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Terrifying teacakes made from marshmallow ghosts from Supper in the Suburbs
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Terrifying Teacakes

These Terrifying Teacase are simply chocolate biscuits topped with jam and marshmallow ghosts
Prep Time6 hours
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time6 hours 15 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: British
Servings: 16 teacakes
Calories: 144.76kcal

Ingredients

  • 16 chocolate digestive biscuits
  • 225 g strawberry jam
  • 8 leaves gelatin
  • 225 g caster sugar
  • 8 tbsp golden syrup
  • 4 tbsp cold water
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 tbsp cornflour
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
  • black edible marker pen or black writing icing

Instructions

  • Layout the chocolate biscuits on to a tray.
  • Using a teaspoon place a small blob of strawberry jam in the centre of each biscuit.
  • Place the biscuits to one side while you make the marshmallow.
  • Cut the gelatin into small pieces and cover with a little water. Leave for ten minutes until the gelatin leaves are soft.
  • In the meantime, add the sugar, 4 tbsp of golden syrup and 4 tbsp of water to a heavy bottomed saucepan.
  • Heat the pan on a medium flame until the sugar has completely dissolved.
  • Turn the pan up to a higher heat and, using a sugar thermometer, boil the sugar syrup until it has reached 240F.
  • Just before the syrup hits 240F, drain your gelatin leaves and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds or until they have melted completely.
  • Pour the melted gelatin into a large bowl and begin to whisk with the last 4 tbsp of golden syrup.
  • As soon as the sugar syrup hits 240F remove from the heat and begin to drizzle into the mixing bowl, keeping the mixer on a medium/low speed.
  • Mix for 5 minutes until the marshmallow mix becomes pale and doubles in size.
  • Turn the mixer on high for the final 5 minutes until the marshmallow becomes, thick, glossy and is treble the volume it originally was.
  • Once it becomes difficult to mix spoon the mixture into three seperate icing bags.
  • Let the mix cool for 5 minutes before cutting the end of the icing bag so that the opening is about an inch wide.
  • Pipe a ring of marshmallow around the jam on each biscuit using the first piping bag. Leave this to set for 5-10 minutes until.
  • Next, pipe a slightly smaller ring on top the first with the third piping bag. Again let this sit for 5 minutes until firm.
  • Using the third and final icing bag, pipe a blob on top of the previous marshmallow ring to create the ghosts head.
  • Mix the cornflour and icing sugar together and dust over the top of the marshmallows.
  • Leave for 5 hours until the marshmallow is completely firm.
  • To finish, draw on a ghoulish face.

Notes

If you have a stand mixer you will find this a lot easier - alternatively ask someone to help while you pour the hot sugar syrup over the gelatin mix. Being careful to avoid a sugar burn.
On a hot and humid day it might take longer for the marshmallows to firm up, leave overnight if possible and dredge with more of the icing sugar/cornflour mix.
Once the marshmallow has begun to cool work quickly or it will set before you can pipe it!

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 144.76kcal | Carbohydrates: 35.03g | Protein: 0.55g | Fat: 0.25g | Saturated Fat: 0.14g | Sodium: 11.04mg | Potassium: 13.05mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 30.99g | Vitamin A: 0.16IU | Vitamin C: 1.24mg | Calcium: 3.7mg | Iron: 0.12mg