Cake icing question

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Planning to make fairy cakes for DS b.day. If I put icing (icing sugar & water) how long do I wait before putting sprinkles so they stick but don't run - had disaster with anaemic smarties one year! Also what's a good chocolate icing cover?

it's the consistency of the icing that's key

you want it just a bit runnier than toothpaste - then it should go on the cake but not run off. Put the sprinkles on straight away and then they should all harden together.

Good chocolate icing - if you mix a few ounzes of softened butter with a 2 tablespoons of cocoa and then mix that in with the icing sugar (may need a drop of water if too thick), that makes a delicious chocolate icing.

Thanks foxinsocks. V.Helpful!

hope it works - good luck!

Also those little haribo winegums (mini cola bottles, gummi bears etc) look very cute perched on top, and don't run Hope it goes well!

My Ds loves the silver balls sprinkled on top.

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Thanks everyone

i've just made a choclate cake from last saturdays telegraph.It is a really basic bang it all in and whisk recipe. I "iced" it with nutella chocolate spead and choc chips. Easy and delicious.