Sweet trees

TreelyTastyTreats

Could you all help me please. I am trying to work out which insurance is best if I sell the sweet trees, also do I need a food hygiene certificate to make and sell them?

Thank you

britbok

JessicaAnn wrote: »

Hello everyone, I have a quick question, on different shaped sweets (such as liquorice alsorts) how do you disguise the gaps? Or even make them not be there!! Thanks, Jessica.

You can cover the ball in coloured icing or in coloured tissue paper to hide the white gaps.

britbok

TreelyTastyTreats wrote: »

Could you all help me please. I am trying to work out which insurance is best if I sell the sweet trees, also do I need a food hygiene certificate to make and sell them?

Thank you

Not sure about this but guess that you would need a food hygiene rating etc as doing them entails handling the sweets a fair amount (gloves are an absolute must). Haven't looked into insurance as I only make them for family and friends birthdays etc

OlleyKe

Perfumeprincess wrote: »

I can make these trees but am really struggling to get hold of the small metal tins to place them in, any ideas please

Thanks

You can get some nice one on Ebay, but I can't post the link they're listed under 'Metal Wedding Favour Buckets/Pails - Various Colours'

sweet_baby_cakes

OMG!!!!!!:eek: I have just made my first sweetie tree for my table center pieces Well its the size of my head (bigger) and had used 350+ chubr chubs lolly's will post a pic asap only another 6 to go:rotfl:laugh:

Alfiesmummy_2

Rather than glue I was told.to.use cocktail sticks

ajnicho

britbok wrote: »

Not been into the forums much this week but will try to answer for you. I brush the chocolate on the ball in sections (obviously the section I am about to put sweets on), then dip the sweet in the chocolate and place on the ball. You may have to hold it in place for a short while. The icing sugar/water mix should be very thick - you could also add a little CMC/Tylo to make it a firmer glue. You will need some patience as the sweets can start to slide off.

You can support the stick with anything, chocolate, stones - coloured or otherwise, as Nanamia said it is only to hold the ball in the pot and stop it from falling over.

Hope this helps

Do you celophane the oasis before layering in chocolate/royal icing sugar?

I've read through the previous posts, just asking your opinion really

britbok

ajnicho wrote: »

Do you celophane the oasis before layering in chocolate/royal icing sugar?

I've read through the previous posts, just asking your opinion really

I don't put anything on the ball and not sure how well chocolate or icing would hold on celophane

welshchick_2

britbok wrote: »

Morning

Made my first sweet tree this weekend, did a Liquorice Allsorts one and as a practice and it turned out quite nice. However I would like to do the colourful cable tree but cannot find where to get the sweets from, can anyone help? Thanks

Hi

I am trying to make a Liquorice allsorts sweet tree for my grandad, he loves them! Can I ask how you stuck them onto the ball please?

Cheers

britbok

welshchick wrote: »

Hi

I am trying to make a Liquorice allsorts sweet tree for my grandad, he loves them! Can I ask how you stuck them onto the ball please?

Cheers

I used cocktail sticks to put them on

HTH