Sprinkles (also known as jimmies or Hundreds-and-Thousands, or by many other names) are very small pieces of confectionery used as a decoration or to add texture to desserts - typically cupcakes,...
To make sprinkles, sugar, corn starch, fat and cocoa are mixed to form a paste, sort of like a candy Play-Doh. The paste is then extruded in a machine that looks like a pasta press to form thin...