Royal Icing - THE BEST RECIPE!!!

Royal Icing 101

Yield: Icing for 9-10 dozen cookies

Ingredients

§  4lbs {two bags} confectioner’s sugar
§  3/4 c. meringue powder
§  1 1/3-1 1/2 c. warm water
§  2-4 tbsp. oil-free extract or flavoring

Instructions

1.       Add the dry ingredients first. Use your mixer’s whisk attachment to incorporate the sugar and meringue powder.

2.       Add the extract to the water and slowly add it to the dry ingredients while mixing. At first the icing will be very liquid-like.

3.       Continue to mix it at medium-high speed until it is fluffy and stiff peaks form, about 7-10 minutes. Mixing times are approximate, keep your eye it icing and stop mixing as soon as it becomes stiff. Over mixing and oil-containing extracts can keep the icing from setting up, so keep this in mind as you work.

Notes

Royal icing will keep at least a month. I prefer refrigerating it, but it can also be left at room temperature.

Baby Bump Cake

 

A Baby Bump Cake.  Great for a baby shower.

 

 

Bowling Alley Birthday Cake

 

Bowling Birthday Cake

 

 

 

Second Wedding Cake

 

 

 

All the flowers are homemade and are called anemones. 

 

Sugar Cookie Recipe

I have been looking for the best sugar cookie recipe.  And after many different recipes, I have found one.  I hope you enjoy it.

Sugar Cookies

1 1/2 cups butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
5 cups all purpose flour
2 tsps baking powder
1 tsp salt

Directions
1. In a bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, chill dough for at least 1 hour (or overnight).

2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

3. Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
Cut into shapes with cookie cutter.
Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

Cake Pop Recipe

A lot of people ask me how I make my cake pops.  Well here is the recipe.  I do not use the cake pop baker.  I roll all of my cake pops.  Just follow the recipe and directions and you will get the best cake pops.

Cake Pops

 

Ingredients:

1 box (about 18 ounces)          Favorite cake mix

1 box (4 serving)                     instant pudding
4                                              eggs
1 cup                                       water
1/3 cup                                     vegetable oil
1/2 cup                                    Icing
1 bag (14 ounces)                    Candy Melts

Makes:

48 Tablespoons

Instructions:

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray one 13 x 9 x 2 in. sheet pan or two 8 in. or 9 in. round pans with vegetable pan spray.

Step 2

In large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water and oil; beat at medium speed with electric mixer 2 minutes. Pour into prepared pan.

Step 3

Bake 30-35 minutes for round pans; 35-40 minutes for sheet pan, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling grid and cool completely. Divide cake in half; freeze one half for future use.

Step 4

In large bowl, use hands to crumble cake until no large chunks remain. Add icing; mix with fingers until well combined. Form mixture into cake balls. Chill in refrigerator at least 2 hours. Melt Candy Melts according to package directions. Dip sticks into melted Candy Melts and insert into cake balls; let set. Wait until candy is completely firm before dipping the pops completely in melted Candy Melts.

Step 5

Makes 48 - 1 tablespoon sized cake ball pops (each about 1-1/4 in. diameter)
Makes 24 - 2 tablespoon sized cake ball pops (each about 1-1/2 in. diameter)
Makes 16 - 3 tablespoon sized cake ball pops (each about 1-3/4 in. diameter)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_mPwPROOGM – watch on how to dip the cake pops

Funky Valentine's Cookies