Jack-O'-Lantern

As our children are grown, we no longer carve pumpkins for Halloween.  I looovvvveeee Halloween, so this year I decided to make sugar cookies that I could light-up in the house.

Using my favorite sugar cookie dough, I rolled out and cut my pumpkin, as well as three small squares. Once the pieces were cooled, I frosted the cookies, then using isomalt I filled in the eyes,  nose and mouth.   Royal icing was used to glue all the pieces together and allowed to dry overnight.  

Here he is all lit-up using a tea-light candle :)  

Brenda and Rob

The brides design was one found on the internet in black and white. However, she changed just about everything from the picture to create an original design just for her big day.

Colors of Tiffany and Brown.  

Being a A-type  artistic personality, I usually keep all things in natural color to represent the beauty of nature, i.e. flowers.  With that being said sometimes fake color works better and this cake was just one that worked.  These flowers are based on a poppy and impatiens.  First I made small cone centers in several sizes and painted them tiffany blue or brown.  I then wrapped coat-thread around my fingers several times to make the stamen which were tapped into place. These were allowed to dry overnight.  
Next I cut the petals and took a center down through the middle of each flower.  When all the flowers were complete,  I typed the wires to create a cascade of flowers for the front of the cake.  I added spiral wire in brown to give the final design a little edge.  

The cake board was initially white and to much of a contrast to the flowers so before assembling the cake I airbrushed the lace a tiffany blue.

This cake features a 12" Chocolate Peanut Butter cake with Peanut Butter Mousse, a 9" Red Velvet cake with Strawberry compote and a 6" Spice with Apple Butter Cream Cheese filling.  The couple also had a half sheet cake of Marble cake with Fudge filling.  


Bernice

The couple was married in Sedona, AZ, on Bear Mountain and returned to Erie Pennsylvania to celebrate with those who could not make the trip. 

I had a lovely conversation with the mother-of-the-bride (Bernice) who placed the order.    

She requested a two tier design and emailed a picture of the centerpieces another daughter had made for the tables.  The centerpieces where small pails with a Saguaro Cactus in the center and red and yellow desert flowers all around.  The pail then had a raffia bow tied around its middle.  

Using the Fat-Daddio paisley cake pans (as a representation for the mountains), the bottom tier was White and the top tier was Chocolate all with a Strawberry Compote.  The Saguaro Cactus are sugar cookies, the desert flowers were gumpaste.  I airbrushed the surface of the cake the color of the raffia.  I then added a warm sun-set sky, and  candy pebbles all around.  I also made a Sugarveil bow this same color as the raffia to tie around the base of the flowers. 

A full sheet of Marble cake with Strawberry Compote made a grand total of 150 guest.

Eagle Scout

EAGLE SCOUT..the highest honor in scouting.  

A full sheet cake 1/2 White and 1/2 Chocolate with Strawberry Compote.    The emblems and badges are printed on frosting paper.  

Thank You!

The Iroquois Boat Club often orders cakes for all types of events.  I have been very blessed to work with the manager and staff for a number of years.

This was for a luncheon to THANK all who helped on a number of projects at the club this year.  It was Chocolate Peanut Butter cake with Peanut Butter Mousse. The sides are cornell lace and the fall flowers and leaves were gumpaste.

Cookies, Cookies, Cookies

Whipper Snappers
Madelines
Tennessee T-Cakes
Orange-Almond Chews
Chai pumpkin Kisses
Key Lime Meltaways
Almond Crescents
Anis Pizzelles
Peanut Butter Blossoms
Cranberry Ginger Shortbread
Potato Chip
Chocolate Chip
Oatmeal Raisin
White Chocolate Macadamia
Apples
 Peaches
 Strawberries
 Caramel Cups
 Brandy-Rum Balls
Dutch Apple
 Pecan Tassies
 Cream Wafers
 Raspberry Linzer Hearts
 Chocolate Rugela
Walnut Rugela
 Pecan Supreme
 Chocolate Covered Cherries
Apricot Wraps
Moravin Crisps
Cranberry-Raspberry Pinwheels
Cinnamon Maple Rings
Coconut Thumbprints
Almond Crunch
Prune Tarts
 Lady Locks
 Chocolate-Pistachio Spirals
 Lemon Nutmeg Crisps
Snickerdoodle
 Buckeyes
 After  8's
 Pistachio
Italian Marzipan
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Russian Tea Cakes
Marshmallow Clouds
Fudge Puddles
Rolo
Rich Chocolate Rum

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Glob
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Cookies offered for Weddings and holiday celebrations.  They may be purchased by the pound or mixed tray.