The cake is a box mix of Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge. It's covered with home-made buttercream frosting, then homemade rolled fondant goes over that. The fondant tastes like marshmallows. A camouflage ring of fondant is at the top and bottom of the cake. Fondant fall leaves that have been veined in [...]
Halloween designs. The Fashion Pumpkin has separately baked bat sunglasses, hat, and flower. The mummy is made using an egg shape cookie cutter, then covering it in strips of cookie dough and baking it as one. The ghost is 3-D. I used a cookie cutter, cut out the dough, then laid the [...]
These are very popular for little girl parties in the summer. Flip flops are made baking the soles first. Some of the straps are shaped pieces of dough that have been baked separately and attached after they have been iced. For the red straps, I cut holes in the cookie dough using the end [...]
Yorkies on lollipop sticks to go into a bouquet with dog bones and dog houses.
Most Bizarre Request I've been asked with all the specialty designs I do for people, what was the most bizarre request? That would have to be the pink flamingo eating a shrimp. The idea came from a 3-year old. She was visiting Disney World and was watching the pink flamingoes. Suddenly, out [...]
Inspiration can come from anywhere. I saw these Santas as boxes in a magazine. They were 4-sided, so I cut them down to 3 sides. They are assembled after they are iced with Royal icing. The moustaches and pom pons are separate cookies. I would have loved to used cotton candy [...]
4th of July cookies, some with jimmies, sprinkles, and tiny cookies on top.
Pass the Mars Rock (Based on the classic “Hot Potato” game) Players sit in a circle with one player holding a Mars rock (rock, ball of foil or bean bag, etc.). The music begins and the Mars rock is passed around the circle until the music stops. The player holding the Mars rock when the music stops [...]
Exclusively written for thePartyWorks.com By Mary Ann Ross March 12, 2010 These games are for the kids to play [...]
These are very popular for little girl parties in the summer. Flip flops are made baking the soles first. Some of the straps are shaped pieces of dough that have been baked separately and attached after they have been iced. For the red straps, I cut holes in the cookie dough using the end of [...]