Desserts & Baking

Spun sugar

By Abigail Donnelly
Makes enough for 1 cake
Easy
20 minutes

One sure-fire way to impress your guests is adding spun sugar to your desserts. The golden nests are stunning to look at and delicious as well.

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Ingredients

Method
  • 200 g sugar

Method

Ingredients

1. Melt the sugar in a saucepan over a low heat until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Allow to stand for about 2 minutes.

2. Carefully dip a fork into the caramel. Working from a height and very quickly, drizzle the sugar over the handle of a wooden spoon so that the caramel makes strands over the handle. Cut them off at the top, shape into soft nests and place on a baking tray while you work.

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Photograph: Jan Ras
Production: Abigail Donnelly and Hannah Lewry
Food assistant: Josh van Zyl and Tahila Pillay
Abigail Donnelly

Recipe by: Abigail Donnelly

Nothing excites Woolworths TASTE's Food Director quite as much as the challenge of dreaming up recipes with innovative new foods – or the thrill of creating deliciousness on a plate with the humblest of ingredients. With Abi by your side, you’ll be a cooking expert in no time at all.

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