Ever read a recipe and know that it is your destiny to try it? I saw this fantastic method for making creme eggs on food52.com and was obsessed. It is a bit more fiddly and time-intensive than most things I make but the results are impressive even if mine look nothing like the photos on the web site.
My ingredient list was slightly adapted for metric measurements and local supplies:
- ½ cup of golden syrup
- 85g of softened butter
- Tiny pinch of salt
- 1tsp Vanilla essence
- 2⅔ cups of icing sugar
- Bag of dark chocolate bits
- Yellow Food Colouring
- Coconut Flavouring
- Toothpicks and Potatoes
It took about 3 hours from start to finish but a lot of that time was waiting for the mixture to cool down in the freezer to a workable consistency. I completely messed up tempering the chocolate, but that just makes them slightly harder to eat.