Ingredients

• 1/2 cup - sugar
• A few drops - green, yellow, red colour
• 2-3 drops - vanilla essence

How to Make Edible Decorations

• To make coloured sugar:
• Put 1/2 cup granulated sugar in small glass jar, with a tight lid.
• Add a few drops of green, yellow, red or desired colour to it.
• Add 2-3 drops vanilla essence.
• Close lid tight and shake the jar vigorously till the sugar is uniformly coated with the colour.
• To make iced leaves:
• Prepare 1 cup basic helping of coloured sugar and add the desired colour while beating.
• Pipe out mistletoe shaped leaves, berries, bells etc. on a clean wax paper and allow to dry and stiffen.
• Highlight the shades by applying a few thin strokes of edible colour-dipped brush.
• Lift and store carefully. Use them as decorations on cakes, puddings, etc when required.