Mini Fancies

I love miniature things. They seem a tad more quaint and have much more appeal. So I have put together a small compilation of mini treats. These are great party pieces or can be wrapped and given as token gifts.

• Marshmallow Petits Fours
• White Chocolate Cups with a Chocolate Hazelnut Filling
• Homemade Marshmallows 
• Mini Biscuit Lodge

Chocolate Marshmallow Petits Fours 

Marshmallow Petits Fours - These are so easy to make and with a little imagination an really look great. They turned out so well they were all eaten before I had a chance to take a picture of them.... So here is the picture that inspired me, click on the link below to have a peek!

White Chocolate and Nutella Cups 

These White Chocolate Nutella Cups are amazing - one of the Good Housekeeping Christmas gift ideas - click on the link below to check out the recipe. It's so simple and so cheap to do. 

The Snowy Biscuit Lodge cup topper is a real cute idea. It's a bit fiddly but really very sweet and can be decorated in so many ways. Click Here - to find a gingerbread recipe and templates.

 

Marshmallow Clouds - There are a lot of Marshmallow recipes floating around at the moment. It seems to be the latest fad in baking. Once again, I followed the Good Housekeeping recipe found here. My advice with making marshmallows: definitely use a sugar thermometer, they can be bought very cheaply, also this recipe calls for a standing mixer. One needs to be careful when working with sugar, it gets super hot and can give really bad burns if you catch it on your skin. One of the tricks with handling the marshmallow once it is in the dish and set is to make sure your hands have plenty of icing sugar on them otherwise it will stick to you! One last ingredient I would use for the outside icing sugar coating is Snow Sugar. It is basically a type of icing sugar that does not melt/go sticky. Just type in Snow Sugar to Amazon or Google and it will come up. 

Mini Marshmallow Clouds