How to prepare mastic for a cake yourself

Covering the cake with mastic is increasingly used when decorating it at home. If earlier in this way the celebratory pastry was created mainly by professionals, now more and more housewives bake real masterpieces to the solemn table. Mastic for a cake with their own hands is very simple, with a minimum set of ingredients. But the final composition on the cake will depend on the skill and imagination of the cook.

Recipe

There are several ways of preparing this material for the creation of an artistic composition. But mostly they are based on a fruit marshmallow called marshmallow. 70 grams of this marshmallow will require about 30 grams of butter (or a little condensed milk), powdered sugar with a reserve and dyes (depending on what the composition will be). They must be necessarily edible. Sometimes cake decoration is also used with special confectionery markers, which you can write, and colored beads (all ingredients are available in the confectionery department).

Preparing the cake for the cake with their own hands is very simple. Marshmallow with butter (condensed milk) put in a deep bowl (not metal) and heated in a microwave oven. Usually it takes 20-30 seconds, most importantly, do not overdo it. Then the mass is thoroughly mixed with a spoon and the sugar powder is gradually added, mixing the dough. Then mastic spread on the table, sprinkled with powder, and knead.

Ready mastic can be dyed with food colors. If the cake is prepared for a children's holiday, it is better to use vegetable juices (beet, carrot, spinach).

Prepared in this way, the mastic is perfectly rolled out with a conventional rolling-pin (instead of flour, powdered sugar is used), absolutely any figures can be molded from it: flowers and leaves, fairy-tale characters and animals, in general, everything that fancies. As for the cake itself, which will hide under a layer of mastic, it can be anything. To adorn well kept, it is desirable that between it and the cake was a layer of cream.

In addition to the classic recipe for the preparation of material for decoration, there are other, for example, chocolate mastic for a cake with their own hands, too, is done simply. On 1 tile of dark chocolate take a pack of marshmallow, 1/4 cup of fat cream, a couple of spoons of cognac and powdered sugar. Naturally, such a mastic child's cake is not worth decorating. All ingredients (except for powder) are mixed by heating in a water bath. Then gradually pour the powder, kneading the mass, as in the previous case. From the brown mastic is beautifully obtained decoration for chocolate cakes, as well as compositions "under the tree" (barrels, decks, hemp).

Many, after they bake their first cake with mastic, try to send a recipe, a photo with the result and comments to friends, acquaintances, in general, to everyone who is only possible. This is due to the fact that even a beginner, as a rule, the result is simply terrific. And with experience, there is a certain skill, so that the culinary master begins to make his masterpieces, not only for loved ones, but also for sale. So mastic for a cake with their own hands can bring not only a holiday to the family, but also to replenish the budget. And that the finished product looked as attractive as possible, decorations are recommended to be done in advance (2-3 days before baking the cake itself) and greased with vodka, then they will be bright, shiny and strong enough.