Edible icing to construct gingerbread houses or other edible centerpieces.This recipe is created with Hostess products.
Ingredients
1/3poundof powdered sugar
couple dashes of cream of tartar
1egg white
ASSEMBLE WITH:
22Hostess Ding Dongs
12Hostess Sno Balls
9Hostess Twinkies
Toothpicks
Pretzel sticks
Peppermint candies, round
Coconut
1Riesen, or Rolo
Package of Sixlets round candies, green and red
Edible glue, recipe below
Optional: any small green trees you want to add to the “wonderland.”
Instructions
Beat ingredients slowly until stiff peaks form.
Place icing in a pastry bag or small plastic bag, cutting a hole cut in the bottom corner to act as a pastry bag.
Push out through the tiny hole and glue food items together as needed.
On a large cutting board, make a base of 12 Ding Dongs. Using toothpicks to anchor the pieces together, place a layer of Sno Balls on top–alternating layers of Sno Balls and Ding Dongs–ending with one Sno Ball on top, to create a tree.
Next, lay pretzel sticks down to create a train track.
Place Twinkies around 3/4 of the track, putting a pretzel stick in between each one to hold the “cars” together.
With the glue, place 4 peppermints on each Twinkie as wheels.
Glue 2 peppermint candies together on the first car, and a Riesen (or Rolo) on the back of the last car.
Sprinkle the board and tree with coconut.
Place small trees around the large edible tree. Place in the center of a holiday table!