Cockroaches :) (with photo)

[farfallina]

Hello everyone
I know it is not Halloween time any more! Unfortunately it is taking me some time to prepare all the recipes to post. You can use them next year's Halloween. Maybe even before if you like to make jokes

Today I will explain how I made some "disgustingly" delicious cockroaches. Well... This may be more of an art project really rather than an traditional recipe

Ingredients:

- Dates; for the sake of the authenticity, beauty (!) and of course the taste of your cockroaches, it is important to have some large, succulent and sweet dates with thin and shiny skin. Some have very dry and thick skin which wouldn't be good for our case.

- Mascarpone

- Sugar

- Liquorice wheels


Preparation:

    While I was preparing the cockroaches I used the pictures below which I found in an article on cockroaches in the HowStuffWorks web site. As first thing I printed them so that I would have some reference.

    Basing on our reference picture, Andrea and I prepared the legs and antenna. Using liquorice wheels we first cut pieces for the front, mid, rear legs and antennas, then rip them in two and then divided them into groups. We cut them considering the size of our dates. Additionally, since we wanted to have our antenna thinner than the legs, we first ripped a piece of liquorice stripe in half as in the picture (we did not rip it all the way long but left them attached at the bottom) and then trimmed a bit internal parts.

    I pulverized 75g of sugar for 10 seconds on Speed 10.
    I mixed it well with 150g of mascarpone and then filled in a piping bag.
    We cut the dates in half and pitted. We piped the cheese mixture onto bottom half, placed the legs and antenna, piped a bit more of the mixture over the parts and finally closed with the top half. This step needs some care and a bit of handicraft as the parts of cockroach tend to move or fall. For ease of preparation, transportation and service we worked over paper baking cups. I would highly recommend you to do so as well. Let me note that they keep their form better after being refrigerated for several hours.


What else to say...?

Enjoy


Photos: http://thermomixtarifdefterim.blogspot.it/2012/11/cockroaches.html

[judydawn]

Yes they look like cockroaches farfallina and so easy to make too. 

Gretchen are yours as big as these?  (if you haven't read about it farfallina, cockroaches have caused a lot of damage in both Gert & her DD's Thermomixes lately).

[farfallina]

Oh my God judy!!!!
I had absolutely no idea!!

If I knew maybe I'd skip to publish this particular recipe here in the forum!!
I wouldn't want to make them feel worse than they already do!
well.. you are one of the moderators, feel free to do so if you think this post is not appropriate at the moment!

let me go check how could they damage the TMXs
i am curious
so sorry!

[CreamPuff63]

Wouldn't it be great to have a couple of "cockroaches" near Gretchs machine to see the reaction 

I much prefer your clever version farfallina.

[judydawn]

Farfallina, in case you are having trouble finding that thread, the pictures are on this page.

I'm sure Gretchen will love seeing your cockroaches 

[farfallina]

My God Cream Puff!!
it is so cruel!!!! 
well... nevertheless... let's keep that idea for April's fool!!   

judy thank you for letting me know of anything that's going on, you are an angel! 
I wouldn't wish my cockroaches to be victims of gretchen though! mine are quite domestic

by the way... no matter i prepared a sweet post titled as cockroaches, i do hate the real things as I said on the related page!
I still can't believe they did this to TMX!

[cookie1]

Farfallina your cockroaches look so real. I think they would fast rather nice though.

[Cornish Cream]

Very authentic looking cockroaches farfallina I'll pass your idea onto a friend of mine for next year

[gertbysea]

Farfallina they are brilliant . Looking every bit like the ones  I have!  I should make them and see what the reaction is! LOL.

Gert

[CreamPuff63]

I think they would be great for the trick or treaters

[cookie1]

.."....with a real one in the middle.

[CreamPuff63]

....or one real one randomly in the pile to choose from  I wonder if they could pick it he he he

[obbie]

they look very real...

[Yvette]

Love the cockroaches and so easy

[farfallina]

Thank you all girls  
Gretchen, I assure you that my guys are not harmful

I am happy you liked them.

a real one among them???
well... maybe one of these ones would be less....brutal !!