Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Edible Lego Minifigures


Another year, another birthday... but still legos and police.  At Little Brother's insistence, this year we got a bit more adventurous and tried for colorful minifigures on the cupcakes using candy melts instead of chocolate.


Here's how:


Start with some colored candy melts.  Melt them in the microwave in snack-sized ziplock bags at 50% power.


Snip a small hole in a corner, and squeeze melted candy into a silicone minifigure mold.   The consistency is like toothpaste, so it will hold its shape.  Try not to think about how much fat saturation that takes.  Start with the head and a small dab for each hand.

 
Repeat with color of choice for shirt and pants
 

 
Shake or tap mold quickly for about 10-20 seconds to liquefy the melts and release air bubbles (which you should see come up to the top and pop).
 


Let harden in the fridge or freezer, then pop them out.
 

Pipe on some faces (black decorator's icing here, but you could use candy melts too) and you are all set.
 
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