Rout-cakes in the Form of Carrots

Ingredients

• paste (as prepared in previous cases)
• red royal icing
• green angelica

Directions

1. Prepare the paste as in previous recipes.

2. Divide the paste into small pieces the size of a walnut.

3. Roll each piece into the shape of a small carrot.

4. Insert a small toothpick into the thick end of each carrot.

5. Tie a loop of thread to the toothpick and hang the carrots on a wire secured to two skewers.

6. Allow them to dry overnight.

7. Place the dried carrots on a baking sheet and bake.

8. Dip the baked carrots in red royal icing and hang them to dry again.

9. Remove the wooden skewers and replace them with pieces of green angelica, securing them with royal icing.