I feel super honored to have been asked to bake and decorate 14 dozens of cookies for the end of the year Tea for The National Charity League. Although, I have a lot of things to learn when it comes to decorating and I'm still learning the tricks or the trade. Practice makes perfect, royal icing is hard to get perfect. I'm trying and will continue to practice. I was happy with the way they turned out. I was also excited that I was featured on Ernstopia blog, you can read her blog post HERE. Alyssa, did a whole post about the Tea Party and shared how she LOVED my cookies. Thank you! … [Read more...]
Royal Icing
I had over 300 cookies to make for our High Schools baseball auction! I decided to make sugar cookies and do ROYAL ICING for the first time... I made stars and oscars for our Lights, Camera, Action theme. I used Sweet Topia's Royal Icing Recipe and I have to say... It was amazing! I can hardly believe it worked. For me the key was adding drops of water to get to the consistency I wanted for the perfect piping. I first piped the outside of the frosting then came back in and filled the inside. I also added edible glitter on the top to add a little sparkle to the design. So much FUN! I'm so happy to be done, but definitely would frost with Royal … [Read more...]