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Meringue Mushrooms

“These take a bit of work and time, but are spectacular. They are highly prized for Christmas gift-giving! As with other meringue recipes, these should only be made on a dry day. You will need a pastry bag with a plain tip. If you can save some green plastic berry baskets from the summertime, these mushrooms look totally realistic placed in them.”

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Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2012

toosweet, but cute

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janicemarie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2012

So easy and people thought they were real!! The only thing I changed was I melted chocolate kisses and used them to put the caps and stems together. Fantastic!!!

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JennyCakes

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Conception Bay South, Newfoundland, Canada

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2011

Easy to make, and really resemble real mushrooms, goes perfectly with the "buche de noel" recipe.

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klove radio

Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2011

Stunning, lifelike mushrooms! Even professional bakers were marveling at these little cuties!

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Princess Kath

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2011

I did everything wrong and these came out AMAZING!!! I live in Oregon, so needless to say, it was humid. I also didn't have a pastry bag, so I used a ziploc with a small cut in a corner to squeeze out my shrooms. They came out PERFECTLY! I was blown away. They fooled two guests into thinking they were real, raw mushrooms. I placed them in a cardboard fruit basket from the farm. The only changes I made are that I doubled the vanilla (on accident, but it was a good accident) and I froze them when they were done to prevent the humidity from destroying them. It worked!

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MamaWolfe

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2011

5 stars for presentation. 3 stars for taste. I made these to decorate the Buche de Noel I'm making later this week so I'm not too concerned with the taste. Maybe less vanilla extract next time. Also, I was not able to pipe the stems and I do not suggest not piping the stems. My mushrooms were short but still very cute.

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JOSEPHINE ♥ ALLRECIPES

Living In: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2011

these are super cute but pretty time consuming - I would consider these more of a decoration than something you'd be dying to eat - in the end - a lot of work for something not so tasty, but SUPER cute!

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Manda

Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2011

Rave reviews from a cookie party. They're a little tricky to figure out in the beginning, but once you crush about five by accident, the other 100 or so turn out AMAZING. I've made several batches since my first try, all with high praise from friends.

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addykins

Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2011

These were perfect! If you let the stems sit on the baking sheet a few minutes before baking, they become a little stiffer and you can shape them with your finger. Unfortunately, it wasn't humid the day I made them, but it was the next day. They became soft and almost squishy, but I put them in the freezer and they came out fine. Will be making this recipe for other cake decorations as well. Better to make these the day you need them. The longer they sit out, the softer they become. Very tasty and realistic...Simple recipe and easy to do!

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