Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Baby Shower Cookies! (Baby Girl)











  • Sugar cookie onsies & baby carraiges
  • Soft gingerbread teddy bears
  • All hand-decorated with royal icing and edible sugar pearls
  • Bagged into favors and tied with a bow!




Sunday, July 10, 2011

A Simple Summer Cake



  • Double fudge chocolate cake, with oreo buttercream filling
  • Sugared gummy floral bouquets in four colors and different sizes, spilling over the edges of the cake
  • Red petals float down diagonally to create visual movement and lines
  • Pearl dragees edge the bottom border
  • Thursday, March 10, 2011

    Cupcake Circus

    For a friend's son's third birthday, I put together a number of cupcakes in a circus type theme, from the book, Hello, Cupcake! Unfortunately, there isn't a photo of the assembled cupcake tree, but here are the layers disassembled: poodles, lions, and clowns.







    Saturday, December 25, 2010

    Christmas Cookies!

    • varying ornaments in varying decor
    • sleigh with holly
    • wreath with cinnamon candies

    • "plaid" christmas stars
    • edible pearl dragee accents
    • gingerbread reindeer with candy nose
    • christmas tree with dragees and sparkle "tinsel"

    Monday, October 4, 2010

    Baby Boy Christening Cupcakes



    • Almond-vanilla blue buttercream
    • Vanilla bean cake (with real vanilla bean paste)
    • Marshmallow fondant cutout toppers

    Noah's Ark Christening Cake








    • Four layers of vanilla bean cake with swiss chocolate buttercream icing, on top of a layer of rice krispy treats for stability
    • Marshmallow fondant covering, with wood-grain made with cocoa powder mixed with bailey's liqueur, and a toothpick
    • All figurines are made with marshmallow fondant but for the animal crackers encircling the ark
    • Three shades of buttercream icing create more realistic "water" around the ark

    Springtime Butterflies