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Home » Recipes » How to sugar branches and berries for cakes and cupcakes

How to sugar branches and berries for cakes and cupcakes

December 13, 2017 by Emily Hutchinson

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Learn how easy it is to sugar branches and berries to make any cake look amazing. I love the look of anything sugared and I’m sure you can sugar just about anything! Sugared branches and berries make for a festive cake topper for Christmas and New Years. Follow these easy steps below 🙂

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how to sugar cranberries and branches

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How to sugar branches and berries for cakes and cupcakes

How to sugar branches and berries for beautiful and festive garnish on cakes and cupcakes.
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Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 Cup sugar
  • 3 Cup water

Instructions
 

  • Heat your water and sugar in a sauce pan big enough to fit a small bag of cranberries or cut Evergreen branches. I used Noble Fir.
  • Heat to a boil and dissolve your sugar.
  • When sugar is dissolved, add in what you want sugared. Cook for maybe 3 minutes. You don't want cranberries to boil too long or they will pop.
  • Remove from heat, strain out branches or berries and place on a wire rack to dry. 15 minutes to an hour.
  • Once dry, coat them in a bowl of sugar and gently shake off access.

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