Mini meringue ghosts
https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/mini-meringue-ghosts
You can use these orange meringue ghosts to decorate our 'ghoulishly good cake'. If you're making with kids, make sure to help them with the piping
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Feeds
16
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Ready in
2 hours
45 minutes
Each serving contains
% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 13g
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Ingredients
- 3 Co-op British free range egg whites
- 180g Fairtrade caster sugar
- ¼ tsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp orange food colouring
- Black writing icing, to decorate
Method
- Preheat the oven to 110°C/fan 90°C/gas ¼
- Using electric beaters, whisk 3 Co-op British free range egg whites in a large, clean bowl until white and frothy, but not quite forming soft peaks
- Whisk in 180g Fairtrade caster sugar, a spoonful at a time, beating for at least 30 seconds between each addition
- Add ¼ tsp lemon juice and whisk for 4-5 mins, or until almost all the sugar has dissolved
- Fold in 2 tsp orange food colouring and then transfer to a piping bag with a medium nozzle (about 1.3cm)
- Line a baking tray, using dots of meringue under the paper to help it stay in place
- Pipe out 16 ghosts, about 3-4cm high
- Bake for 1 hour 30 mins to 2 hours, until crisp
- Leave to cool in the oven with the door open, then draw faces on them with black writing icing
- The meringues will keep in an airtight container for up to 5 days
