Marbled Meringue Kisses

Roll the bag so the painted side is inside and carefully spoon in meringue mixture so it is packed in tightly.

Marbled meringue kisses.

For a sweet surprise for mum this mother s day make up a batch of marbled meringue kisses. Once you have piped all your meringue kisses and swirls place you meringues in the oven and bake for 30 minutes or until the meringues can be removed from the grease proof paper without sticking you meringues can be made ahead of your cake and stored in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. Take of the meringue and colour it with the yellow colour until you achieve a bright yellow. For the marbled effect just use a spoon edge dipped in red gel food colouring and draw lines inside the piping bag before adding the meringue mixture.

Gently combine the coloured and white meringue to create a marbled effect. Present in a beautifully wrapped gift box jar or alternatively mount each completed meringue kiss onto a thick skewer and wrap the bunch like a spray of flowers. Gradually add sugar beating well after each addition until sugar dissolves and mixture is thick and glossy. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.

Pipe the meringue mixture with a plain round nozzle onto a lined tray and bake at 100 c for approximately 2 hours or until crunchy. 11 to make the buttercream. Preheat oven to 120 c 100 c fan forced. To stripe kisses turn piping bag inside out and paint on 4 5 stripes of food coloring.

It turns out it makes enough to pipe several meringue kisses for decoration. Place a dab of meringue on four corners of pan and press paper on top to hold it down flat. Complete with a pretty bow and hand made card for a gift that shows you care.