Use meringues and sweets to create perfect jellyfish – blooming marvellous!
You can also make different coloured meringues for different coloured jellyfish. Or, before you transfer the meringue mixture to the piping bag, paint the inside with food dye to get coloured streaks.
Prep time: 15 mins (cupcakes), 15 mins (meringue)
Baking time: 20 mins (cupcakes), 1 hour (meringue)
Makes: 12
For the cupcakes
100g butter
100g caster sugar
100g eggs (about 2 medium)
100g self-raising flour
35g ground almonds
½ tsp almond extract
2 tbsp milk
90g frozen blueberries
For the meringue
40g egg white (about 1 large egg)
Pinch of cream of tartar
70g caster sugar
For the buttercream
120g butter
240g icing sugar
About 2 tbsp whole milk
Grated rind of 1 lemon
Blue food dye
Plus
Black food dye
Vodka or gin
Long, colourful sweets for the jellyfish legs
from Lifestyle | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Lrlfvv