I have found a good method now, and so far so good.

250ml double cream

100g caster sugar

1 tsp corn syrup

Flavour you are making – these ones were orange extract, and homemade dried raspberry powder and dessicated coconut.

Put the cream, sugar and corn syrup in a pan, put on a low heat and mix, then leave to simmer/boil until it gets to 238 degrees. Then tip out, let cool for 5-10 mins until becomes the right consistency, then fold in the colour and flavouring. You just need to know when it’s done by eye and feel, but I’m getting the hang of it.

(c) K Wicks