Today I am going to share quite possibly the simplest little DIY tutorial for your wedding or event that I used recently at my own wedding – these super heart shaped sugar cubes.

They are so cute, took about half an hour to make more than enough for our 150 guests, and were the perfect finishing touch to our post wedding breakfast coffee (for those who didn’t opt for the espresso martinis )

 

YOU WILL NEED

* caster sugar – I used a 500g bag for ALL the hearts I made

* food colouring (if you want them to be coloured)

* a tiny cookie cutter – I used heart shaped but you could do flowers, your initials, anything really. Have a look at Squires Kitchen who have loads of options

* a few drops of water

* greaseproof paper

THE HOW TO

Pour half your sugar into a clean glass bowl, and add the water a few drops at a time, stirring until the sugar is combined and in a ball that can easily be transferred as one piece… if it gets too wet just add a bit more sugar, and if it’s still too dry and crumbly, add a few more drops of water.

To this half add a couple of drops of food colouring and stir until you achieve the desired colour – I used about 2 drops of red colouring to get the pink of my hearts below.

Empty your sugar mixture onto a sheet of greaseproof paper and pop another sheet on the top, then either roll with a rolling pin, or simply pat with the palm of your hand until the sugar is about 1cm deep.

Using your cutter, cut the sugar into shapes and carefully lift onto another sheet of greaseproof paper.

Repeat all of the above with the other half of the mixture, either using a different food colouring or leaving plain.

Leave them all to dry for a few hours, or preferably overnight, then store in an airtight container.

Et voila! So easy, but such a sweet finishing touch.

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