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DIY Ombre Sweets

The Wedding Chicks Colored Sugar Recipe is Alluring and Tempting

— July 30, 2012 — Lifestyle
This easy do-it-yourself ‘Wedding Chicks’colored sugar recipe is a cute way to spice up your sweets. This idea is great for serving up tea and coffee when entertaining guests, and can even be used to decorate desserts.

Since ombre is all the rage in fashion this season, who says it can’t apply to food as well? All that’s needed to create these heart-shaped treats is some white sugar, liquid meringue and food coloring paste. Once you have mixed the ingredients together and added the food coloring, you then flatten out the mixture, and with the aid of a cookie cutter can create the heart-shaped bites. The nice thing about this project is that you can use any color you please, and can create any shape as well.

This versatile project from the Wedding Chicks blog is great for any occasion, and would make for a lovely homemade gift idea as well.
Trend Themes
1. Ombre Food - There is a disruptive innovation opportunity to create ombre food products, such as candies and baked goods, using creative coloring techniques.
2. DIY Dessert Decor - There is a disruptive innovation opportunity to create DIY dessert decor kits that allow consumers to easily customize and decorate their sweets using colored sugars and other edible decorations.
3. Personalized Homemade Gifts - There is a disruptive innovation opportunity to create personalized homemade gift kits that provide all the necessary ingredients and instructions for making unique treats like ombre sweets.
Industry Implications
1. Food Manufacturing - The food manufacturing industry can capitalize on the trend of ombre food by developing new products and recipes that offer visually appealing color gradients.
2. DIY Hobby and Craft - The DIY hobby and craft industry can tap into the trend of DIY dessert decor by offering specialized tools, molds, and coloring kits for creating intricate and beautiful designs on sweets.
3. Gift and Specialty Retail - The gift and specialty retail industry can embrace the trend of personalized homemade gifts by curating unique gift sets and offering customized packaging options for homemade treats.
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