Here's a recap of my month plus one from today:
Easter Egg Cookies
I have a co-worker that really loves my cookies, whether it be gingerbread or sugar. This time, she wanted sugar cookies in egg shapes. Unfortunately for me, I do not have an egg cutter besides a really big one. So, I took a normal circle cutter and bent it into an egg shape. I mourned the loss of the original roundness but I didn't want to waste time to buy another cutter.
Then, it was just a matter to piping some royal icing as outlines or whatnot. To get the sprinkles to stay on the cookie, I applied a thin layer of corn syrup, and waited for it to dry.
And she loved them! :)
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Super Mario Birthday Cake, Take 2
I remember making cookies for Riley when he turned 1... now he's 3! Where did the years go?! He's really into Super Mario anything, so it was also his cake of choice. His mom told me that the kids do not like fondant at all (bad experiences). Instead, the chocolate cake had vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream filling and sides, and white chocolate ganache on the top. Mario was actually a royal icing transfer, as were the dots, squids and coral. The green blocks had to be made of fondant but they can be easily removed prior to eating.
Happy 3rd Birthday, Riley!
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Sonic Birthday Cake
Originally, Kaiden wanted a Wolverine cake. Then I was told he had changed his mind and wanted a Sonic cake instead. The design is loosely based on what my friend had submitted. I decided to make a royal icing transfer of Sonic's head in a ring.
The cake was vanilla with vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream. The whole thing was covered in blue fondant, and fondant and royal icing details. I am super proud of the yellow and brown checks... those took the longest to make!
Happy 5th Birthday, Kaiden!
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Mini 60th Birthday Cupcakes
These chocolate and vanilla mini cupcakes with vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream were for a 60-year-old. The topper design was based on the actual decorations they had for the party. The black fondant circles were splattered with orange, blue and green colours. Then, I piped teal and purple royal icing on top. For the final touch, I sprinkled disco dust all over them.
Happy 60th Birthday!
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