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Meringue Swan

Meringue Swan
  • Time : 1 h 15
  • Difficulty :  medium

Ingredients for Meringue Swan :

  • swiss meringue
  • royal icing
  • cocoa powder
  • almonds

Technical stages for Meringue Swan :

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1

Fill up a pastry bag with swiss meringue. Drop a knob of meringue at each corner of a baking sheet.

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2

Stick baking paper on top of it. This way it will stick well and won't move during the baking process.

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3

Lay the meringue in drops on a sheet of baking paper. This is the central part of the swan.

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4

Now, put a ball-shaped meringue on each body. It will be the head.

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5

Add a tiny bit of almond to get the beak...

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6

...and sprinkle with cocoa powder.

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7

Bake at 100°C (212°F) for 1 hour.

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8

With an icing bag and a bit of colored royal icing, make eyes for the swan. Let it dy. Keep in a sealed container. Easy and impressive.

#Uses:

Decoration for cakes, desserts, Christmas pudding...

Thank you for following this recipe !

The essentials

To make this recipe, some of these items will be required:

12 tubes box polycarbonate12 tubes box polycarbonate 39.40 Euro
Oven sheet blue steel 40 x 30 cmOven sheet blue steel 40 x 30 cm 9.80 Euro