Here is another Mario inspired treat that I made for a birthday. They are called Cheep Cheeps, which are fish in the Mario world.
Cheep Cheeps, as you can see, have red bodies, white fins, yellow dorsal and tail fin, a pink mouth and big eyes.
I made these entirely out of Starbursts:
Red and Yellow from the Original
Pink and Yellow (looks white) from the Tropical
*If your candy is hard, just unwrap it and warm it in the microwave on a plate for a few seconds*
I got a Wilton gum paste tool set for Christmas and so I used some of those to help with the fish. I shaped the body out of the red candy and made it a 3D oval shape. For the mouth I made little pink balls and made a whole with the small modeling stick from the tool set. The eyes are a oval that I just pinched together a little in the middle and black food writer pupils. The Dorsal fin is an oval that I embossed with a shell tool. The tail fin is a circle that I pinched three points from. Finally the side fins are ovals with one end being smaller than the other. The smaller end connects to the fish and I made some lines with the pallet knife in the other side of the oval. Since it is all the same candy, it stuck together just fine. If you are having a hard time sticking them together though, a little bit of water will help. I ate one and loved the combination of flavors! So good!
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