Marshmallow Dolls for Doll's Festival
- 2 Marshmallows (round)
- 1 Chocolate pen (white)
- 10 Konpeito candies (pink)
- 10 Konpeito candies (green)
- 1 Chocolate
- 1 White chocolate
- 1 small quantity Food dye (red)
- 1 small quantity Food dye (blue)
- 1 Dragees (as desired)
- 1 Peanut
- Make pedestals by drawing circles with the white chocolate pen, and placing the konpeito candies on each chocolate circle with no space between them.
- For the prince, make a crown and 'shaku' (ritual baton) using the peanut and melted chocolate.
- For the princess, make a crown and fan using the chocolate pen and dragees.
- Stab a marshmallow with a bamboo skewer, so it will be easier to work with later.
- (Stand it up in a cup to dry).
- Melt the white chocolate and add a small quantity of red food dye to make pink chocolate.
- Use it to draw the kimono and cheeks of the princess on the marshmallow.
- Once the kimono chocolate is cooled and dry, make reddish-pink chocolate.
- Use a toothpick to draw patterns on the kimono with the reddish-pink chocolate.
- Attach the fan and crown with melted chocolate.
- Draw the princess's face.
- Paint the prince's kimono with blue chocolate and draw the face with melted chocolate in the same way.
- Place the prince and princess on each pedestal of konpeito candies.
- Make an origami 'byobu' (folding screen) out of gold paper.
- They are done.
marshmallows, chocolate, chocolate, white chocolate, dragees, peanut
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/170899-marshmallow-dolls-for-dolls-festival (may not work)