Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Panoramic Sugar Eggs - Gone Geeky!



When I was a kid the most awesome item in the Easter basket was always the panoramic sugar egg. They always looked delicious & beautiful.  I still love them, so this year I decided to try making some using this tutorial.  Of course, me being me, I couldn't just go with the "usual" themes when it came to decorating.  So here are a few of my own designs in all their geeky glory.  

Let's start with the Pac-Man Panoramic Egg:


Yes, that is Pac-Man about to devour a power pellet inside.  And good thing too, since there's a ghost lurking nearby:


I used a red button candy for the power pellet and my trusty favorite, modeling chocolate, to roll out & shape the characters with a knife.  Royal icing added some blue maze details, eyeballs and acts as the glue to attach everything to the sugar.   The outer icing was piped on with a star shaped tip for the scalloped effect.

For Star Wars fans, there's this Yoda Superstar Egg:


Yoda is made from green modeling chocolate with royal icing eyes and all the details are drawn on with a food pen.  A small fondant cutter made the yellow modeling chocolate stars.  I added a bit of blue icing and now it's ready for a Jedi with a sweet tooth. 


It's even stormtrooper approved:


And for something more traditional, here's the Little Duckling Egg:


I used one of the DIY spring candies I made the other day for the interior and nestled him in a bit of blue icing for the "pond":


I colored the outer royal icing mint green this time and added a few flowers with a piping tip for outer accents.  They dry really fast, so within half an hour the eggs are ready to display.

Now that I've gotten the hang of making these, I can't wait to come up with more designs for future Easters!  



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11 comments:

  1. Fun idea! I think Yoda is my favorite.

    Noreen

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  2. Visiting from Someday Crafts.

    Cool.. Thanks for posting. They look fun to make.

    J.

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  3. Totally cute! My kids would love these!

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  4. Next year, I'm totally going to try this!! I would be thrilled if you stopped by my Commercial Break Thursday at http://www.suzyssitcom.com and link this project!

    suzy

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  5. I like your version. My grandma used to make these.

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  6. Wow! These are incredible. I've never heard of panoramic sugar eggs before. Glad I stopped by to see them!

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  7. Those are awesome! I was always fascinated with those panoramic eggs as a kid. I know what I'm doing this week! ;) Found you @ Embellishing Life.

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  8. These are too fun! The PacMan egg is my favorite!!! We featured this in our Fancy This Fridays Features post today! Hope you'll check it out and grab a button!

    http://trulylovelywiththelaneysisters.blogspot.com/2011/04/fancy-this-features-20-last-minute.html

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  9. Super cute Cheryl! I have featured these today. Thanks so much for linking to the sunday showcase - I greatly appreciate it. Hope you have a fabulous holiday! Thanks again ~ Stephanie Lynn

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  10. Too cool! I like the yoda one best!

    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
    Hope you have a great week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  11. Love the Pac-Man!

    Thanks for linking to Creative Juice! Hope to see you back this week...

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