These delicious and cute mice are a great gift for someone or just a sweet snack! This recipe can make five medium mice and three baby mice.
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Ingredients
250g icing sugar,sifted
200g tin of condensed milk
175g desiccated coconut
red food dye
sweets (for the ears)
silver cake decorating balls
liquorice 'bootlaces'
Method
STEP 1
Mix the icing sugar and the condensed milk together in a bowl. Mix in the coconut. Put the mixture in two bowls.
STEP 2
Add a few drops of red dye to each bowl and mix it in. Then add a few more drops to one of the bowls.
STEP 3
Dip a clean tablespoon into some water and let it drip. Then,lift out a big spoonful of the mixture. (For baby mice use a teaspoon and for a medium mouse use a dessertspoon)
STEP 4
Pat the spoonful smooth over the top. Turn the spoon over and put the shape onto a piece of plastic foodwrap.
STEP 5
Pinch a nose at the thinner end of the spoon shape. Then, add sweets for ears and silver balls for eyes.
STEP 6
Push a piece of liquorice under the shape , as the tail. Leave the mouse to harden on a plate. Make more mice.