"The Allure of Amber Sugar: A Timeless Charm to Rediscover in the Age of Agate"

Edible Jewels ♡

Currently, minerals like agate and quartz are super trendy.

It feels like the charm of the candy “Amber Sugar” that looks just like gemstones or minerals themselves is being rediscovered worldwide ♡

For example, in both Japanese cafes and Korean cafes, drinks featuring Amber Sugar are cute and popular ♡

There are also shops that sprinkle Amber Sugar on top of soft serve ice cream ♡

Some shops are topping shaved ice with Amber Sugar too ♡

All around the world, it’s being attractively arranged ♡

Amber Sugar for Weddings ♡

Using Amber Sugar at weddings would certainly make the sweets even cuter ♡

For example, while it hasn't been common in the past, the idea of using Amber Sugar to decorate wedding cakes is simply fantastic ♡

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A wedding cake adorned with Amber Sugar circling around the tiers ♡ The gentle image is created by two soft colors: pale blue and purple ♡

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A single-tier wedding cake with Amber Sugar in the center and on the sides ♡

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An idea where cuts are made, and Amber Sugar is tightly packed inside. It looks just like rough gemstones and is beautiful＊

This features a cake inspired by Snow White's dwarfs. The seven dwarfs work in a mine extracting gems. Therefore, the idea to sprinkle Amber Sugar, resembling minerals, on the wedding cake is wonderful ♡

Don’t you want to imitate the Amber Sugar × Wedding Cake combination? ♡

Perfect as a Little Gift ♡

Amber Sugar is incredibly cute in appearance, so simply putting it in a transparent bag and giving it as is makes a delightful little gift.

Wrapping each piece is nice, but mixing them together in a smaller size looks more festive ♡

Adding tags or messages enhances the gift feel ♡

[With Video] How to Make Amber Sugar?

Amber Sugar can be easily handmade at home with ingredients available at the supermarket.

As long as you have agar, sugar (granulated sugar), and food coloring, just melt it, pour it into a tray to solidify, and it’s done＊

<Clear Video on How to Make Amber Sugar Here>

When you tear apart the solidified jelly from the tray by hand, you create irregular, real mineral-like shapes.

It’s transparent when finished, but drying it over several days turns it into a drier confection, and the surface becomes white and dry.

Famous Brands

A well-known shop selling Amber Sugar is "Sharara-Ya," located in Sasazuka, Shibuya, Tokyo, and the brand "Koubutsu wo Kashi," which primarily sells online.

Sharara-Ya is a longstanding shop that has been selling Amber Sugar since 2012 ♡

(The diamond-shaped Amber Sugar is irresistibly cute!)

Koubutsu wo Kashi is sold by Harapeko Lab, a trendy online shop. Their “Koubutsu wo Kashi,” packed like specimens, is quite popular.

Amber Sugar, Still Too Cute ♡

Honestly, my impression of Amber Sugar is that while it's not exceptionally delicious, it is very enjoyable!

(To put it bluntly, it's like an agar jelly!)

However, the crunchy texture is fun, and above all, its beautiful appearance is striking.

I want to keep that feeling of being enchanted by such cute things always in my heart, which is what Amber Sugar has that captivating charm＊

Let’s keep utilizing it for decorating sweets at weddings and on wedding cakes ♡