Basic Cream Centers Recipes

PASTRY CREAM

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, stir together the milk and 1/4 cup of sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and egg. Stir together the remaining sugar and cornstarch; then stir them into the egg until smooth. When the milk comes to a boil, drizzle it into the bowl in a thin stream while mixing so that you do not cook the eggs. Return the mixture to the saucepan, and slowly bring to a boil, stirring constantly so the eggs don' t curdle or scorch on the bottom.
• When the mixture comes to a boil and thickens, remove from the heat. Stir in the butter and vanilla, mixing until the butter is completely blended in. Pour into a heat-proof container and place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until chilled before using.

BASIC CREAM CENTERS

Steps:

• Combine fondant with butter (mixes easiest with a pastry cutter).
• Cover and let set several hours or overnight.
• Kneed together until blended.
• Heat whipping cream to boiling point but DO NOT BOIL.
• Add cream to mixture.
• Cool slightly and kneed with hands until smooth.
• If centers are to soft, add more fondant; to stiff, add more butter.
• Flavor as desired using suggestions below added to 1/2 cup basic cream centers.
• Chocolate: 2 Tbl melted molding chocolateCombine and mix well.
• Mint: 1/8 tsp mint oil (pepermint, spearment, or wintergreen) Mix well.
• Peanut Butter:1 cup peanut butter6 long graham crackers, ground fine.
• Mix well.

SOFT CREAM CANDY FILLING RECIPE

Steps:

• Add the softened butter, meringue powder, light corn syrup, and water to your mixing bowl Using a stand mixer or a hand mixer beat until mixed completely, scraping the bowl to ensure everything is incorporated well.
• Add 2 cups of fondant sugar and mix on low speed until the sugar is incorporated, then, beat on medium speed for about 1 minute until it all creams together.
• Add flavoring, invertase, and food coloring and mix well. Don't forget, you can use LorAnn oils, extracts, and even spices to flavor your cream filling! LorAnn oils differ in strength, for example, peppermint is much stronger than blackberry. You'll need to adjust it by taste, but we recommend starting with a 1/2 teaspoon for a full batch of soft cream candy filling. You can add more if you feel it's not enough.
• Scoop your homemade cream filling into a disposable pastry bag and twist the end tightly, securing with a clip or a rubber band. Don't snip the ends until you're ready to use them!