I used my original swiss roll recipe for this and just changed the colours and filling.
For the orange and black one I piped circles onto the baking sheet like a chequered board and then dragged a toothpick through the two colours to create the pattern.
The other was just strips of colours.
The chocolate orange filling was chocolate Whipped Cream frosting with orange juice & zest through.
120g whipping cream
100g powdered sugar
75 g cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 orange zested and juiced.
They do create a lovely bright addition to your halloween table.
I just love my Empire Biscuits, I do have to say they are rather tasty. Having the afternoon to myself I fancied getting my creativity on this afternoon and trying some new techniques. I thoroughly enjoyed my creating and so glad they turned out…..I don’t have the steadiest of hands…lol. Although my love hearts could do with more practise…lol!
I used 1 spoonful of the icing in each tub and added food colouring.
I used a skewer that I had in my kitchen drawer, but anything with a pen like nib would do.
Once you have put your white icing onto your biscuit you then choose your design colours.
I started off with roses. Put the nib of the skewer into the red colouring and place a small dot onto the icing and start to rock and circle the skewer to make your design. Clean nib then dip into the yellow and add a dot in the middle. Clean nib then dip into the green and draw small leaf shapes at the bottom. Finish design with small dots of colour randomly.
I done the same thing but on a bigger scale for me single rose.
Then using each colour draw lines on your biscuit.
Then drag the tip of your skewer firstly down the way then up the way to create the design.
