Beyond Adorable R2D2 Treats
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If you have any Star Wars fans in your house or among friends and family, be sure you bookmark or print this recipe. I can’t think of a nicer way to put an unexpected and welcome smile on their faces than to share these R2D2 treats with them. Aren’t they adorable? They’re tasty too! Can be served alongside our Stormtrooper Treats for that extra special touch!
NOTE: These treats would be perfect for a birthday party, especially with a scoop of ice cream
You will need:
1 box of white chocolate ding dongs
3 egg whites
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
4 C powder sugar
sky blue, and black gel food coloring
4 disposable piping bags, fitted with a number 2 tips
1 cookie sheet fitted with parchment paper
Directions:
Unwrap the white Ding Dong from the wrapper and place onto the cookie sheet
Using a standing mixer, combine egg whites, cream of tarter, and powder sugar and mix on medium speed until stiff peaks form about 7 minutes
Split the icing into 4 bowls
Add blue gel food coloring into 1 bowl and mix until you get the shade of blue you want
Add red gel food coloring into the second bowl and mix until you get a nice shade of red
Add a tiny amount of black gel food coloring into the 3rd bowl and mix until you get a shade of grey
Add black gel food coloring and mix until you get a good shade of black that you like. Add more food coloring if need to
Scoop each icing into their own bag
Using the blue piping bag, pipe on the blue detail onto the smooth part of the ding dong
Fill in with the blue icing
Pipe a line under the bottom detail of the ding dong
Pipe a black line under the blue line
Pipe a black circle in the center of the middle big square
Pipe a grey circle in the empty space on the bottom row of squares on the right side
Pipe a red dot onto the rectangle next to the grey circle
Let dry for an hour before enjoying.
- 1 box of white chocolate ding dongs
- 3 egg whites
- 1/2 tsp cream of tarter
- 4 C powder sugar
- sky blue, red, and black gel food coloring
- 4 disposable piping bags, fitted with a number 2 tip
- 1 cookie sheet fitted with parchment paper
- Unwrap the white Ding Dong from the wrapper and place onto the cookie sheet
- Using a standing mixer, combine egg whites, cream of tarter, and powder sugar and mix on medium speed until stiff peaks form about 7 minutes
- Split the icing into 4 bowls
- Add blue gel food coloring into 1 bowl and mix until you get the shade of blue you want
- Add red gel food coloring into the second bowl and mix until you get a nice shade of red
- Add a tiny amount of black gel food coloring into the 3rd bowl and mix until you get a shade of grey
- Add black gel food coloring and mix until you get a good shade of black that you like. Add more food coloring if need to
- Scoop each icing into their own bag
- Using the blue piping bag, pipe on the blue detail onto the smooth part of the ding dong
- Fill in with the blue icing
- Pipe a line under the bottom detail of the ding dong
- Pipe a black line under the blue line
- Pipe a black circle in the middle of the middle big square
- Pipe a grey circle in the empty space on the bottom row of squares on the right side
- Pipe a red dot onto the rectangle next to the grey circle
- Let dry for an hour before enjoying
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