Perhaps, such way of decoration of cakes as ornament mastic is familiar to everyone, however not everyone knows that it is possible to make mastic easily and simply even in house conditions. From mastic which recipe is offered below it is possible to create any ukrashatelny compositions for cakes and pies.
It is required to you
- - one glass of powdered milk;
- - one glass of icing sugar;
- - five tablespoons of a condensed milk;
- - lemon juice tablespoon;
- - any food colors (it is possible to use and natural in the form of juice of beet, carrots, etc.)
Instruction
1. First of all it is necessary to prepare all ingredients for mastic preparation as it is necessary to prepare it quickly. So, in separate tanks to measure a glass of powdered milk (it is possible to use also dry children's mix or cream), a glass of icing sugar (granulated sugar is no good, with it mastic not to turn out), five spoons of a condensed milk and on one-two tablespoons of juice of beet, carrots, etc. (it in case you need to prepare mastic of different flowers.
2. The next stage - mixing of all ingredients. It is necessary to lay out icing sugar and powdered milk in a deep bowl, then to add couple of spoons of a condensed milk and to mix, then to add still a spoon of condensed milk and again to mix (to spread all condensed milk to a cut it is unnecessary, otherwise, first, mastic will be kneaded worse, secondly, - longer). As soon as from the received ingredients the lump turns out, it is necessary to start a mastic vymeshivaniye hands. As a result the weight which consistence reminds plasticine has to turn out.
3. The final stage - mastic coloring. For this purpose it is necessary to divide mastic into several parts (the quantity depends on how many shades you wish to receive mastic), then to add to each piece on some droplets of a fresh juice of vegetables or fruit and to mix carefully. For example, carrot juice is capable to paint mastic in orange color, beet - pink and red, spinach juice - green.
4. After mastic is ready, it is necessary to wind it with food wrap and to allow to lie down at the room temperature not less than an hour, only after that it is possible to start decoration of desserts.