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SWEET SUSHI

July 26, 2012 By Manu 15 Comments

Sweet Sushi

I have been wanting to make sweet sushi for a while now!  I always thought that it looked great.  My daughter’s birthday party was the perfect occasion as it was a “sea themed” party.  I have to say that this was probably the most successful dish of the buffet as it did look quite real and impressive, even if I say so myself.  It was also the dish that I was the most satisfied with and the one I had the most fun making and planning for.  When I first thought of it, I thought I would decorate it with candies.  I have seen some sweet sushi around the web and the majority of them used candies as toppings.  I looked around Sydney for what would look good on the sushi, but I could not find almost anything.  In the end, I only got some yogurt sticks to use for the California rolls to make crab sticks and decided to make the rest by myself using fondant.  I am very glad I did, because I think the final result looked much more real that many other recipes I have seen.  It did require a little extra work, but it was worth it.  Deciding what sushi to make was another big decision… there are so many kinds that it can be a bit overwhelming.  In the end I decided to make the most common ones and settled for ikura, tamago, tuna, salmon and prawn nigiri and California rolls.  This dish is much easier to prepare than you may think.  I used mini Swiss rolls as a base, shredded coconut for rice and very thin rolled fondant for nori.  The decoration is all up to you… by using fondant you can make anything you like!  I served it with wasabi and pickled ginger (both made with fondant) and chocolate sauce instead of soy sauce!  Have fun creating your own sweet sushi platter and don’t forget the chopsticks!

 

Ingredients:
Mini Swiss rolls
Icing
Shredded coconut
Coloured Fondant
Yogurt sticks

 

Cut the mini Swiss rolls in the dimension of the different types of sushi.  I made ikura (salmon roe), tamago (omelette), tuna, salmon and prawn nigiri and California rolls.

Spread some icing on the parts that are going to be visible and that will have to be covered with “rice”.  Then coat them with the shredded coconut: there you have the base of your sushi (rice).

Then prepare the toppings with coloured fondant.

For the salmon, tuna and prawn I used a single colour as a base and inserted some thin strips of white to make it look like the flesh of the fish.  I then rolled/shaped them like slices of fish and prawns.

I made tamagoyaki with yellow fondant and I made concentric marks on it using a toothpick to make it look more real.

To make the ikura I simply rolled tiny balls of orange fondant.

For the California rolls, I used some green fondant for the cucumber/avocado and a piece of yogurt stick to make the crab stick.

Sweet Sushi

Roll some black/very dark green fondant very thin and cut it in strips to make nori and then wrap it around the California rolls and the ikura nigiri.  Also cut a small strip for each of the tamago nigiri you make.

Now you are ready to assemble your sushi.

Sweet Sushi

I served it with some home-made chocolate sauce as soy sauce and some pickled ginger and wasabi made with fondant.  And chopsticks, of course!

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Sweet Sushi

A fun party idea: Sweet Sushi made with mini Swiss rolls, icing, shredded coconut and fondant toppings!
Course Dessert
Cuisine International
Author Manuela Zangara

Ingredients

  • Mini Swiss rolls
  • Icing
  • Shredded coconut
  • Coloured Fondant
  • Yogurt sticks

Instructions

  1. Cut the mini Swiss rolls in the dimension of the different types of sushi. I made ikura (salmon roe), tamago (omelette), tuna, salmon and prawn nigiri and California rolls.
  2. Spread some icing on the parts that are going to be visible and that will have to be covered with “rice”. Then coat them with the shredded coconut: there you have the base of your sushi (rice).
  3. Then prepare the toppings with coloured fondant.
  4. For the salmon, tuna and prawn I used a single colour as a base and inserted some thin strips of white to make it look like the flesh of the fish. I then rolled/shaped them like slices of fish and prawns.
  5. I made tamagoyaki with yellow fondant and I made concentric marks on it using a toothpick to make it look more real.
  6. To make the ikura I simply rolled tiny balls of orange fondant.
  7. For the California rolls, I used some green fondant for the cucumber/avocado and a piece of yogurt stick to make the crab stick.
  8. Roll some black/very dark green fondant very thin and cut it in strips to make nori and then wrap it around the California rolls and the ikura nigiri. Also cut a small strip for each of the tamago nigiri you make.
  9. Now you are ready to assemble your sushi.
  10. I served it with some home-made chocolate sauce as soy sauce and some pickled ginger and wasabi made with fondant. And chopsticks, of course!

Sweet Sushi

Do you like sushi?  Which one is your favourite?

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Comments

  1. Christina says

    July 26, 2012 at 2:25 pm

    Absolutely perfect!! Looks so real!

    Reply
  2. Nami | Just One Cookbook says

    July 26, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    Manu…. I’m speechless! Amazing work. I can’t even make real sushi this pretty, and you did it with fondant. Hats off to you!

    Reply
  3. manju says

    July 26, 2012 at 7:19 pm

    that was just awesome!!! nice thought

    Reply
  4. Medeja says

    July 26, 2012 at 8:07 pm

    Wow it looks fantastic! Seems like you worked really a lot for your daughters birthday.

    Reply
  5. Giulietta | Alterkitchen says

    July 26, 2012 at 10:45 pm

    AMAZING!! o___O

    Reply
  6. ila says

    July 27, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    Hi Manu! I found your site through Nami(justonecookbook). Love your creativity … Specially this post is amazing. You have a new fan in your club.

    Reply
  7. suzanne Perazzini says

    July 27, 2012 at 9:22 pm

    This is incredibly creative and must have taken a lot of thought. They look so authentic at first glance.

    Reply
  8. RavieNomNoms says

    July 28, 2012 at 1:06 am

    That is just too much fun!

    Reply
  9. torviewtoronto says

    July 28, 2012 at 1:27 am

    cute looks neat

    Reply
  10. Sandra's Easy Cooking says

    July 28, 2012 at 2:58 am

    What a piece of art! Wow..Manu this so amazing looking! Well done!

    Reply
  11. Kim Bee says

    July 29, 2012 at 3:23 pm

    This is so creative Manu. I am beyond words. You are a foodie rock star.

    Reply
  12. Spicie Foodie says

    July 30, 2012 at 11:13 pm

    Manu,
    This is so cute and a really fun idea. Thanks for being a part of the YBR.

    Reply
  13. Nuts about food says

    August 3, 2012 at 8:44 pm

    Sorry to have been M.I.A. for so long, catching up on my reading. Remeber seeing a pic of this somewhere (Foodgawker) and thinking it looked stunning to then realize you made them! Ti sei superata come al solito. Happy very belated birthday to your big girl.

    Reply

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