These Dragon Fire Bath Bombs are made with activated charcoal and whipped soap icing in fiery colours.
Prepare your space by lining the table with parchment paper or wax paper. Set out supplies.
In a large mixing bowl, add the baking soda, citric acid, and kaolin clay. Mix.
In a microwave safe measuring cup melt 1/2 cup of coconut oil and 1/4 cup of cocoa butter. Add the polysorbate 80 and essential oil. Mix well.
Add the liquids to the dry mix bowl and mix everything together.
Add in 2 tablespoons of the activated charcoal. Mix well. Use your hands (gloves highly recommended) to break down any lumps and make sure everything is mixed in. The mixture is perfect when it holds together when you press it into your hands and feels like wet sand.
If your mix is not dark enough for your liking, you can add more activated charcoal but you will also need more coconut oil so the mix doesn’t dry out. The rule of thumb is that for every tablespoon of activated charcoal you add, add an extra tablespoon of coconut oil.
Add the mixture into each cavity of the muffin mold, packing it firmly. Let the black bath bomb cupcakes dry for a minimum of 24 hours in a warm, low humidity space. If they are not 100% dry, they will break when you take them out.
Once dry carefully remove them from the silicone molds.
Add whipped soap base, glycerin and polysorbate 80 to a mixing bowl. Mix on low speed until fluffy, which takes about one minute.
Melt the white melt and pour soap base in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second intervals. Stir after each interval until melted. Allow it to cool for about a minute.
Add it to the mixing bowl and fold in the cornstarch.
Now mix it on high speed for 1 minute or until the mixture forms peaks, like when you make a meringue. If your frosting is not stiff enough, add a bit more cornstarch and mix it in.
Divide the whipped soap into 3 small mixing bowls. Add red colorant to one bowl, orange colorant to the next and yellow colorant to the last bowl. Start by mixing in 1-2 drops of color. If you want a darker color, add 1-2 more drops and repeat until you get the color you desire.
Add one of each colour frosting to each of 3 piping bags. Hold the bags together so all sides of the tips meet. Add frosting the tip and the coupler.
Holding all three bags tightly in your dominant hand pipe the frosting onto your cupcake bombs.
Let set for a couple of hours.
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