Showing posts with label Autumn Carpenter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Autumn Carpenter. Show all posts

Monday, October 27, 2014

Cowboy boot & hat cookies


Todays fun post comes from my American friend Autumn Carpenter. Autumn designs and manufacturers a broad range of cake decorating supplies, which I'm proud to stock at Kiwicakes.

I adore these cookies, I own quite a few pairs of cowboy boots (they often feature on my birthday cakes see here and here and here for pictures)

Tools and Ingredients
boot cookie cutter
hat cookie cutter
dark brown fondant
light brown fondant
white fondant
black fondant
turquoise fondant
brown luster dust
silver luster dust
flower and scroll embosser/cutter
small flower cutter

Boot: Bake and cool cookies. Roll dark brown fondant and texture with crocodile leather texture mat. Use the cookie cutters to cut out pieces and then trim with pastry wheel. Attach to cookie with piping gel. Paint with brown luster dust mixed with lemon oil to add shiny look. Roll out white and black fondant. Cut with cookie cutter and then trim with pastry wheel to fit around textured fondant. Emboss white fondant with scrolls and flowers. Paint embossed areas with brown luster dust. 
Hat: Bake and cool cookies. Roll out light brown fondant and cut out with hat cookie cutter. Attach to cookie with piping gel. Roll dark brown fondant and texture with crocodile leather texture mat. Use pastry wheel to cut thin strips. Attach to cookie with piping gel. Paint with brown luster dust mixed with lemon oil to add shiny look. Roll white fondant thin and cut with small flower cutter. Use small circle cutter, knife and pin to texture flower. Mix silver luster dust with lemon oil and paint piece silver. Attach to cookie with piping gel. Attach small turquoise fondant dot in center of flower.

Friday, September 5, 2014

Cute Owl fondant covered cookies


These cute fondant covered owl cookies were made by Kiwicakes staff member Karina. The Owl cookies were cut using this cutter  The fondant icing was first embossed using the floral collection impression mat set from Autumn Carpenter.
Once embossed, a fondant shape to adhere to cookie was cut, using the same owl cutter. The fondant can be adhered to the cookie using edible glue.  The little eyes and wings are made from scraps of fondant which are also adhered with edible glue.
I think Karina did an awesome job with her owl cookies. They sure made me smile!

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Peacock cookies - quick and easy with Rainbow Dust lustres


We recently showcased these cookies at the Cake Expo here in Auckland this weekend passed. These rich & lustrous cookies were made with the tools shown below and Rainbow Dust edible lustres & metallic edible paints. We baked a simple sugar cookie recipe using the Autumn Carpenter autumn carpenter peacock set . Once cooled we attached Satin ice chocolate fondant that had been embossed with Autumn Carpenter peacock impression mat set using edible glue from Rainbow Dust.


To decorate I started with the eye of the feather, dusting a little gold lustre, followed by either of the two blue metallic paints - midnight blue or royal blue (As I did a number of cookies, I used different blues on different cookies). Using a large fluffy brush I alternated brushing the cookies with irridescent lilac fusion, irrisdescent green fusion, starlight comet green and blue shimmer lustre dusts. Once the cookies were completely covered in lustre dust, I took one large brush and in a single sweeping motion blended the colours together. This merged the eye of the feather with the lustred area. 
Rainbow Dust lustres come in a wide variety of colours, that represent well metallic colours of everyday items we try to replicate in cake and cookie form such as as metal, feathers, nail polish, eyeshadow, jewellery and much more. At Kiwicakes we stock every colour in the range - see here 

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Pretty shell cake - great for birthdays and weddings


Todays fun post comes from my American friend Autumn Carpenter. Autumn designs and manufacturers a broad range of cake decorating supplies, which I'm proud to stock at Kiwicakes.

This cake would be a sure favourite with Grandma Kiwicakes, she adores shells and corals.

Tools and Ingredients
6", 9" and 12" two layer cakes
14" cake board or drum
light blue rolled fondant
ivory rolled fondant
Hawaiian Texture Sheet Set
white candy coating
milk chocolate
mop brush
8mm sugar pearls
pastry brush
flexible poly blade
pastry roller

Method
Melt chocolates separately and place in towel lined electric skillet to keep warm and fluid. To add stripes to shells, dip finger in milk chocolate and wipe finger into cavity. 
Flood cavity with white candy coating and place in freezer to set. 
Once set, remove from mould and use mop brush to brush tops of shells with lustre. 
Roll light blue fondant to desired thickness, brush board and cakes with piping gel and cover. Using mop brush, dust cake and board with pearl dust. Prepare cakes for stacking and assemble. 
Roll ivory fondant to 1/8" thickness, roll shell texture sheet over fondant making a strip long enough to go around the cake. Make a straight cut along the bottom of the strip using a pastry roller then use the flexible poly blade to cut shells so that strip is 4" high. 
Brush sides of cake with piping gel then apply shell strip. 
Repeat with each cake layer. 
Attach shells and pearls to cake using piping gel.


Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Ballet Tutus using the Formal dress impression mat set


I was just thrilled when I received an email from one of my customers, Phaedra Cochrane showing me how she used the Autumn Carpenter formal dress cookie cutter & impression mat set, to create the ballet tutus. I think she did an amazing job and I was happy she granted her permission to show them to you.

Monday, February 15, 2010

How to use Silicone CHABLON moulds



These stunning new silicone chablon mats are a brand new release from Autumn Carpenter. Prices at 59.95, they will take all of the hard work out of creating even sized shapes. Available in square, round and scalloped, they are in stock now!


How to use - To Create Shaped Pieces

Step 1. Lay chablon on chocolate transfer sheet.



Step 2. Pour approximately 2/3 pound melted candy coating or melted and tempered real chocolate over the chablon, fillling the first row on two sides.


Step 3. Smooth with a confectionery blade or other straight edge, spreading at an angle.

Step 4. Slide transfer sheet with chablon onto a cookie sheet and place in refrigerator for 5 minutes.

Step 5. Invert and remove transfer sheet.

Step 6. With gloved finger press gently to remove chocolate pieces.



Truffle Sandwiches

Step 1.
Create shaped pieces following directions above.


Step 2. Mix truffle recipe below.


Step 3.
Pack truffle mixture in pastry bag fitted with a #21 tip.


Step 4.
Pipe truffle mixture on top of one shaped piece.


Step 5. Place a shaped piece on the piped truffle mixture.

Truffle Recipe
•2½ cups (¾ pound) finely chopped real chocolate
•1 cup heavy cream
•¼ teaspoon salt
•¼ teaspoon vanilla
•Melt chocolate. Cool at least 98°. Whip cream until it holds a soft peak. Add chocolate, a little at a time, to whipped cream, stirring with a spoon. When all chocolate is added, stir in salt and vanilla. Chill in refrigerator until mixture is firm but not stiff (5-20 minutes). Beat with a spoon until fluffy. Do not overbeat

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

I saved my favourite impression mat until last!



I just adore what Autumn Carpenter has done with the Paisley impression mat and matching accent moulds. Click here to buy Paisley items



Bright Paisely Tiered Cake


Tools and Ingredients
6", 8" and 10" cakes
3 1/2 lbs. blue fondant
2 lbs. yellow fondant
1 lb. pink fondant
orange food spray
green food spray
royal icing
paisley accessory mould
14" cake drum
paisley texture sheet
yellow food coloring
blue food colouring
orange food colouring
pink food colouring
green food colouring
Cover 6" cake with pink fondant, 8" cake with yellow fondant and 10" cake with blue fondant. Roll out remaining blue fondant to a 14" circle. Place texture sheet on top of fondant and roll over once with rolling pin, applying heavy, even pressure. Spread thin layer of buttercream or piping gel on cake drum. Carefully lift fondant onto drum and trim around edge. Place ribbon around edge of drum if desired. Stack cakes using your preferred method. Place cake on turntable (if available). Spray orange food spray where 6" cake meets 8" cake and slowly rotate the cake. Blend color by spraying lightly above and below. Repeat the same process for green food spray between 8" and 10" tiers. Mix royal icing according to recipe or package instructions. Thin slightly by adding extra water. Use food colouring to create 5 different colours and put each in parchment cone. Knead together small amount of blue and yellow fondant to make green and yellow and pink to make orange. Spray paisley accessory mold lightly with cooking spray and wipe out excess with paper towel. Push small amount of coloured fondant into mould and scrape off any excess. Remove piece from mould by gently prying up edge with straight pin. Attach to cake with small amount of royal icing. Repeat using different colours until entire cake is covered. Pipe small dots and details in assorted colours around edge and on top of each moulded paisley.


Paisley Chocolate Wrap Cake



Tools and Ingredients
8” cake (suggestion: 3 layers of white cake layered with fruit and cream filling)
fresh fruit
white chocolate or white candy coating
paisley texture sheet
Assemble cake as desired except for fruit on top and ice with thin layer of icing. Cut paisley texture sheet large enough to wrap around entire cake, piecing together if necessary. Cut wavy top edge slightly taller than edge of cake. Melt and temper chocolate or just melt candy coating. Place texture sheet on parchment between medium size perfection strips. Pour chocolate over texture sheet and scrape off excess. Move texture sheet to clean surface and when almost set wrap around cake. Place in refrigerator for 5 to 10 minutes until completely set and then remove texture sheet. Top the cake with fresh fruit.


21 Years Paisley Cake

Tools and Ingredients
"2" and "1" cake iced with thin layer of buttercream
fondant
orange colouring
pink colouring
royal icing
paisley texture sheet
Roll out orange fondant and impress with paisley texture sheet. Cover board. Roll out pink fondant and impress with paisley texture sheet and cover both numbers. Place both cakes on covered cardboard. Thin royal icing and color 2 shades of pink and 2 shades of orange. Fill parchment cone with each colour and cut small hole in tip. Add fine lines and details along several of the paisley impressions.

Wow I just love Autumn Carpenter mini cookie sets

Wow, I'm in love with the new AC mini cookie cutter & impression mat designs, they just keep getting better! I hope you enjoy using some of these ideas for cookies.


Cookie Cutter Texture Sets- Mini Wedding SetDecorate cookies using the texture mats for a simple way to get an elegant, professional-looking design, or enhance and embellish the textured cookie with flowers or icing.
Mini wedding set includes 2 cutters, 2-1/4" dress and 2" cake and three different texture mats, each with two designs. Cookie recipe included. Click here to buy mini wedding set




Painted and Pearl Mini Wedding Cookies



Tools and Ingredientsmini wedding cookie cutter texture set
white fondant
blue gel coloring
yellow gel colouring
green gel colouring
pink gel colouring
fine brush
Lightly spray one mini wedding texture mat from mini wedding cookie cutter texture set. Wipe off excess with a paper towel. Roll white fondant to approximately 1/8" thickness. Place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant (both the dress and cake) with appropriate cookie cutter from set. Dust with pearl lustre. Attach to a baked and cool wedding cake and dress cookie with piping gel or a thin layer of buttercream. Repeat with other texture mats to have one of each style of cookie. Thin gel food coloring with a few drops of water (a paint tray works great for multiple colors). Use the brush to paint over details of flowers, bow on dress, bow on cake and scrolls on dress.



Mini Wedding Cookie Bouquets




Tools and Ingredients
mini wedding cookie cutter texture set
white fondant
pearl lustre
candy clay
pearlized white jimmies
terracotta pot
Lightly spray one mini wedding texture mat from mini wedding cookie cutter texture set. Wipe off excess with a paper towel. Roll white fondant to approximately 1/8" thickness. Place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant (both the dress and cake) with appropriate cookie cutter from set. Dust with pearl lustre. Attach each to baked and cool wedding cake and dress cookie (insert 6” paper sucker stick into cookie before baking) with piping gel or a thin layer of buttercream. Repeat with other texture mats to create multiple pots. Wrap candy clay in plastic wrap and push to bottom of pot. Insert sucker sticks and fill remainder of pot with pearlized jimmies.



Perwinkle and Fuschia Mini Wedding Cookies




Tools and Ingredients
mini wedding cookie cutter texture set
white fondant
periwinkle fondant
fuchsia fondant
periwinkle royal icing
fuchsia royal icing
pearl spray
parchment cone or a pastry bag with a #1 tip
small flower blossom plunger cutter
mini daisy plunger cutter
Dot dress and cake: Lightly spray dot mini wedding texture mat from mini wedding cookie cutter texture set. Wipe off excess with a paper towel. Roll white fondant to approximately 1/8" thickness. Place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant (both dress and cake) with appropriate cookie cutter from set. Cut top and bottom of dress to remove the band. Spray all pieces with pearl spray. Roll out fuchsia fondant and cut replacement band. Attach to baked and cool wedding cake and dress cookie (both white and fuchsia parts) with piping gel or a thin layer of buttercream. Use fuchsia royal icing, thinned with a bit of water, to pipe a row of small dots along the bottom edge of the top and bottom tier and at the intersection of the quilting on the middle tier of the cake. Use periwinkle royal icing, thinned with a bit of water, to pipe over the stripes on the bottom tier, to pipe a row of dots as the bottom border on the middle tier and on top of the dots on the top tier. Roll periwinkle fondant very thin and cut out three small blossoms using plunger cutter. Attach to cake at the top of the swags with a small dot of royal icing. Fill centers of flowers with thinned fuchsia royal icing. Roll fuchsia fondant very thin and cut out one small daisy using plunger cutter. Attach to dress at band with a small dot of royal icing. Fill center of flower with thinned periwinkle royal icing.

Bow dress and cake: Lightly spray bow mini wedding texture mat from mini wedding cookie cutter texture set. Wipe off excess with a paper towel. Roll white fondant to approximately 1/8" thickness. Place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant (both dress and cake) with appropriate cookie cutter from set. Cut dress at waist and remove top. Spray cake with pearl spray. Roll out periwinkle fondant and place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant (just dress) with appropriate cookie cutter from set. Cut dress at waist and remove bottom part. Attach to baked and cool wedding cake and dress cookie (both white and periwinkle parts) with piping gel or a thin layer of buttercream. Use fuchsia royal icing, thinned with a bit of water, to pipe flower petals on top of dress. Use periwinkle royal icing, thinned with a bit of water, to pipe centers of flowers on dress top and randomly all over cake. Press small ball of fuchsia fondant into bow design on texture mat for both the dress and cake. Press firmly into cavity and remove excess fondant. Use a straight pin to gently remove bow (may be easier to form in separate pieces) and attach to cookie on top of the raised bow with piping gel or royal icing.


Flower dress and cake: Lightly spray flower mini wedding texture mat from mini wedding cookie cutter texture set. Wipe off excess with a paper towel. Roll white fondant to approximately 1/8" thickness. Place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant (just cake) with appropriate cookie cutter from set. Spray cake with pearl spray. Roll out periwinkle fondant and place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant (just dress) with appropriate cookie cutter from set. Attach to baked and cool wedding cake and dress cookie with piping gel or a thin layer of buttercream. Roll periwinkle, fuchsia and white fondant very thin and cut a variety of small flowers using plunger cutters. Make centers for the flowers by piping a different colored thinned royal icing in middle of flower. Attach flowers to raised impressions on cake with small dots of royal icing or piping gel. Use fuchsia royal icing, thinned with a bit of water, to pipe small dots on dress.

Brown and Pink Mini Wedding Cookie Bouquets






Tools and Ingredients

mini wedding cookie cutter texture set
chocolate fondant
pink fondant
pink royal icing
parchment cone or a pastry bag with a #1 tip
brown and pink M&M’s® candy
dark brown candy clay
pink and brown ribbon
vase or pot
Lightly spray bow mini wedding texture mat from mini wedding cookie cutter texture set. Wipe off excess with a paper towel. Roll chocolate fondant to approximately 1/8" thickness. Place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant (just the dress) with appropriate cookie cutter from set. Lightly spray flower mini wedding texture mat from mini wedding cookie cutter texture set. Wipe off excess with a paper towel. Roll chocolate fondant to approximately 1/8" thickness. Place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant (just the cake) with appropriate cookie cutter from set. Attach each to baked and cool wedding cake and dress cookie (insert 6” paper sucker stick into cookie before baking) with piping gel or a thin layer of buttercream. Use pink royal icing, thinned with a bit of water, to pipe a row of small dots along the bottom edge of each tier and to trace over the flowers on both the dress and cake. Press small ball of pink fondant into bow design on texture mat. Press firmly into cavity and remove excess fondant. Use a straight pin to gently remove bow (may be easier to form in separate pieces) and attach to cookie on top of the raised bow with piping gel or royal icing. Fill vase or pot with candy clay or brown and pink M&M’s® and insert sucker sticks. Tie bow with brown and pink ribbon around vase.


Green and Blue Mini Wedding Cake Cookies




Tools and Ingredients
mini wedding cookie cutter texture set
white fondant
purple fondant
green fondant fondant
medium blue fondant
light blue fondant
purple royal icing
green royal icing
light blue royal icing
parchment cone or a pastry bag with a #1 tip
small flower blossom plunger cutter
mini daisy plunger cutter
Bow wedding cake: Lightly spray bow mini wedding texture mat from mini wedding cookie cutter texture set. Wipe off excess with a paper towel. Roll white fondant to approximately 1/8" thickness. Place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant (just cake) with wedding cake cookie cutter from set. Attach piece to a baked and cool wedding cake cookie with piping gel or a thin layer of buttercream. Use green royal icing, thinned with a bit of water, to pipe a row of small dots along the bottom edge of each tier. Use blue royal icing, thinned with a bit of water, to pipe rows of triple dots all over cake. Press small ball of purple fondant into bow design on texture mat. Press firmly into cavity and remove excess fondant. Use a straight pin to gently remove bow (may be easier to form in separate pieces) and attach to cookie on top of the raised bow with piping gel or royal icing.
Stripes and dots cake: Lightly spray stripes and dots texture mat from mini wedding cake cookie cutter texture set. Wipe off excess with a paper towel. Roll purple fondant to approximately 1/8" thickness. Place texture mat on orange fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant with cookie cutter from set. Cut the bottom tier and attach to a baked and cool wedding cake cookie with piping gel or a thin layer of buttercream. Roll medium blue fondant to approximately 1/8" thickness. Place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant with cookie cutter from set. Cut the middle tier and attach to a baked and cool wedding cake cookie with piping gel or a thin layer of buttercream. Roll green fondant to approximately 1/8" thickness. Place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant with cookie cutter from set. Cut the top tier and attach to a baked and cool wedding cake cookie with piping gel or a thin layer of buttercream. Use purple royal icing, thinned with a bit of water, to pipe on top of impressed dots on top tier and to pipe a row of small dots as a bottom border for the middle tier. Use blue royal icing, thinned with a bit of water, to pipe on dots going up the stripes on the bottom tier and to pipe a row of small dots as a bottom border for the top tier. Use green royal icing, thinned with a bit of water, to pipe on swags on the bottom tier. to pipe a row of small dots as a bottom border for the bottom tier and to pipe small dots at the intersection of the quilting on the middle tier. Roll light blue fondant very thin and cut out three small blossoms using a plunger cutter. Attach the flowers to the cake with a small dot of royal icing or piping gel at the top of each swag. Use thinned purple royal icing to pipe centers for the flowers.
Flower wedding cake: Lightly spray flower mini wedding texture mat from mini wedding cookie cutter texture set. Wipe off excess with a paper towel. Roll green fondant to approximately 1/8" thickness. Place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant (just cake) with wedding cake cookie cutter from set. Attach piece to a baked and cool wedding cake cookie with piping gel or a thin layer of buttercream. Use purple royal icing, thinned with a bit of water, to pipe a row of small dots along the bottom edge of each tier. Roll light blue, purple and white fondant very thin and cut a variety of small flowers using plunger cutters. Make centers for the flowers by shaping small balls of the same colours of fondant. Attach different colored centers to flowers and flowers to raised impressions on cake with small dots of royal icing or piping gel.


Cookie Cutter Texture Set- Mini Baby SetDecorate cookies using the texture mats for a simple way to get an elegant, professional-looking design, or enhance and embellish the textured cookie with flowers or icing.
Mini baby set includes 2 cutters, 1-7/8" bib and 2" onesie and three different texture mats, each with two designs. Cookie recipe included. Click here to buy Bib & onsie cookie cutter set


Baby Girl Bib Cookies

Tools and Ingredients
mini baby cookie cutter texture set
pink fondant
purple fondant
yellow fondant
light yellow royal icing
light pink royal icing
light purple royal icing
Parchment cone or a pastry bag with a #1 tip
black food marker
orange food marker
small flower blossom plunger cutter
mini daisy plunger cutter

Rubber ducky bib: Lightly spray rubber ducky mini baby texture mat from mini baby cookie cutter texture set. Wipe off excess with a paper towel. Roll purple fondant to approximately 1/8" thickness. Place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant (just bib) with bib cookie cutter from set. Cut away inside part, leaving only the border edge. Lightly spray rubber ducky mini baby texture mat from mini baby cookie cutter texture set. Wipe off excess with a paper towel. Roll pink fondant to approximately 1/8" thickness. Place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant (just bib) with bib cookie cutter from set. Cut away outside part, leaving only inside the border. Attach both the pink and purple pieces to a baked and cool bib cookie with piping gel or a thin layer of buttercream, make sure the adjoining edges line up to each other nicely. Use yellow royal icing, thinned with a bit of water, to pipe small stitching details on the inside edge of the purple border. Press small ball of yellow fondant into rubber duck design on texture mat. Press firmly into cavity and remove excess fondant. Use a straight pin to gently remove rubber ducky and attach to each cookie on top of the raised rubber ducky with piping gel or a thin layer of buttercream. Use the orange food marker to color the duck’s nose orange and make one dot with the black food marker for the eye.

Yellow polka dot bib:
Lightly spray stripes and dots mini baby texture mat from mini baby cookie cutter texture set. Wipe off excess with a paper towel. Roll yellow fondant to approximately 1/8" thickness. Place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant (just bib) with bib cookie cutter from set. Attach the piece to a baked and cool bib cookie with piping gel or a thin layer of buttercream. Roll pink and purple fondant very thin. Use the small flower blossom plunger cutter and the mini daisy plunger cutter to cut two of each colour. Attach the smaller flower to the opposite color of a larger daisy with a small dot of royal icing. Attach randomly 4, two layer flowers to the cookie. Use yellow royal icing to pipe a small dot in the center of each flower. Use pink and purple royal icing, thinned with a bit of water, to pipe random dots all over inside part of bib. Use thinned pink royal icing to pipe stitching on inside of bib border.

“ABC” bib:
Lightly spray abc mini baby texture mat from mini baby cookie cutter texture set. Wipe off excess with a paper towel. Roll purple fondant to approximately 1/8" thickness. Place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant (just bib) with bib cookie cutter from set. Attach the piece to a baked and cool bib cookie with piping gel or a thin layer of buttercream. Roll pink and yellow fondant very thin. Use the small flower blossom plunger cutter to cut one pink blossom and the mini daisy plunger cutter to cut one yellow daisy. Attach the smaller flower to the larger daisy with a small dot of royal icing. Attach to the upper left hand corner of the cookie. Use purple royal icing to pipe a small dot in the center of the flower. Use pink royal icing, thinned with a bit of water, to pipe a thick border around the edge of the cookie and small dots on the inside of the border. Use thinned yellow royal icing to pipe small dots evenly spaced just inside the edge of the cookie.

Pastel ABC baby cookies


Tools and Ingredientsmini baby cookie cutter texture set
green fondant
light yellow royal icing
light pink royal icing
light blue royal icing
Parchment cone or a pastry bag with a #1 tip
Lightly spray abc mini baby texture mat from mini baby cookie cutter texture set. Wipe off excess with a paper towel. Roll green fondant to approximately 1/8" thickness. Place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant (both bib and onesie) with appropriate cookie cutter from set. Attach to baked and cool bib and onesie cookie with piping gel or a thin layer of buttercream. Thin each colour of royal icing by adding a small amount of water. Pipe over each letter of the “abc” with a different colour. On the onesie pipe small dots in a random pattern all over on the bib pipe small dots in repeating order just inside the edge of the border of the bib.

Pastel Baby Mini Cookie Bouquet





Tools and Ingredientsmini baby cookie cutter texture set
blue fondant
yellow fondant
pink fondant
purple fondant
green fondant
orange fondant
pastel M&M’s® candy
candy clay
vase or pot
Lightly spray one texture mat from mini baby cookie cutter texture set. Wipe off excess with a paper towel. Roll one color fondant to approximately 1/8" thickness. Place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant (both bib and onesie) with appropriate cookie cutter from set. Attach to baked and cool bib and onesie cookie (insert 6” paper sucker stick into cookie before baking) with piping gel or a thin layer of buttercream. Repeat with all the different mats using all 6 colors of fondant. Wrap ball of candy clay in plastic wrap and place in bottom of vase or pot. Insert sucker sticks into candy clay to form a bouquet. Fill vase or pot to top with pastel M&M’s® candy.

Rubber Ducky Baby Cookies






Tools and Ingredients
mini baby cookie cutter texture set
medium blue fondant
yellow fondant
orange food marker
black food marker
Lightly spray rubber ducky mini baby texture mat from mini baby cookie cutter texture set. Wipe off excess with a paper towel. Roll blue fondant to approximately 1/8" thickness. Place texture mat on fondant. Firmly roll over the mat. Remove mat. Cut textured fondant (both bib and onesie) with appropriate cookie cutter from set. Attach to baked and cool bib and onesie cookie with piping gel or a thin layer of buttercream. Press small ball of yellow fondant into rubber duck design on texture mat. Press firmly into cavity and remove excess fondant. Use a straight pin to gently remove rubber ducky and attach to each cookie on top of the raised rubber ducky with piping gel or a thin layer of buttercream. Use the orange food marker to colour the duck’s nose orange and make one dot with the black food marker for the eye.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Autumn Carpeneters new designs

I was thrilled to receive an email today, from the oh - so talented Autumn Carpenter, she's added Kiwicakes, as a stockist to her website, and congratulated me, on a blog well done. I am pleased to be able to say, we have all the new AC designs on the way, these should be loaded in aprx 1 week. If you'd like to see everything Autumn offers, check out her website www.autumncarpenter.com
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