Peppermint Delights Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup shortening 1 cup confectioners' sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup rolled oats 1/3 cup crushed peppermint candies 1/3 cup white sugar 1 tablespoon red decorator sugar Directions 1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). [...]
Candy Cane Hot White Chocolate Peppermint Schnapps makes this drink a candy cane with a kick, but the liquor can be omitted. Either way, indulge and top the hot chocolate with whipped cream and more crushed peppermint candy. It will warm you right down to your toes.12 c milk9 oz. good quality white chocolate (such as [...]
April Johnson Cupcakes in liners of special designButtercream icing(tinted orange, brown, black and green)almonds (sliced)m & m candiesminiature chocolate chipsFor the wings, Place a cookie that has been cut into a 1/3 into the back of the cupcake. Using tip 66 and buttercream tinted brown pipe the feathers onto the cookie.Or use almonds as feathers [...]
One of my favorite holiday recipe a friend makesis Pumpkin Pie DIP... Even people that hate pumpkin pie love this...Submitted by: Jean, Wisconsin Southern Livings Pumpkin Pie Dip Ingredients: 1 15-oz. can of pumpkin pie filling1 8-oz. package of cream cheese Directions: Mix well with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add: 1 teaspoon Cinnamon1/2 teaspoon Ground Ginger Mix well. Serve with apple [...]
Heart Cookies decorated formally -- actually these are "stacked" cookies made from heart shaped cookie cutters and layered in between each cookie with frosting. This can also be done with bread (add pink food coloring to bread dough and knead thoroughly) to make sandwiches. Fillings in between heart bread slices should be thin otherwise they [...]
Clowns Basic Decorating Technique Making Frosting Clowns Using stiff royal icing and tip open star or shell tip - hold bag at a 90° angle and pipe swirl motion body for each clown. Then insert small derby clown heads and let dry. Pipe arms and legs into the position you want them in and add palm of hand. [...]
Favorite Chocolate Cake Ingredients: 2 bars (4 oz. total) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Unsweetened Chocolate Baking Bars , broken into pieces1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine (we recommend LAND O LAKES® Butter)2 cups granulated sugar1 cup milk1/2 cup water2 large eggs1 tablespoon lemon juice or distilled white vinegar1 teaspoon vanilla extract2 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking powder1 [...]
Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Delight Lucile Lenz, Lincoln, NEGold Medal, Winning State Fair Cakes Book "The banana layer makes this a very moist cake. I serve the cake with a scoop of ice cream and a cherry to carry out the banana split flavor." Makes 12 to 16 servings Heat oven to 350 Grease bottom and side of 3 [...]
Here are some tips on Icing Consistency If the consistency of your decorating ising isn't just right, you decorations won't be right either. Just a few drops of liquid will make a big difference in your results. Stiff Icing Holds a 3/ in. peak on the spatula. Use it for flowers with upright petals. If icing is not [...]
Making Star & Swirl Flowers Use medium consistency frosting for both flowers and thin consistency for the centers. Star Flower Using a drop flower tip hold the bag straight up with the end of the drop flower tip just touching the surface of your cake or parchment paper (if you are going to make a lot and let [...]