Bride and Groom Cookies

When I wasn't available to make the wedding cake (we were heading out of town to a wedding of our own!), the bride and her mom still wanted to have something from Cake Believe at the wedding.

So how about cookies as favors for the guests as they leave?

Perfect!

Now, what design???

The bride showed me some pictures of cakes she liked and she found a picture of cake pops that were decorated like a bride's gown and a tuxedo that she really liked.

We can certainly do a similar design on cookies! 

It's not an original creation, this thought of using a heart (to represent the love) and decorating them as bride and groom are all over the web!

What makes it unique?  Well this groom wasn't wearing a tux, he was wearing a suit!

And the color of the bridesmaid's and groomsmen's ties is watermelon!

So I matched the icing to the fabric swatch and viola!

Happy Wedding ... Wishing you a Lifetime of LOVE!!!

<3

Birds of a Feather, Party Together!

I just love this invitation design! 

It works well for any gathering, when people are "flocking" together to celebrate something special!

Of course, gathering to celebrate an expected bundle of joy arrival has to be one of the best reasons for a party!

Colors for this baby shower were a little different than the invitation. 

Using pinks and greys.

Cookie favors that were shared at the party!

Puppy Love Cookies

I almost hate to post this right now because it will really show you how far behind I am in my posts! 

But if you've been following me for awhile, you know I have been MIA for quite awhile and just pop in every once in a blue moon!

Aaaaanyway....these are too cute not to share. 

These were Valentine cookies that I packaged for giving!  The request was for dogs.  But I wanted to add the heart with a pawprint and give the dog heart spots and dog tag to really make it fit for Valentine's day giving.

Two different colors of dogs and hearts, gotta mix it up!

Even though Valentine's is long passed....or far in the future....

I love you guys!

Thanks for following me on this sweet journey of blogging!

Strawberry Shortcake

This is Strawberry Shortcake!  At least this is what she looked like when I was a kid.

Aww, isn't she cute? 

Does it bring you back a few years? (Let's not discuss how many...ahem) 

As time marches on, so does Strawberry Shortcake!  I love that she is spanning generations and all little girls still have the chance to play with a "scented" doll. 

Remember that smell?

Look how her fashion sense has updated, but still a bonnet and cute short curly hair.

Here is the newest evolution of Strawberry Shortcake! 

She's let her hair grow and it seems to be more of a beret than a bonnet upon her locks!

No matter her look, she is still a great subject to have when making a party theme choice!

So let's see what we need at the party???

How about some cookie favors?  I took inspiration from one of my favorite cookiers (Sweet Sugar Belle) and the strawberries found on the party plates

Cupcakes are always the FUN and easy way to serve all the kids!

But of course you need a cake to put candles in and sing the Happy Birthday song to!

I made some buttercream vines with flowers and some miniature fondant strawberries for the sides of the cake.

Thanks for hanging around so long with us Strawberry Shortcake!

And Happy Birthday Kaitlyn Marie!

Lingerie Shower Cake and Cookies

These were for a lingerie themed bridal shower.  You know the one, where all the girls get together and give fun, lacy and sometimes racy unmentionables for the Bride to Be.

So why not give her some she can eat?  (Ahem...no, not those kind)

How about a Victoria Secret inspired gift box with a lacy bra?

OK!

How about some cute cookie favors to be enjoyed at the party or taken home to be enjoyed later!

ALL RIGHTY!

I call these "bras and bums".  The design is inspired by an AMAZING cookie artist

Sweet Sugar Belle  check out her work!

Congrats to the new bride!

Christmas Cookies!

I hope it isn't too late to show you some Christmas cookies!  (Hey at least I don't still have my tree or house lights still up!)

These were the cookie bouquets I made as teacher gifts!  I found these cute little ceramic holders at Michaels a couple of years ago at the "after Christmas" sale and I pulled them out this year and put them to good use!

And these are my version of the famous melted snowmen cookies!  I first saw this style of cookie about 2 years ago and was so happy to have the time to make them this year! 

These were treats for the class Christmas party!

His hat is made from a rolo and a chocolate candy disc!

Thanks for looking!

I get a KICK out of you!

Soccer cookies.

Simple enough right?

There is no symmetry when you are hand piping with no guidelines.....but I think that makes them look more realistic.....or 3 dimensional......

Right????

All wrapped up and ready to go!

I get a "kick" out of soccer ball cookies!

Baseball Team Cookies

These cookies were for a team celebration.

Every player had his name and number, even the coaches were included!

Hope your season is great!

Mortarboard Mayhem....or Mad Cap Grad Cap!

How amazing is it that my "niece" is graduating from High School. Her mother isn't my sister by birth, but she's the sister that I met in college. My kids know her as "Aunt" Kathy and I think of her kids as close as my own.

Seems like only yesterday, this happened...

When we moved away to Texas, I'm pretty sure this was the last time she sat on my lap and was wrapped in my arms....

Where does the time go????

So my amazingly smart, talented, beautiful and all around wonderful "niece" Kaitlyn is graduating from High School this Saturday. She is 2nd in her class and will be giving a speech at the commencement. I wish I could be there, but alas we are still in school here and cake duty calls me as well. I'm hoping to get a copy of the video!

When her announcement arrived in the mail, I started thinking about what kind of gift to get her, I of course wanted it to be something from my heart. Most things I make are perishable, but are made with love, so I decided to make her some cookie favors for her graduation party.

So 8 dozen cookies, count 'em 96 cookies later.....

I sent them overnight FedEx today. I can't wait for them to arrive so I know what she thinks about them.

Congratulations Kaitlyn!

I am beaming with pride, I love you and am so proud of you.....oh and about that whole CSU thing....we'll have to talk about that later! Go Buffs!

Bear Cub Scout Graduation

My baby boy graduated from the Cub Scout Bears into Webelos.

I had gotten this cool cookie cutter a while ago knowing he would need a snack at some point for scouts. So for graduation I made these cute brown bears with Cub Scout neckerchiefs. Each bear's neckerchief had a scout's name on it.

I'm so proud of my Scouts! They are learning so much and growing into great young men.

Baby Girl Shower

You might remember this baby shower theme. I did a cake for this theme last spring.

I received another request using this napkin/invitation as inspiration.... I think I would pick this too....something so sweet about the curly edges.

Pastel colors for a baby girl....make sure to include a pink bow!
I added the baby carriage that I made out of chocolate, because I wanted to pull the cookie favors into the cake design.....

I mean, just look at the cuteness!

I had so much fun with these. I love all the curly cues. And I made the bassinet legs sparkly with sanding sugar!

Awww, almost makes me want to have a baby girl....I said ALMOST.

Chick Egg Cookies

I saw these cute little refrigerator magnets in the Oriental Trading catalog a couple of years ago. I never ordered them, but I saved the picture because I thought they would make the cutest cookies for Easter!

So this year, I planned ahead and made plenty of cookie dough and went to work. I looked to see if I could find a special cookie cutter that would fit the shapes, alas I didn't find anything that was ready made. So I just used my egg shape cutter and improvised.

I only made the egg chick design. Because I think the other chick designs deserve the have a cutter made to the appropriate shapes. I know there are ways to make your own cutters....so next year I'll plan even farther ahead and make cutters for the chick with bunny ears!

I like that way these turned out. I used wet on wet icing to get the colorful spots on the eggs. Then edible marker to give each egg their own eyes. The kids enjoyed these as well!
Happy Easter!

Cupcake Cookies Part Deux

I have made these cupcake cookies before, but this time I tried a different two tone design on the "wrappers".

And I added cake quins as sprinkles. I really like the textured appearance from the swirls and quins.

These were done in spring colors for Easter.

Flip Flop Cookies!

It seems as though zebra print is VERY popular these days!

I had a lot of fun making pairs of flip flops with the zebra stripes, pink sparkly straps and a small fondant flower.

They also have a "logo" on them that say BFF...Dana wanted to share these with her BFF's!

The stripes were done with a wet on wet technique. After that set I added the pink straps and covered those in white sparkling sugar and then added a small pink flower.

How nice to have a BFF that shares her cookies!

Oh Boy!

These are some of the most fun I have had making cookies!They are an almond sugar cookie covered in fondant. I made several designs, keeping in a pastel theme for boys.

Football

Got milk?
I love the textures you can achieve with a fondant covered cookie!
Congratulations on the upcoming arrival!

Daisies, daisies everywhere!

Laurel is turning 9 and she wanted a girlie flowery cake.

I think we got that covered!

The daisies are made from royal icing and the cake is covered in buttercream icing.

These are the cookie favors that she gave to her guests!
(These are those crazy camera phone pics I was telling you about!)

Hope your birthday was special Laurel!

Valentine's Treats 2010

These are the sugar and shortbread cookies that I made for Valentine's Day this year.

I put them in these cute "bouquet" boxes with matching ribbons.


I also made raspberry marshmallows and homemade caramels! I love it when I get the chance to try new sweets!

Hope your Valentine's Day was SWEET!

Cupcake Cookies!

My youngest just turned nine!

He wanted to take cookies to his class lunch to celebrate. I had this new cutter that I hadn't had a chance to use and he was excited to bring cookies that looked like cupcakes!

I used my favorite go to recipe for almond vanilla sugar cookies, but I tried a new recipe for icing this time. I have been following Cookie Crazie and her BEAUTIFUL designs. I thought I would give her icing a try. It is definitely more flavorful than the Wilton royal icing recipe I usually use and because it contains corn syrup the final design has a shine to it! I used a creme bouquet flavor in the icing and it was a bit overwhelming in flavor.....so I might use it again, but just a little less....or stick with straight vanilla.

The birthday cake theme is Chowder from Cartoon Network. Stay tuned for pics of the cake.
Happy Birthday Baby!