to agar
But don't use gelatin.
What is the difference between these coagulants?
I have answered them in an article before
I soaked this batch overnight
Take out, rid of excess water and into the pot.
10 grams of dry agar requires 400 ml of water
low heat to boil
Stir constantly to melt agar
At this time, the turbidity in the pot is normal.
Then add 600 grams of sugar
Continue to stir until sugar dissolves
Now the liquid will be a little sticky
Then two drops of vanilla extract
for scent
Or you can buy and add other flavours
Like lemon, mint, etc
Then I prepare a few cups
Plastic wrap on the inside
sieve the liquid
Because some agar may not dissolve completely
pour the syrup into four portions
adjust colours
Because the geode element requires a colour gradient
From the deepest red
I use red colouring
and a small amount of blue colouring
To a lighter pink
Use less red colouring
and less blue colouring
also a hint of white colouring
Note that although red is the main colour tone
But for the accuracy of colours
the auxiliary colors like blue and white are required
You can experiment using water when you do it
Finally, crystal clear
a portion without any colouring
Agar solidifies fast
It solidifies when cooled to room temperature.
Pour from the cup
But it's still a bit watery
It is best to cut into slices
Put on the rack and let dry at room temperature
The surface is no longer wet when you touch it
Cut into strips
then break into cubes by hand
pinch the bump brim
gently
the edges of these
form an irregular section
matchesl the texture of a natural gem
Use the same method to prepare all sugar crystals
If you only want to make sugar crystals
Not for cake decoration
break them into larger cubes
Placed in a dry, ventilated place at room temperature
for two to three days
It will become translucent, hard candies
But inside retains the texture of jelly.
It’s delicious to eat it like this.
But if you want to decorate the cake,
I think it's prettier when it hasn't dried off
and still maintains that transparency
Now the cake base is ready
thanks to our Xiao Shao
the sugar crystals for decoration are almost ready
Now we can decorate the cake.
Inside is the basic butter pound cake
frosted with butter meringue
The texture of the cake and frosting is quite thick.
in order to hold the complex decoration after
For the cake recipe
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6 inch 1 teaspoon
Xiao Shao will provide more
creative pastries and desserts for everyone
Now I will take a skewer
Draw a rough shape on the cake
Then cut it in with a knife
Take a spoon to help remove parts of the cake
Make it like a cave
Then need some extra frosting to coat the incision
use the leftover frosting
Then it is the process of art creation.
place sugar crystals according to colour from dark to light .
It is more convenient with bamboo skewer
For the outermost layer, place the transparent ones
sort of getting the vibe?
But it still lacks something
I feel like it lacks the jewellery rich sensation
Then get some gold foil.
This edible gold foil is accessible online.
And less expensive than what everyone expects
Please put it around generously
Doesn't it immediately emit
the rich and jewellery vibe?
Ok, now this exquisite geode part is finished.
It takes a little more patience to complete this.
After this, you are really a mine owner.
come and learn about pigeon blood ruby
Now we can start decorating on top
with Chinese roses and other flowers Xiao Fan delivered
These two beautiful red roses are called Carola.
My friend Gardener small Fan
in her latest episode
gave instruction to take care of Chinese roses in winter
If you need it, everyone is welcome to subscribe her.
Ok, now this is the most pretentious cake of the year.
It’s finally finished
In fact, I rarely put effort
into making cakes
But it's the annual Christmas
Rarely have a chance
If you plan for a Christmas party,
Make such a cake and decorate it
it's not a bad idea
giving you a reference
Hope you like it
Merry Christmas, everyone
I feel like I got hit again