Start with a batch of fairy cakes, peel off the paper, cut the top off, turn over & put the extra bit on the top.- Get yourself some marzipan and if you haven't done so already, put a blob of gree food colouring in & mix it up Handy tip: put the marzipan into a freezer bag & mix it up, so your hands won't get covered in green food colouring.
- Pull off a small amount of marzipan & roll out to 5mm, take a large round cutter & cut a circle out.
- Cover the fairy cake in apricot glaze & stick the marzipan to it & smooth over, tuck any extra bits underneath.
- Measure out 18g of marzipan for the head, roll into a ball, flatten slightly, slice one end for the mouth & shape it. Use apricot glaze to stick this to the top of the base.
- For the eyes roll out small balls of marzipan & stick these to the back of the head.
- To whiten the eye, use a thick water-icing paste and dab-on carefully with a cocktail stick/skewer.
- To do the pupils use ready made writing icing, make sure it's soft (put the tube in a cup of hot water to soften), practise first & dot the eyes.
- Repeat for each frog & you should have yourselves a little crowd of the fellas.
- Now tidy up your mess before you eat one.
To view a step by step photo guide go to this flickr page
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