Sunday, June 14, 2009

Kitty in the Pot


Piping Techniques Needed

Make 1 recipe of Butter Cookies
Icing Recipe : Royal Icing - 1 recipe
Hello Kitty Cookie Cutter
Decorations: M&M sweets, beads and ribbon,

Make 1 recipe of butter cookies. Rest dough in the fridge for an hour. Use hello kitty cookie cutter to cut out the shape. Bake and cool before putting into container. You can make cookies a day earlier

Pipe royal icing onto the cookies in flow consistency and decorate with flowers, beads, etc. When cookies are completely dry, put each cookie into clear plastic and tie with a ribbon.

Ideal for children parties.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Pretty Pink Flowers


No Techniques

Pan : 8X 3 inch square

Cake : Prepared cake to at least 3 " high
Fondant : 800 gm Ready-To-Use Wilton rolled fondant

Rub some shortening on your work surface to keep the fondant from sticking. Roll out the fondant to an evenly thickness and cover the cake's surface.

Roll out a strip of green ribbon to cover the side base of the cake. Lightly moisten the side base with water and begin to stick the ribbon carefully.

Prepare small flowers and leaves and decorate the cake.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Flowers in Brownie Basket


Techniques Needed

Pan: 7X3 inch square
Tips : 47, 21, 104, 101, 2, 1
Colours : purple, red, yellow, green, brown, white

Ingredients List

Cake : Prepared cake to at least 3" high
Icing recipe: Buttercream - 1 recipe and Royal icing - 1 recipe

Cream cake in brown buttercream in thin consistency. Crumb coat the side and smoothen the top. Cool cake in the fridge for 30 to 45 mins for easy piping.

Prepare flowers one day in advance and leave to dry completely.

Use tip 47 to do the basketweave at the side. For borders use tip 21 to do the rope style. Decorate with the ready made flowers and pipe in the leaves.

Friday, June 5, 2009

BOUQUET OF COOKIES



No techniques needed.

Prepared cookies of different shapes. You can bake one day in advance and keep in air
tight container.

Ingredients

Royal Icing - 1 recipe
Colourful sugar
M&M sweets, silver beads, stars and other cake decorations.

Colours needed : pink, brown, green, yellow, white, orange and etc.

Pipe royal icing in flow consistency onto the cookies and decorate
with sugar, sweets and etc. For borders, dots and lines use soft peak
consistency.

Ideal for children birthdays, valentine gift, gifts for festive occasions and also as wedding gifts.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Garden Flower Basket


Techniques Needed

Pan: oval shaped pan

Tips: 47, 352, 103, 1, 101, 1o4

Colours : yellow, red, purple


Ingredients List
Cake: Prepared an oval shaped cake to at least 3 inches high
Icing Recipe : Buttercream - 1 recipe and Royal Icing - 1 recipe

Cream cake with white buttercream in thin consistency. Crumb coat the side and smoothen the top layer. Rest the cake in the fridge for 30 mins.

Use tip 103, 104, 1, 101 to make flowers. Make at least one day in advance using royal icing.

Weave the side of the cake in basketweave motion using tip 47. Decorate with the ready made flowers and pipe leaves with tip 352 in between the flowers.

A Touch of Roses

Techniques needed for piping roses



Pan : 8 X 3 inch round


Tips : 16, 21,104, 352


Colours : pink, yellow and green for roses


Ingredients List


Cake: Prepared cake to at least 3 inches high
Icing recipe : Buttercream icing - 1 recipe


Cream cake with white buttercream icing and leave in the fridge
to set for about 30 mins.

Use tip 104 for piping roses, make a day earlier and leave to dry.

Decorate with the ready made roses and use tip 352 to pipe some leaves in between the roses. To pipe shell borders use tip 21. To further enhance use tip 16 to pipe stars randomly at the side. And the cake is done