Scorbunny, Charmander, and Pichu Cake

Another Pokémon cake request! From my nephew, so one of my favorite people 😊 He wanted specific Pokémon incorporated, and I wanted the finished cake to look different from previous Pokémon treats I have made. We both ended up happy with the results!

 

I had fondant available, so made characters primarily out of fondant colored using food gel. I also used toothpicks to provide extra structure. I prefer to use gumpaste rather than fondant for character work, because it dries harder. I worked with what I had though! Crisco and cornstarch are helpful additional tools when working with either gumpaste or fondant.

My new edible markers were excellent! I enjoyed using them on the dried character forms to add small details. 

 

The cake was well received and delicious too! 😋 

 

King of the Hill Cake

My fiancé (!!!) and I have been watching a lot of King of the Hill lately, so that’s what I made for his birthday! 😊

I should have made these a couple days ago but they dried enough by the time I was done icing the cake. 

My new edible pen is one of my favorite things- really makes fine detail work so much easier and cleaner. 

Wingo! Shashashasha! Someone’s got a birthday, I wonder who? 

 

Animal Heart Cookies

Happy Valentine’s Day! I decided to create some of my favorite animals on heart cookies this year 😊

Penguins are my favorite!

And I love me some armadillos. They are so weird and adorable 💕

 

Engagement Cookies

My first set of Valentine's cookies this year are extra special- they're my set of engagement cookies!!! :) I had a lot of fun putting these together and breaking out a few new decorating tools to make my aqua and black cookie-fied dreams come true. 

This was my first time using isomalt- I used isomalt with a silicone mold in order to make edible diamonds. And then iced the plate with them. 

They turned out so beautiful! I can't wait to use this technique again in the future. It was difficult to get a picture that really did my "diamonds" justice. 

And a few more pictures...Enjoy! :)

Inauguration Day Bernie and Mittens Cookies

 It’s been too long since I’ve posted anything! Inauguration Day Bernie and his mittens memes have been everywhere lately. I had to make my own cookie version! 

Pokémon Cake

My boyfriend is turning 7- his birthday is leap day! 😅 so Pokémon it is this year! 

I like to occasionally use incredibly time consuming cake decorating techniques 😅 including making color flow decorations. First, draw or trace your image. I like to simplify any shapes used, and draw with a pencil on parchment paper taped to a cake circle. Once you’re done sketching, cover with a layer of wax paper taped down around the edges. You want it secured firmly, but it should be easily removable too. Now you’re ready to trace your image with icing!

Make color flow icing. It dries out quickly, so anything you’re not actively using should be tightly covered with plastic wrap. I pipe the outlines of shapes first, and let to allow briefly before thinning out the color flow with a few drops of water to flood the image. This can take a lot of time, especially if you’re using a lot of different colors, so plan accordingly! The resulting decoration is extremely fragile, but I like the effect. Fun ridiculous fact- I made this Pokémon decoration using only two piping bags 😂 100% would not recommend, but I didn’t plan ahead, it was late at night, and I made it happen somehow using some MacGyver ninja magic.

I used edible markers to add detailed elements, and sooo many toothpicks. Let dry completely at least one full day, preferably longer. 

To remove your color flow icing decoration, carefully free your wax paper from all the tape. Then using a counter or table with a straight edge, slowly run the edges over the edge, carefully pulling the wax paper down. Do this gradually, all around the sides of the decoration until it is free from the wax paper. Use caution, as it’s very easy to drop and completely break something you’ve spent hours of your life on. Here’s my residual color flow print left behind on the wax paper!

I rolled out two circles of fondant to make poke balls, and used red and black food safe markers to complete the design. After a dusting of star sprinkles, this cake was done! 🔥👌🌟 

Love Pun Valentine Cookies

 

 I opted for fun, colorful designs and love puns this year! I enjoyed using traditional red, white, and pink design elements and also creating alternative, unique color schemes. 

 First, I baked sugar cookies and let them cool completely. I like to add a little almond extract (or nutmeg instead if it's Christmas time!) to take my decorated cookies to the next level.

 

I made a batch of Royal icing once I was ready to decorate. Use plastic wrap to cover any icing you're not actively using, because it dries out quickly, and it can take time to mix different colors and consistencies! 

 I used marbling techniques for some of the cookies, by swirling colored food gel in thinned out icing with a toothpick, then dipping the surface of the cookies into the icing. Let the icing dry before piping any additional details on the cookies. I used feathering techniques on other cookies, by piping horizontal stripes, and then using a toothpick to drag the still-wet icing in an alternately up and then down pattern.

 Heart shaped sprinkles, edible pearls, and edible glitter took these cute cookies to the next level! I'm happy with how they turned out.