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Giveaway: Marshmallow Madness by Shauna Sever

November 19, 2012

You might be thinking about making some of your own edible Christmas gifts this year. I know I am, which is what encouraged me to flick through a copy of Marshmallow Madness by American author Shauna Sever. If making mallows is your thing, or you’d like to try, this is a book worth investigating.

Marshmallow-Madness-Cover

Marshmallow Madness – Dozens of Puffalicious Recipes is written by Shauna, an American baker and US TV host who also writes a blog called Piece of Cake. Shauna also runs a dessert and catering business in San Francisco and in fact, has just written her second book, Pure Vanilla. Americans work fast!

This is the kind of book that instantly puts a smile on your face. It’s totally over the top, and even has a puffy cover, but there’s no doubt that candy-making at home is the ultimate way to spend a fun day.

Mallow-making is definitely trending – there have recently been a whole host of books published, dedicated to the art of making these sugary, sticky sweets at home.

You will need a sugar or candy thermometer and an electric mixer or whisk, but apart from that and lots of sugar, the tools and ingredients are all fairly simple.

Marshmallow Madness

Classic Vanilla Marshmallows are made with powdered gelatin, sugar, light corn syrup (you can use golden syrup in the UK), water, salt and vanilla extract. There is also a recipe for a vegan alternative. From that basic recipe, you can go on to experiment with a whole plethora of flavours, such as Deeply Chocolate Marshmallows, Honeyed Apricot Marshmallows or even Maple-Bacon Marshmallows. My favourite recipe is for the Homemade Marshmallow Cream (it gives normal butter-cream a silkier edge) and you can use it to fill Shauna’s Lemon Dream Whoopie Pies. I’m also intrigued by the S’mores Cupcakes, which have made next week’s baking list.

There are lots of directions for the marshmallow novice, with essentially three steps to follow – the bloom, the syrup and the mallowing. The mallowing happens with the aid of an electric mixer that incorporates air.

Note: Being an American book, all measurements are in cups and ounces. I think we can just about cope with that, now.

To win one of two copies, enter via the rafflecopter giveaway tool, below. Good luck and happy mallowing!

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With many thanks to Quirk Publishing for my review copy and for the giveaway copy. Photography by Leigh Beisch.

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About Ren

Ren Behan is a British-born food writer of Polish descent. She is a mum to three young children (13, 10 and 5) and spends lots of time with them in the kitchen. Ren writes about seasonal, family-friendly food on her blog www.renbehan.com. She also contributes recipes and articles to online and print food publications, such as Food52.com, GreatBritishChefs.com, Huff Post Food and JamieOliver.com. She holds a Diploma in Food Journalism with Distinction and has completed a Food Styling course at Leiths School of Food and Wine.

Ren’s cookbook, Wild Honey and Rye: Modern Polish Recipes, draws upon her Polish heritage and regular travels to Poland.

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  1. Misty Smith says

    December 3, 2012 at 3:33 am

    Chocolate

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  2. Andrea Johnson says

    December 3, 2012 at 1:59 am

    rhubarb and custard flavour is great, that sweet and tart flavour is just yummy!

    Reply
  3. SHELLEY JESSUP says

    December 3, 2012 at 1:54 am

    I love percy pigs from Marks & Spencers – they are so tasty & made with fruit juice.

    Reply
  4. Yvonne Crook says

    December 3, 2012 at 12:58 am

    My favourite sweet is strawberry bonbons

    Reply
  5. Hazel Christopher says

    December 2, 2012 at 11:45 pm

    My favourite sweet flavour is Cherry x

    Reply
  6. Gul says

    December 2, 2012 at 11:45 pm

    Oh yum marshamallows are one of my all time favourites, as well as chewy sweets!

    would LUV to this book – any excuse to have marshamellows!

    Reply
  7. Becci Cleary says

    December 2, 2012 at 11:24 pm

    Nut Brittle 🙂

    Reply
  8. Sally Peevor says

    December 2, 2012 at 10:53 pm

    I love rhubarb and custards but any old fashioned hard boiled sweets are tasty!

    Reply
  9. rebecca nisbet says

    December 2, 2012 at 10:11 pm

    I love butterscotch flavour, pineapple goes very nicely too.

    Reply
  10. Jayne K says

    December 2, 2012 at 9:37 pm

    rose turkish delight

    Reply
  11. sue willshee says

    December 2, 2012 at 9:31 pm

    I love rhubarb and custard flavour sweets

    Reply
  12. Emma Wolski says

    December 2, 2012 at 8:20 pm

    I like really sour cherry flavour sweets!

    Reply
  13. amelia avossa says

    December 2, 2012 at 7:04 pm

    Marzipan!

    Reply
  14. Janine Atkin says

    December 2, 2012 at 7:02 pm

    i love sour lemon sweets

    Reply
  15. Samantha Remington says

    December 2, 2012 at 6:15 pm

    Chocolate. Anything chocolate.

    Reply
  16. Katrina Gibson says

    December 2, 2012 at 5:48 pm

    Orange, or mint… or chocolate…

    Reply
  17. Naomi K says

    December 2, 2012 at 5:06 pm

    My favourite sweet flavour would have to be caramel! I love it! lol
    x

    Reply
  18. james darrington says

    December 2, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    I’ve always loved coffee flavoured sweets.

    Reply
  19. Natalie White says

    December 2, 2012 at 2:17 pm

    I love sherbert 🙂

    Reply
  20. Ben Audsley says

    December 2, 2012 at 2:05 pm

    i like sherbert lemons!

    Reply
  21. David Price says

    December 2, 2012 at 12:56 pm

    Honey

    Reply
  22. Keith says

    December 2, 2012 at 12:50 pm

    Coffee

    Reply
  23. Katherine Coldicott says

    December 2, 2012 at 11:41 am

    lemon

    Reply
  24. irene gilmour says

    December 2, 2012 at 9:10 am

    has to be mint Mmmmmm

    Reply
  25. Cherry Mischievous says

    December 2, 2012 at 8:42 am

    Chocolate!!! Sweets is sweets, but chocolate is therapy.

    Reply
  26. Phyllis Ellett says

    December 2, 2012 at 8:28 am

    Has to be strawberry.

    Reply
  27. Fiona Harris says

    December 2, 2012 at 12:22 am

    Chocolate with the combination of savoury/ ie salt/nuts/chilli
    Love the book! could almost lick the cover 🙂

    Reply
  28. Hannah says

    December 1, 2012 at 11:29 pm

    Raspberry or sherbet would be my favourite!

    Reply
  29. Karen says

    December 1, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    Strawberry – like strawberry bonbons

    Reply
  30. Greig says

    November 30, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    mint

    Reply
  31. Elizabeth Smith says

    November 30, 2012 at 9:23 am

    strawberry

    Reply
  32. DANIELLE VEDMORE says

    November 29, 2012 at 11:48 pm

    Strawberry for me 🙂 xoxo

    Reply
  33. shelagh milne says

    November 29, 2012 at 10:23 am

    Anything chocolate flavoured

    Reply
  34. Kim Howard says

    November 28, 2012 at 3:47 pm

    Lemon for me! ^_^

    Reply
  35. Saran Benjamin says

    November 28, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    It has to be chocolate

    Reply
  36. Laura Pritchard says

    November 27, 2012 at 8:18 pm

    I love pineapple cubes!

    Reply
  37. Zoe Howarth says

    November 27, 2012 at 2:34 pm

    Pear Drop

    Reply
  38. Carol says

    November 27, 2012 at 7:31 am

    I love raspberrys

    Reply
  39. Anne Cater says

    November 27, 2012 at 12:04 am

    Aniseed or lemon

    Reply
  40. rachael jones says

    November 26, 2012 at 9:03 pm

    banana flavoured

    Reply
  41. jackie curran says

    November 26, 2012 at 8:43 pm

    Anything with chocolate for me x

    Reply
  42. sharon johnson says

    November 26, 2012 at 2:02 pm

    strawberry

    Reply
  43. Fiona Matters says

    November 26, 2012 at 11:52 am

    Vanilla

    Reply
  44. Darren Collins says

    November 25, 2012 at 11:26 pm

    Cola

    Reply
  45. tamalyn roberts says

    November 25, 2012 at 4:10 pm

    aniseed

    Reply
  46. Jen Schofield says

    November 24, 2012 at 7:24 pm

    Anything with either marshmallos or sherbet in!

    Reply
  47. Cristina McDowall says

    November 24, 2012 at 5:35 pm

    Mint

    Reply
  48. Talisa says

    November 24, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    I love caramel anything! Mmmmm… xx

    Reply
  49. Simon C says

    November 24, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    I`ve always loved Cola Bottles. 🙂

    Simon.

    Reply
  50. Patricia White says

    November 24, 2012 at 11:12 am

    My favourite sweet flavour is strawberry

    Reply
  51. michelle renwick says

    November 22, 2012 at 10:57 am

    anything strawberry flavour 🙂

    Reply
  52. Catherine Thomas says

    November 21, 2012 at 10:00 pm

    mmm I love toffee.. what a great book!

    Reply
  53. fiona waterworth says

    November 21, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    I like foam shrimps, but I have no idea what the flavour is supposed to be

    Reply
  54. Laura Caraher says

    November 21, 2012 at 2:36 pm

    Honeyed Apricot Marshmallow sounds delicious, thanks for running a fab competition 🙂

    Reply
  55. Daniel Stacey says

    November 20, 2012 at 8:11 am

    Blood orange with sugar on top.

    Reply
  56. moonsword says

    November 20, 2012 at 7:59 am

    Caramel is my favorite. Many thanks!

    Reply
  57. Claire Smith says

    November 20, 2012 at 6:44 am

    I like the white midget gems – don’t know what flavour they are supposed to be but always pick them all out and leave the rest!

    Reply
  58. Julia Briscoe says

    November 19, 2012 at 10:33 pm

    I love lemon flavour

    Reply
  59. Karen Scammell says

    November 19, 2012 at 10:11 pm

    cola cubes or fizzy cola bottles

    Reply
  60. John says

    November 19, 2012 at 9:54 pm

    Lemon, especially lemon sherberts

    Reply
  61. Lisa says

    November 19, 2012 at 9:39 pm

    My favourite sweets is all of them, too hard to just pick one :).

    I like the look of this book and i am thinking of making some homemade sweets as pressies for Christmas.

    Lisa xx

    Reply
  62. claire woods says

    November 19, 2012 at 9:38 pm

    anything to do with chocolate.

    Reply
  63. Patrici whittaker says

    November 19, 2012 at 9:04 pm

    I always choose strawberry.

    Reply
  64. Caroline says

    November 19, 2012 at 8:50 pm

    Probably cola sweets!

    Reply
  65. Katrina Day-Reilly says

    November 19, 2012 at 8:42 pm

    honeycomb

    Reply
  66. iain says

    November 19, 2012 at 8:27 pm

    anything with caramel in it

    Reply
  67. Pauline Simpson says

    November 19, 2012 at 7:36 pm

    Strawberry yum!!

    Reply
  68. Jean Vaughan says

    November 19, 2012 at 7:32 pm

    Against the norm I love all things coffee.

    Reply
  69. Maya Russell says

    November 19, 2012 at 7:23 pm

    I love milk chocolate.

    Reply
  70. olivia kirby says

    November 19, 2012 at 7:22 pm

    I love toffee everything!

    Reply
  71. Tracy Hanson says

    November 19, 2012 at 7:14 pm

    Strawberries, which is quite strange because I really can’t stand the fruit. Good luck to everyone 🙂 😀 x

    Reply
  72. John Taggart says

    November 19, 2012 at 6:22 pm

    Bitter Lemon

    Reply
  73. Lucy J Morgan says

    November 19, 2012 at 6:14 pm

    I love fudge!

    Reply
  74. Ashleigh says

    November 19, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    ANything banana flavoured!

    Reply
  75. Gill Bland says

    November 19, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    I love coconut flavoured things.

    Reply
  76. Corina says

    November 19, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    I love any type of berry flavours, especially raspberry.

    Reply
  77. Sophie {The Cake Hunter} says

    November 19, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    My favourite sweet flavour is rhubarb and custard. Terrible for your teeth but so addictive.

    This book has been on my Amazon wishlist for a while, it looks so good.
    Sophie x

    Reply
  78. Jane Vincent says

    November 19, 2012 at 3:28 pm

    This book sounds delicious! The photos look amazing too! Fingers crossed! 🙂

    Reply

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