Ok so I am posting pics of Sugar Bubbles and how I blow them. I say this is how "I" do it because this is how I taught myself how to make them. In this case I used Isomalt. They sell isomalt for $15.00 a bag at www.sweetc.com
I heat it to a little under 340* F because it continues to cook a bit.
NOTE: Everyone knows that sugar work can be dangerous and you can get severe burns from it. I poured hot sugar on my hand a couple of weeks ago and it was not fun!
I hope you enjoy the pics I have posted!
I have had many people PM me and it was just easier to show you how I do them! I use a blow torch to heat up my scissors and I cut them off.
Note: I noticed that if you enclose the bubble completely they will burst or pop. The air trapped inside keeps inflating! So I poke a little hole on the bottom!
MaryAnn
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Ohhhh your sugar bubbles are so amazing ( sorry if I misspell english is not my native language) this is the first time I post a message, I have to do it, you job is art. can you post more details on this, how you blow the bubbles? is that a special tool? congrats one more time!!!! Moydear77.
Jessy.
Most people use a blood pressure bulb pump. Basically you place a piece of warm sugar on the end of the pump. You slowly add air to imflate to bubble. Blowing or a use of a fan will help cool down the bubble. Let me know if you have more questions! Thanks!
MaryAnn
thanks for this!! i have always wanted to try blown sugar. But i'm seriously afraid of getting burnt. ![]()
My son has been asking me how to do this too. He wants me to teach him once i learn. Only if i could get the courage to do so, maybe later on in life i'll take up a class on how to.
any tips for avoiding getting burnt?
Ok now I see the steps on making the bublles but how about the process before this. how I get the sugar to take this consistence? what ingredients I use besides sugar? what kind of sugar also? how you get to colored?
Thanks in advance for your time. ![]()
I use Isomalt for humidity. I take three parts isomalt to one part water. I boil this to about 330*-335*F. Everyone adds coloring at different times. Some do it after the cooking process others during at a certain temp. I add it right away to try to cook out the moisture of the gel color. Gel colors work for me nicely! Do not go all the way to 340*F it will keep "cooking" after it is off the heat. I pour on a Silpat and let sit for a bit and start pulling to add sheen to it. Hope this was helpful!! Now remember this is how I do it and others have there way of doing it!!
Can you please tell the Aussie what a Silpat is? Thanks in advance.
It is a brand name here in US for a silicone baking mat.
I'm stoked to find this!!! I'm doing a ducking cake in a few weeks and wanted to put blown sugar bubbles on it. So is that a little hand pump you are using? And I'm guessing the sugar is cooled a bit. Still warm? Thank you so much!!! I'm like going crazy to give it a try like right now! But I'll have to order Isomalt first!!! ![]()
You make this look so easy - and the sports pump idea is a fantastic one as I'd been coming up stumps with a blood pressure bulb. I'm going to try this now thanks to your great picture instructions!
THESE ARE GREAT! I can't believe how I "stumbled" on this! I have to make about 24 of these to use as Christmas Ornaments on an upcoming wedding cake (Nov. 1
. Now, do you use Compressed Air to instant freeze them and also, did I understand that you put a pinhole in the bottom of the bubble?
No They harden as they cool. When I cut mine off they are copletely enclosed so I just put a small hole in the bottom. I use a blow torch to heat up the ends of my scissors and poke a little hole in it.
Compreesed air or cold spray could pop them.
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