I love the first day of Spring - and I am not talking about the day the solstice falls on. I am talking about that bright sunny day here in Seattle where the sun touches you and it feels a little bit warmer, the sun rises a little bit quicker and sets a little bit later.
I love this time of year especially for baking because it is the return of bright pastel colors!
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| Gum Paste Mum Topper |
I made the above cake for my friend's very special grandmother's birthday. It is a lemon cake with raspberry filling...mmm..mmm...I recently took the Wilton cake decorating classes and learned how to make flowers out of gum paste. These little guys took a couple days to make but it definitely paid off. I covered the cake in a thing layer of yellow fondant to give it a clean and finished look. That is something I am still working on...covering cakes in fondant...I know most people dont like the taste of fondant but it doesn't bother me too much and it seems to keep the cake together.
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| Easter Cookies |
Nothing says spring more than Easter cookies! These are some of my favorite cookies to make. I absolutely love the bunnies and the daisies. And how cute are these spring kitties! I know there is no such thing as a pink cat but we can pretend.
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| Spring Kitty Cookies |
I had a special request also for a birthday party. The lady loved kitties and birdies. So I got a little creative with my cookie cutter inventory to make the birds and the bird house cookies. The bird cookies I made with the number 9 turned on it's side. The bird house is actually just using my gingerbread house shape. Incorporating gray into the cookies is one of my favorite and most versatile colors. I think it tones down the brightness of the cookies.
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| Bird and Bird House Cookies |
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| Easter Cookies |
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| Lemon Spring Petit Fours |
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| Buttercream flower cookies |
One of my favorite buttercream techniques is making flowers. The pink ruffle flower has to be my favorite and is a popular choice. The blue roses were fun to mess around with. They also look great on top of cupcakes!
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| Baby Boy Baptism Cookies |
