Sweet grazing platter
The holiday season is the perfect time to indulge in delicious treats and enjoy quality time together. How about creating a sweet snack board filled with homemade goodies? With this recipe, you can make a festive board loaded with meringues, brownies, cookies, and other delightful surprises. It’s perfect as a dessert after Christmas dinner or as a treat during a cozy afternoon with friends and family. Place the board on the table and let everyone dig in. Let the festivities begin!
What you need to make your sweet grazing platter:
Ingredients
- 200 g FunCakes Mix for Buttercream
- 500 g FunCakes Mix for Cookies
- 500 g FunCakes Mix for Fudge Brownie
- 14 g FunCakes Meringue Powder
- 150 g FunCakes Deco Melts Toffee
- 600 g FunCakes Deco Melts Dark Choco flavour
- 200 g FunCakes Chocolate Melts White
- FunCakes Mini Chocolate Crispy Pearls Mix
- FunCakes Nonpareils Bronze
- FunCakes Bake Release Spray
- 650 g unsalted butter
- 375 g fine sugar
- 325 ml water
- 300 g unsalted peanuts
- FunCakes Magic Roll-Out Powder
- 5 eggs (approx. 250 g)
- Pringles natural
- Soup sticks
Necessities
- FunCakes Decorating Bags
- FunCakes Parchment Paper Sheets 30x 30 cm
- Wilton Decorating Tip #6B
- Wilton Wide Glide Rolling Pin 50 cm
- PME Deep Square Pan 20 x 20 x 7,5cm
- PME Round & Wavy Edge Cutter set/4
Preheat the oven to 120°C (convection oven 100°C) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
In a grease-free bowl, whip 14 g FunCakes Meringue Powder, 125 ml water, and 125 g caster sugar at high speed until you achieve a fluffy white mixture. While the mixer is still running, gradually add 250 g caster sugar and continue mixing for 8 minutes until the mixture forms stiff peaks and clings to the whisk.
Prepare a decorating bag with decorating tip #6B. Scoop the meringue into the decorating bag and pipe elegant swirls onto the baking parchment. Sprinkle with bronze sugar pearls and bake the meringues for 1.5 hours. Allow them to cool in the oven with the door slightly open. Melt the FunCakes Deco Melts Dark Choco as indicated on the packaging and dip the meringues. Let them set on baking parchment in the fridge.
Prepare 500 g FunCakes Mix for Cookies as directed on the packaging, wrap the dough in cling film, and chill for one hour in the fridge. Roll out the dough to a thickness of 3 mm, cut out shapes, and place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Brush the dough shapes with egg yolk, sprinkle with peanuts, and press them down gently with an egg yolk-coated brush. Bake the cookies in a preheated oven at 180°C (convection oven 160°C) for 9-12 minutes until golden brown. Let them cool on a flat surface.
Prepare 500 g FunCakes Mix for Fudge Brownie as indicated on the packaging. Line the base of a square baking tin with parchment paper and spray the sides with FunCakes Bake Release Spray. Pour the batter into the tin and bake in a preheated oven at 160°C (convection oven 140°C) for 35 minutes. Place the brownie directly into the fridge after baking and allow it to chill overnight for best results.
Melt the FunCakes Deco Melts Toffee as indicated on the packaging and dip half of each Pringle into the melts. Let them set in the fridge. Meanwhile, melt FunCakes Deco Melts Dark Choco, put it into a decorating bag, snip off the tip, and drizzle zigzag lines over the chips. Allow them to set in the fridge again.
Melt the FunCakes Chocolate Melts White and Deco Melts Dark Choco flavour as indicated on the packaging. Dip soup sticks into the melts and immediately sprinkle with FunCakes Mini Crispy Pearls. Use decorating bags filled with the melted white and dark chocolate to drizzle zigzag lines over the breadsticks. Let them set in the fridge.
Melt the FunCakes Deco Melts Dark Choco Flavour and stir in the peanuts. Spoon small heaps of the mixture onto a baking tray lined with parchment and let them set in the fridge.
Prepare 200 g FunCakes Mix for Buttercream as indicated on the packaging and place it in a decorating bag with decorating tip #6B. Cut the brownie into small squares and arrange all the prepared snacks alongside the buttercream decoratively on a serving board.