Halloween Cupcakes

Just wanted to share the cupcakes I made for a Halloween party I attended on Saturday. The Dia de los Muertos cupcake was inspired by MyCakeSchool.com, the mummy cupcake was inspired by yoyomax12 on YouTube. Happy Halloween!

Pumpkins & Jack O' Lanterns

I made these pumpkins and Jack O' Lanterns for my husband's co-worker. There were six dozen total. Three dozen of each kind. So far this is the largest amount of cookies I've made at one time. Thanks to Callye from The Sweet Adventures of SugarBelle for her great tutorial on puffy pumpkins. I originally had planned to do a basic base coat and then pipe lines over but I think they came out so much better using her technique.

Thanks Paula! Hope you enjoy them.

Two Birthday Cakes

This weekend was all about cakes and not cookies. I've taken a course at a local cake shop that is equivalent to Wilton's course one. Mainly I took the course to be able to make cakes for my family. Once in a while I'll get a request from a friend for a cake and I'll do one, but I definitely would not call myself a cake maker.

The first cake I made was for my father in-law. It did not have to be anything in particular so this allowed me to try out a new technique. I decided to try a ruffle cake like one I saw on YouTube. I didn't want the cake to look feminine so I chose to do a blue and white cake.

Overall I'm pleased with the cake. Since it was my first time trying the ruffle technique it definitely has some flaws but I think I learned a lot and the next time it will be better. One thing I learned was to finish each row of ruffles even with the top of the cake. On some areas I didn't do that and that's why when I added the top ruffle border it has some dips. I also should have ended in the back instead of in the front. I had to make two of the ruffles larger so that the colors stayed alternating. Ooops.

The next cake was for my co-worker. It was for her daughter's birthday. It's a rose swirl cake with fondant accents. This is not the first time I've made this cake. It's the third time. It's my favorite cake to make. No need to worry about buttercream being smooth since it gets covered by roses. What I did differently this time was to add little butterflies.

I would say the most difficult part of making the cake is the lettering with the FMM Funky Tappits. I have watched a few videos on YouTube and figured out that the tutorial from Edna is the one that works best for me. I still get frustrated with the Tappits but I'm getting better at it.

I got my inspiration to make this rose cake after seeing pictures of giant cupcakes with rose swirl tops on Facebook by many talented UK bakers. Since then I learned that i am baker had a great tutorial for a rose cake on her blog. It is beautiful. Maybe one day I'll try the gorgeous vertical layer cake she made. Wow!

So that's it. A busy weekend making cakes.

Welcome

I just wanted to say welcome to my blog. I plan on documenting my journey in cookie decorating here. I hope you enjoy my posts along the way.
For starters I'll share the last project I worked on. These cookies were done for a friend to take to a wedding shower. The colors were chosen to match the party décor. The cookies were a hit at the party.

Coming up next I'll be working on some pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns for a Halloween party and some 50's themed cookies for a birthday party. Thanks for stopping by.