Betty Crocker Easy Writers - On Marshmallows

Today was such a warm gorgeous day outside. I didn’t feel like heating up the chocolate curvature again so I decided to keep up with the painted designs versus the chocolate and fondant designs. I created something simple to share with neighbors to be devoured outside after dinner.  For the first time I used Betty Crocker Easy Writer Food Decorators.  I thought they were going to be PENS....that I could write with, however, they were more like paint brushes… quite thick paint brushes, actually. I liked them though and made adorable flowers. The brush was too thick to make any type of fine detail possible, so I decided to stick with simple large petals on the sides, tops and bottom of my treats.  The package says they can be used on “..cakes, cupcakes, even fruits and vegetables such as apples and mashed potatoes.” Perhaps I should write to Betty and let her know they are totally awesome on marshmallows, too!

Happy Fathers Day!

In honor of fathers day, I created these tasty little #1 Dad marshmallows. I used my regular food colorants versus the all natural colorants so that I could include more vibrant colors. I took advantage of the classic “fathers’ day tie” decor. I needed a steady hand to carefully draw the shirt collar and pocket lines straight. There is no chocolate curvature so the treat remains light and airy.

A Marshmallow of Magnitude

At a family get together today I was introduced to a new size of marshmallows. This particular marshmallow is a true roaster. It’s about three or four times the size of your standard marshmallow. I’ve never seen a marshmallow of this magnitude before… my sister claims she found them at the supermarket. I’ll definitely be checking on that to see about getting a bag or two or three.  This colossal sized marshmallow would be able to accommodate much more art than the standard marshmallow treats I normally utilize and much more chocolate coating would be used. I could also create some nice picture scenes with the colorants.  I am wondering if this is a seasonal item or a new up-and-coming marshmallow size.  Here is a picture of the gargantuan sized marshmallow next to a regular and mini-marshmallow.

Game on!

It’s Friday night! Who’s ready to roll? These full sized marshmallows each are ready to let it roll. I’ll be taking them with me to our game night and in the event we loose the dice these tasty treats could certainly act as a stand-in if gently taken off the marshmallow. I must confess, this is not the first time I have made these great gambling marshmallows. They are always a hit.  I molded the fondant into small squares and then I use a toothpick rather than a brush to paint on the black food coloring “dots”. When the marshmallow coating is almost dry I strategically added the dice. The sweet treat in the back looks like its bluffing...

The Little (really, really little) House

I still have my big bag of mini-marshmallows so decided to do a little undersized doodling today. I must admit the bag is much smaller today as I ate most of the ones I didn’t paint yesterday. This miniature delectable treat has a petite colonial house painted on it. I was using the natural colorants again, so the color choices were limiting…I wanted a blue colonial house (this one is red),  I would have put four windows across the top floor, and tried to add a little deck to the right hand side, however, there just was not enough space on this tiny edible canvas. I like that I was able to put a tree next to it (can you see the red apple dots?). I also put a chimney and puff of smoke….a fall scene; I guess… apple trees and chimney smoke may be out of season. I’ll have to get my regular food colorings and do some summer outdoor scenes with bright blue oceans and sailboats.

Mini-Marshmallow Beads

Today I felt like creating something totally different. Inspired by a colorful bracelet I saw yesterday while dining out (I ordered the portabella and mozzarella over a bed of greens).  I thought of making these really cute edible beads out of my mini-marshmallows. I carefully took the dyes and painted the mini-marshmallow with my super small brush. The edible inks didn’t dry as fast as I was hoping because I used natural colorants for the paint color such as beet juice and red cabbage. The colors are rich and the blue looks almost black. I only use them occasionally because they’re about $7.00 for an ounce of color. I’m curious if I could let the sweets sit for a few days and perhaps string them into my own edible marshmallow ‘bead’ bracelet. To keep with the crunchy natural feel of the bracelet I was thinking of I put some of the marshmallows into a mini bamboo bowl.

A Rose is a Rose....

Three lined chocoloate covered marshmallows with delicately blooming roses…the focus is phased out so the marshmallow with the first pink rose is highlighted and crisp. There are no thorns on these sweet treats……… Each pink petal was hand pressed out and then curved to the rose bud until it was in full bloom. The middle rose looks like its missing a green leaf…it’s either placed in the back or was omitted from the marshmallow in error. The sun has been shining and I think my next few floral marshmallows will be placed in the garden for their back drops.

The next few weeks will be some of the simpler marshmallow art pieces, and when summer is in full swing there will be some amazing artistic pieces coming.