This post may contain affiliate links
Mini edible tiaras, seriously what's not to love, and with the right cutter you can whip up a stack of them and have them ready to pop onto pretty much anything to give it a bit of royal treatment.
Macarons.......check. Marshmallows........yup. Stacked cookies.....ah-huh.
They are really quite tiny, pretty much they just fit around my thumb. The cutter set I used (link here: Crowns Patchwork Cutters
) has a larger size tiara as well which is perfect for the top of a cake so you could make a whole princess (or prince/king) party.
photo by Alyce & Colette Photographers
Now I have made a video on how to make the tiara but as I was silly enough to start upgrading my other computer with the video on it and I think it will be another few days before I have access to it. In the meantime I have written out the instructions below.
How to make an edible tiara
You can use any cutter or hand cut the shape yourself, however I have included links to the cutter I used. If you scroll to the bottom of the post I have also included a recipe for small batch mexican paste which should make up a few dozen of these mini tiaras.
Ingredients
Mexican paste colored light orange or ivory (buy premix or see small batch recipe below)
tiara cutter (available here: Crowns Patchwork Cutters
)crisco or similar solid but soft white fat
2 X small white rolling pin - one for rolling the other (2cm or 3/4" for setting the tiaras onto to dry)
toothpick
edible gold dust*, rose spirits and paint brush
or edible gold paint/spray
*make sure the dust or paint is edible, saying non toxic does not necessarily mean edible and many glitters and dusts sold in cake decorating stores are for decorative purposes only. The links below are edible.
US suppliers - Amazon
Available to Australia via Fishpond
Crowns Patchwork Cutters
Rub a little crisco onto the small tiara/crown cutter.
Using a small rolling pin roll out the mexican paste very thin (like really really thin) and press the tiara/crown cutter into the paste to cut out the shape. I like to do this on a piece of plastic wrap which is a little fiddly but I know the paste can not stick to the counter.
If necessary use the toothpick to gently remove the mexican paste shape from the cutter. Use the toothpick to remove any excess paste from the shape and the small heart at the front if desired (see the you tube tutorial for more detail).
Place onto a small rolling pin to shape the tiaras. The one I used is around 2cm or 3/4" wide or around the same size as a permanent marker tube. You can use anything that is clean and food safe you have sitting around for this.
Paint the tiaras with the edible gold paint, either by using a premixed paint or mixing edible gold luster dust with rose spirits. Don't worry they may not look very sparkly while wet.
Allow to dry. Once dry you may wish to give them an extra coat or brush a little extra gold luster dust onto the tiaras to add extra shine.
Store in an airtight container until required. You can make these weeks in advance.
Adhere to tops of macarons, marshmallows or cookies with a little royal icing.
Small batch Mexican Paste
75g pure icing sugar (2 5/8 powdered sugar)
1 tsp gum tragacanth or tylose powder
Knead together well. Store wrapped in plastic in an airtight container at room temperature. Knead again well before use. Can be colored as required.
Affiliate links may earn me money and contribute to supporting this blog.
Original Ideas, photography and recipes by Linda Vandermeer do not reuse without permission.
