A kit and method of use thereof are provided for making a smash cake. The kit includes a mallet, at least one mold, a quantity of shell-making material, and a plurality of confectioneries. Additionally, the kit may include at least one plate. The mallet allows a user to smash the smash cake. The at least one mold allows a cake shell to be formed. The quantity of shell-making material is used to create a cake shell of the smash cake. The plurality of confectioneries may be cookies, candies, and the like. The plurality of confectioneries is used to fill the smash cake. The quantity of shell-making material is poured about the at least one mold and then hardened into a cake shell. The cake shell is filled with the plurality of confectioneries and then placed on the at least one plate. The smash cake is then smashed with the mallet.

A multilayer edible product includes a first layer and a second layer having a water activity that may be greater than the water activity of the first layer. The first layer may include high-melting fat and may mitigate moisture migration from the second layer to the first layer.

Disclosed herein are holders of smoking articles that have an external candy attached so that a user can avoid the harmful effects tied to vaping with e-cigarettes, while simultaneously inhaling unadulterated smoke and enjoy an enhanced flavoring from the candy.

An icing premix composition includes albumin, gum arabic, and confectionery sugar. The icing premix composition does not include meringue, citric acid, and titanium dioxide. The icing premix composition includes food starch in some cases. The icing premix composition produces a royal icing that is strong, flexible, and stretchy.

An edible floating balloon composition and method of making the same. The edible floating balloon composition includes blending water with a hydrocolloid such as methylcellulose and xanthan gum to form a gelling solution. The gelling solution is vacuum packed in a container and refrigerated until the hydrocolloid is fully bloomed. An isomalt melt is then prepared. The gelling solution and a liquid glucose are mixed to form a gellification solution. The gellification solution is tempered into the isomalt melt to form an edible balloon taffy. One or more of an ascorbic acid and a citric acid are mixed with the edible balloon taffy. Optionally, a flavoring element is added to the edible balloon taffy. A pressurized gas may be injected into the edible balloon taffy to form a balloon of a desired size. The pressurized gas may be helium so that the balloon may float.

The gloss of iced frozen baked goods once thawed, is enhanced by coating the baked goods with shellac prior to freezing.

The present invention relates generally to the field of aerated fat-based confectionery material. One aspect of the invention provides an aerated fat-based confectionery material having a continuous lipid phase and a porosity of between 1 and 80%, wherein, at a temperature at which the lipid phase has a solid lipid content between 0.1 and 80, the fat-based confectionery material comprises gas bubbles having at least 50% of their surface occupied by crystals, the crystals comprising a glyceride selected from the group consisting of monoglycerides, diglycerides, triglycerides, esters of monoglycerides, esters of diglycerides and combinations of these. Further aspects of the invention are a confectionery product comprising an aerated fat-based confectionery material and a process for forming an aerated fat-based confectionery material.

The present invention relates generally to the field of aerated fat-based confectionery material. One aspect of the invention provides an aerated fat-based confectionery material having a continuous lipid phase and a porosity of between 1 and 80%, wherein, at a temperature at which the lipid phase has a solid lipid content between 0.1 and 80, the fat-based confectionery material comprises gas bubbles having at least 50% of their surface occupied by crystals, the crystals comprising a glyceride selected from the group consisting of monoglycerides, diglycerides, triglycerides, esters of monoglycerides, esters of diglycerides and combinations of these. Further aspects of the invention are a confectionery product comprising an aerated fat-based confectionery material and a process for forming an aerated fat-based confectionery material.

Edible print substrates can be formed into multi-layer constructions including a bottom layer having a moisture retardant formulation and an image printability layer having a colorant-absorbent formulation. When positioned on a foodstuff, the bottom layer is formulated to inhibit migration of moisture from the foodstuff to the image printability layer, thereby inhibiting blurring of a printed decoration applied to the image printability layer. The image printability layer is formulated to maintain stability of a decoration printed thereon, resistant to bleeding and fading over time.

The invention is related to a sugar-reduced food cream composition comprising fat, sugar and starch, wherein the starch is native starch having an average particle size between 20 m and 30 m, preferably between 22 m and 28 m, even more preferably between 23 m and 26 m, with a D90 smaller than 40 m, preferably smaller than 36 m. The invention also relates to a method of preparation of a sugar-reduced food cream composition comprising the steps of: selecting a recipe of a food cream composition comprising fat and sugar, replacing between 25% to 40%, preferably 25% to 35%, more preferably about 30% by weight of the total sugar content of said food cream composition by native starch having an average particle size between 20 m and 30 m, preferably between 22 m and 28 m, even more preferably between 23 m and 26 m, with a D90 smaller than 40 m, preferably smaller than 36 m.