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Meringue Mushrooms

Meringue Mushrooms

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 50 each
Author Wilton Cakes

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp wilton meringue powder
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 6 tbsp sugar (plus 2 tsps sugar)
  • 1/8 tsp flavoring optional

Instructions

  • in large bowl put meringue powder, water and 3 tbsp plus 1tsp sugar
  • whip for 5 min
  • gradually add remaining sugar and continue whipping for 5 min until meringue stiff and dry
  • pipe out mushroom lids and equal number of stems on parchment paper
  • bake in preheated oven at 250 for 30 – 40 min until stems are crisp
  • remove stems and cool
  • bake tops for 15 min longer
  • turn caps over and press in center to make an indentation
  • when all is cooled insert stems into melted candy melts and insert into the caps
  • dust mushrooms with very light dusting of cocoa

Notes

do not double batch