A Nest Full of Hamsters (Failed) by icingsugarkeks

Thanks  @pip

Thanks  @Nikki Carriere

Thanks!  @Joanna Manuel

Hello, @Bakerloo Station many thanks for your kind words! I am totally touched !!! I had thought for a very, very long time, if I post these hamsters at all ...! Thank you for the good advice with the corn syrup! I've never used that before. I made the icing for the hamsters with 3 small (real) eggwhite, 2 cups icing sugar, 1 pinch salt and 1 tsp citric acid (Salt and citric acid as a Weinstein substitutes). Then I stirred it at medium speed over 10 minutes. It gave a beautiful icing, but was very light, so too much fine air in it ... Therefore, probably the holes? It is also very badly dried! With your advice I would like to try the hamster again. Thank you so much for your very nice comment !! I really appreciate it !!!!!

You are way too hard on yourself, @Icingsugarkeks! This is a delightful theme and design, and I must agree with many of the others who have already commented that  until I took a very close look at your icing, I did not see holes or a "fail." All I saw was some great texture! When it comes to these challenges, the only way you can "fail" is by not reading or following the rules! Everything else is just a cookie "experiment," or learning experience. And my advice is that if you ever attempt this kind of hair/fur again, don't whip your icing so much and add a little corn syrup. Thank you for sharing this set with us!

😂 That meant Julia so similar! I was already annoyed! Instead of the holes fine hair should arise ...
Thank you so so much dear Manu!!! ❤️ @Manu biscotti decorati

I was sure that you created that texture on purpose and that it wasn’t a mistake!😊

Thanks!  @Olesia Gul

Thanks!!  @CHELY Morales  @Suzie09  @PartyPrettier  @Dragana  @Ryoko ~Cookie Ave.

Thank you sooo much @PUDING FARM

Sooo sweet and cute!!! ❤❤❤

Thanks!! @Suzie09

Thank you so much Julia    @Julia M. Usher

From a distance, you can't see the holes; it just looks like interesting texture! If you hadn't said anything, we'd have never known. 

Thanks @CHELY Morales

Thank you so much @Kanch J !! ❤️

Great idea! Beautiful work!❤

Here is an example of totaly trash cookies and Royal Icing! RI was too airy! When I wanted to pull the "hair" for the fur of the hamsters, all holes were created ... I will repeat this project again. There is a very lot to improve !!

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