Preparation:
Bring sugar to a light caramel. Take pan off burner. Stir in almonds immediately. using fork, remove almonds to oiled sheet pan or marble.
To make spun sugar use the recipe above when it is done dip a fork or something in the hot syrup and let it drip off. Where it starts to thin out grab it and pull it to make thin strand and apply to cake. The spun sugar will start to weep after about an hour so make sure you do it at the last minute. |