Sorry bout last question, help please, and 10 to best?!
Sorry bout last question, help please, and 10 to best?
ok i'm going to make my mom a cake, and cover it with fondant.
here is the recipe
http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1613,1591...
ok so i dont have a candy thermometer or a marble slab.
and i cant buy anything more because i have no more money i wasted all my money today buying the ingredients, but i didn't realize that i needed the candy thermometer or the marble slab. so what can i do about it?
how can i improvise?
Answers:
No marble slab - use a clean flat baking tray. You could even use a clean worktop, but I wouldn't recommend that as the sugar syrup will be very hot and the surface might blister. As for no candy thermometer, you are boiling the syrup unitl it becomes thicker. When you lift some of the liquid with your spoon and let it drop back into the pan, when it stops being very runny and falls in bigger globules, it should be about ready. Check other replies for confirmation of this.
The recipe says to boil until reduced without stirring - but I WOULD stir to help prevent burning. Sugar burns very easily at the bottom of the pot and would spoil the finished result.
Good luck !!