Candy Cane Sugar Cubes

Name: Candy Cane Sugar Cubes
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 100
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 240 grams confectioners sugar; 0 teaspoons cream of tartar; 100 servings Yellow and red paste food coloring; 5 teaspoons meringue powder; 454 grams package sugar cubes; 2 Tbsps water; 2 teaspoons water, divided

If you want to add more gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and fodmap friendly recipes to your recipe box, Candy Cane Sugar Cubes might be A mixture of water, water, paste food coloring, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Arrange cubes in a single layer in a 15-in. X 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Push cubes to one side; pack into pan with rolled-up foil to stabilize cubes for decorating.

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Baking Pan

Aluminum Foil

In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, water, meringue powder and cream of tartar; beat on low speed just until combined. Beat on high for 4-5 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Keep unused icing covered at all times with a damp cloth.

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Powdered Sugar

Cream Of Tartar

Icing

Water

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Bowl

For decorating, remove 2/3 cup icing to a small bowl; add 2 teaspoons water.

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Icing

Water

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Bowl

Add a very small amount of yellow food coloring to tint icing pale ivory so it will show on white cubes. (Leave icing white if using brown cubes.)

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Yellow Food Color

Icing

Cut a very small hole in the corner of a resealable plastic bag or insert tip #2 into a pastry bag. Fill bag with icing; pipe each sugar cube with a candy cane shape.

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Candy Cane

Sugar Cubes

Icing

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Ziploc Bags

Pastry Bag

Let dry at room temperature for at least 2 hours or overnight before painting stripes on canes. (For faster drying, heat oven to 150°, turn oven off and place tray of cubes in oven for 1 hour.)

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Oven

For stripes, add 1/8 teaspoon water to 1 teaspoon icing.

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Icing

Water

Add enough red food coloring to make a dark red. With paintbrush, add stripes to canes.

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Red Food Color

Let stand until dry.

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Servings:

240grams

confectioners' sugar 0teaspoons

cream of tartar 100servings

Yellow and red paste food coloring 5teaspoons

meringue powder 454grams

package sugar cubes 2Tbsps

water 2teaspoons

water, divided

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Vietti Cascinetta Moscato d'Asti

Pale sunshine yellow color and slight frizzante, this Moscato d'Asti has intense aromas of peaches, rose petals and ginger. On the palate it is delicately sweet and sparkling with modest acidity, good balance, good complexity and a finish of fresh apricots.Wonderful as an aperitif, perfect accompaniment to Pan-Asian cuisine and lobster as well as pastry, fruit based and creamy desserts and blue cheeses.