Cookies for Baby

Who doesn’t love a cookie? We had a blast creating these baby shower cookies. A bib, a onesie, and a duck make a nice trio. Run and royal icing transform simple cookie cutters and patterns to well known images. We tried a new product with this batch of cookies, CK Products Royal & Picture Icing. It is a lovely product that is quick to mix, set, and very enjoyable to use. The outlines set up quickly and the run can be altered as needed without breaking down into an unusable mixture. Another benefit was a simple one package creation that didn’t require multiple bags of sugar and additions. When you don’t have the time and need a product that you can go to for success, we highly recommend it.

 

 

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Tip of the Month – March

We’ll be offering a tip of the month segment where we offer you a little tasty morsel to help dress up your own decorating or pass along a tutorial or site we think derserves somes kudos.

Before March marches out let’s see what we can find in our goody bag.

How about two sites to get us started?

Let’s first take a look at The Center for Food Safety.  The Center for Food Safety is a non-profit public interest and environmental advocacy membership organization established in 1997 for the purpose of challenging harmful food production technologies and promoting sustainable alternatives. 

They have a very important active petition ready for your signature regarding the sugar you’ll be using to make your yummy treats, unless you don’t mind ingesting 5000% more pesticides in your sugar. Yes, 5000% is the new EPA allowable (thanks to a Monsanto request) increase of glyphosate residues on sugar beetroots. While you are at it, encourage candy manufacturers to keep their 2001 promise that they wouldn’t use genetically engineered sugar in their products.

And finally, want to make a cake with an impression that won’t be duplicated? Make a copy of an ultrasound picture with edible image paper and ink. It will definitely make a statement at the next baby shower.

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Baby Shower Bootie Cake

This was a baby shower cake we created for a couple expecting a boy. They requested “blue” coloring which we applied to the cake booties. Yes, the booties are cake, completely edible, adding additional cake pieces. We placed royal icing flowers along the border and piped in some leaves. We filled the booties with candy pacifiers and placed a decorative bracelet on the cake for a finishing touch. The icing dots are an example of how a little extra touch can make a difference on the overall look of the cake. The dots created a texture that resembled a quilt or blanket.

When you make a cake that utilizes little drop flowers or candy features you can offer the remaining items as favors or as substitutions. Drop flowers make great additions to a tea party. Want a littler sugar added to your drink? Why not use a beautiful flower. The days of dainty sugar cubes and tea parties don’t have to regulated to a thing of the past. These additions that become a part of a bakers every day world can really brighten up an event or make someone’s day.

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