How to make a Candy bar?
To make a candy bar with your own hands you need:
- Decide on the theme of the holiday.
- Find out information about the hero of the occasion. For example: who is this person, what does he like, and what are his hobbies?
- Find out the number and age of invited guests.
- Read this article and become familiar with the basic rules for designing a candy bar.
- Get inspired by ideas and use your imagination.
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Gingerbread and cookies
Cookies and gingerbread will also find a place of honor on the sweet table. In addition, these sweets, if packaged in bags or small boxes, are an excellent option for gifts.
If you don't have a unicorn cutter, don't despair. Ordinary cuttings in the form of a heart, rectangles, stars and signs will also work - eyes, horns, ears and a mane can simply be drawn.
Don't forget to arm yourself with:
- gingerbread cutters
- icing, albumin or albumfix for glaze
- gel dyes
- pastry bags
- nozzles for icing
Cookie cutter Big Heart Price 192 ₽ Cookie cutter Rectangle 6x8 cm Price 160 ₽ Cookie cutter Star 6 cm Price 107 ₽ Cookie cutter Table 2 Price 155 ₽
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Food coloring gel CondiPRO No. 21 lilac, bottle 20 g (Condi Pro)Price 165 ₽ in stock
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Americolor Soft pink gel food coloring (Americolor soft pink), 21 gPrice 198 ₽
Wilton Royal Blue gel food coloring (Wilton royal blue), 28 gPrice 210 ₽
Alter-icing - dry mixture based on egg whites for preparing glaze for gingerbread, 500 gPrice 158 ₽ 145 ₽ from 20 pcs
Albumin - dry desugared egg white, 100 gPrice 125 ₽ in stock
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Albufix - dry mixture based on egg whites, 100 gPrice 207 RUR 187 RUR from 4 pcs
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Set of Wilton pastry tips for inscriptions - 3, 55, 13, 44 Price 582 ₽
Pastry nozzle 0 tube for icing, diameter 1.5 mm, ChinaPrice 135 ₽
Pastry nozzle 00 tube for icing, diameter 1 mm, ChinaPrice 135 ₽
Pastry nozzle 000 tube for icing, diameter 0.5 mm, ChinaPrice 135 ₽
You can watch step-by-step master classes on preparing and decorating gingerbread here.
Basic rules for designing a candy bar
- Take 3 basic things as a basis - room, table and treats. They should be in the same style, as a single whole.
- Stick to one theme for the celebration.
- Use a color scheme of no more than 3-4 colors to make the candy bar look harmonious. Tip: Also look at the color combination chart. If you want a rainbow color scheme, calculate the area of the candy bar and divide by 7 so that the rainbow color is clear and the candy bar looks great. An excellent color option would be the favorite color (or colors) of the hero of the occasion - after all, the main thing is that he is pleased.
- The table should stand out from the general background. Choose a bright tablecloth and arrange the napkins beautifully.
- Decorate the room in which the candy bar will be, use decorative decorations - flowers, balls, ribbons, pompoms, soft toys... Detailed information on how to decorate the formal hall with your own hands is here.
- Choose your treats carefully; there should be a large assortment. Buy more than enough sweets. Thus, guests will be able to use the candy bar - not just by tasting delicacies, but also by taking refills more than once. If there are delicacies left, and you are watching your figure and don’t want to see “temptations” in the house after the holiday, buy beautiful bags and distribute the food to the guests when they leave. Especially young guests will be pleased and will not forget about it for a long time.
- If it is very difficult for you to come up with a style for a candy bar, select a photo and make the same bar exactly according to the chosen image - this is quite possible. If you haven’t found the same accessories and bar treats, choose the ones that are as similar as possible, or entrust the design of the candy bar to professionals.
- Come up with a candy bar feature and place it in the center. This could be a huge carafe of a drink or a gorgeous cake. Find out how to decorate a cake with your own hands here. The feature can be painted bananas, creative cocktails, cookies with an Eiffel Tower and anything else you can think of.
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— In the summer, it will be difficult for you to keep the sweet table in all its glory without refrigeration. You can maintain the desired temperature using special display cases (they can be rented). A more budget-friendly option is ice containers. The first option is more expensive, but more effective - you don’t have to monitor the condition of the containers and constantly renew the ice.
— Sweets will retain their appearance longer if you use closed glass containers or special glass caps.
What sweets to choose for a candy bar?
Store-bought confectionery products such as cookies, candies, lollipops, eclairs, all kinds of cakes, marmalade, oriental sweets, muffins, cupcakes, cake pops, meringues, chocolates, bars, waffles are perfect for a candy bar... Many sweets such as cakes , pies, cookies, pancakes, donuts, buns can be prepared with your own hands at home. There are a lot of recipes, the main thing is to think about how to decorate them? It should be noted about the importance of drinks in a candy bar. Since this is a sweet table, guests will be very thirsty, stock up on drinks in larger quantities. Perfect for: juices, compotes, cocktails (for example, mojito, ice cream, milk drinks) and carbonated drinks. Pour juices, cocktails and compotes beautifully into glasses and don’t forget about the straws. Carbonated drinks, for example: Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite, are better purchased in cans. The Candy Bar welcomes additional treats such as: sweet nuts, condensed milk, chocolate glaze, ice cream, various fruits, desserts, cream, jelly...
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Video tutorial on making treats for a candy bar
Ice cream
A sweet, cool delicacy will delight your guests and give pleasant freshness on a hot day. It is unlikely that among the guests there will be those who do not like ice cream. There are a great many interesting options for serving this dessert: waffle cones of different sizes, cups, dessert glasses. It all depends on the chosen design concept for the wedding celebration.
Offer your guests several types of ice cream. The most popular are pistachio, vanilla, chocolate, creme brulee. Don't forget about the fillings - nuts, chocolate chips, all kinds of syrups. Let each guest enjoy their favorite dessert.
Ideas for a candy bar
Creating a candy bar is a creative endeavor. Get inspired by ideas and start creating the most chic, original and cute candy bar, and your hands and imagination will help you with this. Create with love!
Candy bar for boys
Candy bar for girls
Wedding candy bar
Сandy bar for children's birthday
Perhaps the very holiday when you especially want to please your baby is his birthday. The advantage of organizing an event on such an occasion will be a completely undefined design style, because everything depends on the preferences of the birthday person. Maybe he likes Lego toys? So let there be a “Lego Holiday”. Or maybe she considers herself a princess? Then give her a fairy tale.
It is clear that for your daughter’s birthday, where little beauties are mostly invited, it is better to prepare a candy bar for the girl, using appropriate colors and accessories. Light decorations will come in handy here: bows, ribbons, pink and orange balloons. Sweets can look like magic wands, stars, hearts.
As for organizing a table for your son, a candy bar for a boy will not be so sentimental. Decorations include ship garlands, flags, the same balloons, but in more subdued colors (white, blue, red). The bar offers treats in the shapes of animals, airplanes, cars, and ships.
Tip: Don't let your guests leave without surprises. Place some of the sweets from the table in paper bags in advance and give them to each child going home. They are guaranteed pleasant memories of the holiday!
When inviting children to a birthday party, it would not be amiss to think about the sequence of its holding, that is, what, in fact, they will do besides absorbing all sorts of goodies. After all, the main thing is fun! Two or three competitions will be enough, then they will find their own fun. If the children are not alone, but with their parents, then you should also take care of them, perhaps offering them traditional dishes or snacks in addition to sweets.
As you can see, setting up a candy bar for children with your own hands is absolutely not difficult. Moreover, the process itself will be quite exciting, not to mention its result!
DIY candy bar for children (photo)
The history of the candy bar
Candy bar - a buffet table with small portioned treats for guests. The idea of serving sweets and snacks in this way came to us from the American state of Pennsylvania, and then spread throughout the United States and Europe. Initially, this type of serving of food was intended to save money and divide the costs of the wedding table among the newlyweds’ relatives.
A modern candy bar is not only tasty, but also beautiful. A buffet can serve as a holiday decoration, become an excellent photo zone and indicate the theme of the party. Children especially like this, because flags, toppers, cups with their favorite characters will cause delight and will remain in the memory of the birthday boy for a long time.
Parents will not worry about broken dishes, because for a holiday of this format it is very convenient to use disposable paper plates. In addition, mom and dad will have the opportunity to dream up and create a unique holiday, and in the case of portioned sweets and drinks, this is not at all difficult.
You don’t have to come up with recipes and ideas yourself ; candy bar templates for children are a popular topic on the Internet. There are enough design examples to suit every taste; the main thing is to immediately decide what you can do yourself and what elements you need to buy or make to order. And invite a children’s photographer, let him capture not only your efforts, but also the celebration - there will be something to remember for both you and the guests.
Popsicle cake
Popsicle-shaped cakes on a stick are becoming increasingly popular. It can be either ice cream, a “Potato” cake covered with glaze, or a modern mousse dessert.
Place the workpiece in special silicone molds, insert wooden sticks and place in the freezer. Then carefully remove the blanks from the molds and decorate as you wish: dip in chocolate, glaze, praline, sprinkles, nuts, etc. For a unicorn theme, frost the cakes with white frosting, add eyes, and attach fondant ears and a horn. The mane can be made from meringues, icing or confectionery sprinkles.
Pay attention to the popsicle molds:
Silicone mold for ice cream and popsicle cakes - Ribbed oval, 3 cellsPrice 824 ₽
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Set of popsicle molds Silikomart Mini Chic Bianc - for 8 productsPrice 2,509 ₽
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Silicone mold for making ice cream and popsicle cakes - Truncated ovalPrice 838 ₽
Ice cream mold Forest animalsPrice 387 ₽ upon order (10 days)
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