MINI DESSERTS SOAP CHALLENGE |
May’s soap challenge hosted by Amy Warden at Great Cakes Soapworks was all about making mini desserts. It was fun to do but I had a problem setting my mind to just four desserts. In the end I made about 8, perhaps more. Choosing which four to present was not easy! Here's what I finally chose to enter:
From left to right: chocolate and nut cake with a dollop of chocolate cream, crustless blackberry cheesecake, cherry-pistachio nougat and coconut cake with chocolate cream.
The blackberry cheesecake and nougat desserts were all made with whipped CP soap to give them a light, fluffy texture. They're going to float in the bath tub when used, which will make them fun to use :). The other two and all 'chocolate cream' are CP soap made using the regular method. Coconut milk was used in all the desserts.
1. choconut cake:
Food item used: coconut milk, cocoa powder. Scented with hazelnut toffee FO by Bramble Berry.
CP soap batter + cocoa powder.
In go the 'nuts', i.e. chopped up vanilla soap pieces.
and ... viola!
2. crustless blackberry cheesecake:
The fruit and sauce are all M&P plus liquid non-bleed soap colourant. the soap is made from whipped cp soap. Scented with non-discolouring vanilla.
whipped hard oils (palm oil, shea butter, coconut oil) |
liquid oils added, whipping goes on ... lye added, more whipping. |
finally, coconut milk and the last of the whipping. |
colourant added to cake base |
cake mix piped in |
M&P fruit added |
sauce |
3. cherry & pistachio nougat.
The same batter as that used above. Non-discolouring vanilla used to scent batter.
my 'pistachio' was made from white M&P soap + non-bleed soap dye.
The cherries are red CP soap chopped into small pieces, the choc is vanilla scented soap .
in go the cherries |
nougat mix in the mould |
unmoulded and cut to expose the inside |
cut into bite-size pieces |
4. coconut cake:
This soap was scented with vanilla coconut FO blend and has finely
ground dessicated coconut in and on it. Decorated with a vanilla
chocolate cream dollop.
I made more 'goodies' but those above are the four I entered.
The others:
Marshmallows: decorated with M&P 'chocolate' soap and sprinkles |
Mini CP cupcakes with vanilla cream and chocolate topping. Sprinkled with cocoa powder.
CP toffee soap.
and this is what I got:
Then decorated it with a M&P berry.
Thank you Amy for organising this. It was a fun challenge to do. Good luck to all fellow soapers who took on this challenge :).
I love your chocolate cake! It looks a lot like fudge to me. Well done!
OdpowiedzUsuńHi Julie, and thank you. I like how the 'fudge' turned out, too. And it smells divine!
UsuńEverything looks wonderful, and I agree the chocolate cake looks so fudgy and delicious! Well done!
OdpowiedzUsuńThank you very much, Amber.
UsuńEverything looks so delicious!! I love how you made the blackberry cheesecake in a log mold and cut them down to size. Great idea! It all looks very realistic - well done!!
OdpowiedzUsuńThanks, Amy. The log mould was actually improvised and small (12cm x 6cm) made from cardboard paper. I like how it turned out and might try making something similar again, someday :).
UsuńThese all look good enough to East, especially the nougat!
OdpowiedzUsuńThank you, Claire.
UsuńMy goodness, your details (such as the pistachois and toffee) look so real, and the desserts all look so delicious! Great job!
OdpowiedzUsuńThank you, Cee! It means a lot coming from you :).
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