Sugared Fruit --Which Fruit To Sugar??

Decorating By sugartopped Updated 29 Aug 2006 , 7:43am by MissBaritone

sugartopped Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
sugartopped Posted 6 Apr 2006 , 3:09am
post #1 of 12

I've been reading about how to sugar fruit and it seems doable!! Gonna give it a shot. But I was wondering about what type of fruit typically works best?? For most of the things I've been reading stuff like: apples, grapes, pears, etc...kinda 'larger type fruit' or fruit w/a thicker 'skin'. I was actually going to do smaller stuff like: strawberries, blueberries, grapes, raspberries, cherries. Do you think it would still work??

Thanks, Christine

11 replies
golfgirl1227 Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
golfgirl1227 Posted 6 Apr 2006 , 4:12am
post #2 of 12

Grapes and cherries will work. Probably blueberries too. Not sure about raspberries strawberries.

millionairess Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
millionairess Posted 6 Apr 2006 , 6:22am
post #3 of 12

I've done this a couple of times with strawberries, grapes & even cherry tomatoes. There is a photo of the cake in my photos page. Basically, i coat them with a thin layer of egg white & drizzle the sugar over it & dust off the excess, then let it dry.

beany Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
beany Posted 6 Apr 2006 , 6:44am
post #4 of 12

I love the look of sugared fruit!
Here is one of my favourite cakes...I think these are sugared cherries? Not sure.
LL

joanmary Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
joanmary Posted 13 Apr 2006 , 6:21pm
post #5 of 12

So, what exactly is the process for sugaring fruit. Any way to do it without the egg white - a little leary of that. And anyone know if raspberries are ok to do? TIA.

antonia74 Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
antonia74 Posted 13 Apr 2006 , 6:26pm
post #6 of 12

You can pretty much sugar any fruits or flowers/leaves that are semi-hard and don't weep juices. Grapes, figs, gooseberries, capegooseberries, crab apples, pears, roses, etc. Raspberries won't work well.

You brush on the egg white very thinly and lightly with a small paintbrush and then carefully toss the fruit in jelly/superfine sugar. (Regular granulated sugar will work, but it's not that fine delicate coating of sugar that looks as thin as a shell in the end.)

Let the fruits dry to a crunchy coating, a few hours or overnight.

Don't put sugared fruits in the fridge or they will eventually get moist and the sugar weeps...ruining the effect.

I have lots of cakes in my Photos covered in bunches of sugared flowers and some cakes with fruits too.
LL

sugartopped Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
sugartopped Posted 13 Apr 2006 , 6:31pm
post #7 of 12

i ended up running out time and didn't get a chance to do the sugared fruit. a little disappointed....but i need to manage my time better!!

i dont think the raspberries would have worked well. i'm not sure about the strawberries.

but i was going to use the merginue powder instead of 'real' egg whites, from what i've read...then the fruit can be eaten.

princessjellybean Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
princessjellybean Posted 13 Apr 2006 , 6:41pm
post #8 of 12

is this sugared fruit edible..i mean bec of the egg whites?

KHalstead Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
KHalstead Posted 13 Apr 2006 , 6:51pm
post #9 of 12

it's totally edible.......and it tastes WONDERFULL!!!! They sell pasturized egg whites in the store by the way....also I'm sure you could do it with the meringue powder! Haven't tried it that way though....but it says it can be used in any recipe calling for egg whites!

princessjellybean Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
princessjellybean Posted 13 Apr 2006 , 7:03pm
post #10 of 12

thanks, i should try it some time.

naotter Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
naotter Posted 29 Aug 2006 , 3:22am
post #11 of 12

Ok - this might be strange - but here it is.

Has anyone done this to gum paste roses or is there something else that would give me the same effect. I love rose, and I love this effect and I am trying to plan a cake with this effect on gum paste roses accented with rock cany.

Do you think this would work?

MissBaritone Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
MissBaritone Posted 29 Aug 2006 , 7:43am
post #12 of 12

Yes meringue powder mixed with egg white can be used

You can also sugar any edible flowers including roses, violets, primroses and nasturtiums

Quote by @%username% on %date%

%body%