This is my first tutorial on tips and tricks for decorating cookies with royal icing. I have to say first off, that I've learned many great tips from various sources on the internet, from books and from cookie decorating classes. If you're interested in other sources here are the main ones I've ...
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Cookie Decorating Tutorial – General Tips & Butterfly Cookies
Planet Cake – Book Giveaway
I don't know about you, but I couldn't wait for the arrival of my Planet Cake book. The newly released cake/cupcake decorating book published out of Australia is written by Paris Cutler. I had heard so many wonderful things about the Planet Cake company itself, that I couldn't wait to see what ...
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Bridal Shower Cookies
Have you ever seen over 50 brides in the same room?
Me neither, (until now). ;-)
I was asked to make 50 bride cookies and 50 apple cookies for a bridal shower. There are actually more than 50 here though; I always make extra in case some break or don't turn out the way I like them ...
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Beach Weekend
This is who I spent time with this weekend.
We drove 4 hours each way to spend time with family. Wouldn't you?!
This is my nephew Carter.
I think he looks a lot like Dave when he was a baby.
Speaking of my husband... the men had some fun in their new rubber dingy.
I got completely ...
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Rainbow Tea Party Cookies & Lollipop Flower Cupcakes
What is this a close-up of?
Another batch of tea time!
Can't have a tea pot without the tea cup y'know.
The swirly tea pot and cup looked like this one (above), before I pulled a toothpick through the icing.
The inspiration for these tea party cookies came from here. This one has the rainbow ...
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Tea Party Cookies
These cookies were a lot of fun to make! It might have to do with the sparkles...
Here's a photo of some of them in artificial light. The first pic was actually in sunlight - and although it looks darker, the sparkles show up more. It was hard to capture the shimmer in a photo!
Resisting the ...
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