Have fun creating Sea Life cookies with our Electric Gel Colors and our collection of ocean fun cookie cutters.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Happy Birthday Cookies - Instead of Cake!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Oh HAPPY DAY!
Make it a Happy Day with these simple to create
Happy Face cookies. Using our Round Cookie Cutters,
Lemon Yellow Gel Paste, Super Black Gel Paste,
2 Disposable Decorating Bags and #2 & #4 Decorating
Tips, you are on your way to a great day
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
M for Mom
Make it a great day for MOM with these simple M&M cookie
creations. We used our 3.5 Circle Cookie Cutter,
Gel Paste Colors (sky blue, lemon yellow,chocolate brown),
disposable decorating bags and #4 Decorating Tip. Go to
Recipes for your choice of cookie and frosting recipes.
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
4th of July Party on a Budget
4th of July Party on a Budget
Star-studded Table
You don’t have to purchase expensive table decorations to make a festive table.
Tablecloth: Buy red or blue plastic or vinyl tablecloths and 4th of July stickers. Place the stickers on the tablecloth.
Centerpieces: Purchase small clay pots, blue and red acrylic paint, and small American flags at the craft store. Paint the pots red and blue. When dry, turn them upside down and stick the flags in the hole. This not only makes a beautiful table, it give keeps the tablecloth from blowing away on a windy July day. This is a great kids project.
Dinnerware: Purchase red and blue paper plates and alternate them in a basket. Buy red, white and blue plastic ware and put in a clear plastic cup with a festive napkin. When your guests come to the table, they only have to pick up the cup and plate. Keep a permanent marker handy to write names on the plastic cups to keep track of their drinks.
Sweet Surprise: Put clear bowls filled with red, white and blue bubble gum balls around the table for added fun.
You don’t have to purchase expensive table decorations to make a festive table.
Tablecloth: Buy red or blue plastic or vinyl tablecloths and 4th of July stickers. Place the stickers on the tablecloth.
Centerpieces: Purchase small clay pots, blue and red acrylic paint, and small American flags at the craft store. Paint the pots red and blue. When dry, turn them upside down and stick the flags in the hole. This not only makes a beautiful table, it give keeps the tablecloth from blowing away on a windy July day. This is a great kids project.
Dinnerware: Purchase red and blue paper plates and alternate them in a basket. Buy red, white and blue plastic ware and put in a clear plastic cup with a festive napkin. When your guests come to the table, they only have to pick up the cup and plate. Keep a permanent marker handy to write names on the plastic cups to keep track of their drinks.
Sweet Surprise: Put clear bowls filled with red, white and blue bubble gum balls around the table for added fun.
Simple Finger Foods
Create a table of finger foods for people to come and grab in between games and activities.
Star Sandwiches: Make star-shaped sandwiches by cutting stars using a large star cookie cutter. Fill sandwiches with strawberry jelly and cream cheese for a red ribbon delight.
Fruit Fun Skewers: Using bamboo sticks slide fresh strawberries, marshmallow, and watermelon squares to create a red and white enjoyment.
Veggie Platter: Cut the top and clean the seeds out of a red bell pepper. Fill the pepper with your favorite veggie dip. Layer cut-up vegetables on a platter. On a hot day, sprinkle top of veggies with crushed ice.
Red, White and Blue Fruit Salad: Mix cut-up strawberries, blueberries, mini marshmallows with sour cream and coconut for a scrumptious salad. Spoon in plastic cups for a quick grab off the table. Make the night before and store in the refrigerator for a better tasting salad.
Chips and Salsa: Make a nacho platter with chips, salsa and sour cream.
Hot Dog Bar: Create a grab-and-go hot dog bar by putting ketchup, mustard, relish and crushed onions in squeeze bottles. Keep the buns moist in a covered container until the hot dogs are ready off the grill.
Chicken Kabobs: Grill pieces of marinated chicken, cherry tomatoes and pineapple chunks for a quick bite between tug-o-war.
Star-shaped Cookies: Using a large star cookie cutter to make sugar cookies, decorate with store-bought frosting and red and blue sprinkles. You can make these days ahead and store in airtight container or freeze in a storage bag.
Wild and Wacky Games
Outdoors games create the wonderful memories of the day. Enjoy family fun with these simple and affordable games.
Water Balloon Toss: Fill red, white and blue water balloons with water. Store in a bucket filled with water before the game. Have teams of two stands face-to-face and toss the balloon to each other. Those who did not drop the balloon take a step back. Each team keeps stepping back until only one team is left.
Patriotic Yo-Yo’s: Fill red, white and blue water balloons with water. Tie a heavy-duty rubber band to the ends. The balloons will become a fun yo-yo for the kids.
Blue Bubblegum Blowing Contest: Purchase Blueberry bubblegum and give each participant a chance to prove they can blow the biggest bubble.
Pillowcase Races: Using your pillowcases, have each person jump in their pillowcases to the finish line. Use detergent to get any grass stains out.
Red and Blue Plate Toss: Purchase a hula-hoop and red and blue paper plates. Have participants see how many paper plates they can toss into the hula-hoop circle.
Watermelon Eating Contest: Cut large wedges of seedless watermelon. See who can eat the watermelon the fastest.
Baking Summer Tips and Tricks:
Baking in the summer months can be challenging. With the humidity and heat most of us experience there are ways to make baking possible.
Bake at night. It is cooler at night and the house can handle a little extra heat.
Prepare frosting and decorate baked cakes in the early morning or evening to avoid heat-related decorating dilemmas.
Always refrigerate your cakes after they are completed. This will firm the frosting and decoration before setting it on the table. Do not freeze the cake.
Place your decorated cake in a cool area. If you have to place the cake outside, make sure it is in a shaded area with a cool breeze. Frosting is made of shortening or butter and it will melt easily if in direct sunlight or warm areas.
If you are going to be outside in the heat, keep the cake in a cool area until the cake cutting happens. Bring the cake out right before the cake cutting.
If traveling with the cake, place the cake in an air-conditioned car away from direct sunlight. Most back seats of cars have tinted windows to protect from the heat of the sun. Do not put the cake in a trunk of a car as it will not receive the cool air of the air-conditioner.
Pillowcase Races: Using your pillowcases, have each person jump in their pillowcases to the finish line. Use detergent to get any grass stains out.
Red and Blue Plate Toss: Purchase a hula-hoop and red and blue paper plates. Have participants see how many paper plates they can toss into the hula-hoop circle.
Watermelon Eating Contest: Cut large wedges of seedless watermelon. See who can eat the watermelon the fastest.
Baking Summer Tips and Tricks:
Baking in the summer months can be challenging. With the humidity and heat most of us experience there are ways to make baking possible.
Bake at night. It is cooler at night and the house can handle a little extra heat.
Prepare frosting and decorate baked cakes in the early morning or evening to avoid heat-related decorating dilemmas.
Always refrigerate your cakes after they are completed. This will firm the frosting and decoration before setting it on the table. Do not freeze the cake.
Place your decorated cake in a cool area. If you have to place the cake outside, make sure it is in a shaded area with a cool breeze. Frosting is made of shortening or butter and it will melt easily if in direct sunlight or warm areas.
If you are going to be outside in the heat, keep the cake in a cool area until the cake cutting happens. Bring the cake out right before the cake cutting.
If traveling with the cake, place the cake in an air-conditioned car away from direct sunlight. Most back seats of cars have tinted windows to protect from the heat of the sun. Do not put the cake in a trunk of a car as it will not receive the cool air of the air-conditioner.
Pirates of the Carribean Cake
You Need:
2 (8 or 9 inch round cake (any flavor), baked, cooled and refrigerated
1 1/2 batch Wonder Cream Frosting (see recipe below)
Dark blue or brown AirHeads candy
M & M’s candy (yellow, red and orange)
Supplies Needed: Spatula, blue, pink and orange food coloring or paste, star tip-#16,
disposable decorating bags (all found at www.SweetArtFactory.com).
Step-by-Step:
Level your cooled cakes. Fill one layer with frosting. Place other cake on top.
Mix 2 cups of frosting with one drop of pink and orange food gel. Mix well until you get a flesh color. Spread White Wonder Cream frosting over entire cake. Smooth with a straight spatula.
Mix the rest of the frosting with blue food paste. Insert the star tip into a decorator bag or freezer storage bag. Snip ¼ inch of the bag so the tip is halfway through. Add the blue frosting into the bag.
Using the star tip, make a pirate bandana by making small c’s along the top half of the cake and around the sides of the cake at a slant. Use the above photo as your guide. Place red and orange M & M’s to decorate the bandana.
Make o’s around the bottom edge of the cake. Place yellow M & M’s around the border.
Using an AirHead candy, cut a thin strip to make the string of the patch. Lay that across the cake.
Place dark AirHead pieces in a microwave for 5 seconds until soft. Flatten the pieces. Using scissors, make a patch and an eye. Use the photo as a guide. Place pieces on the cake.
Make a pirate mouth with red M & M’s.
Wonder Cream Frosting
You Need:
1 tub (16 oz. vanilla frosting
1 tub (16 oz) Crisco® shortening (use tub of frosting to measure)
1 box powdered sugar
1/4 cup warm water
How-To-Make: In a mixing bowl combine the frosting and tub of shortening. On low speed, beat the frosting and shortening until mixed well. While mixer is still on, slowly add the powdered sugar. Add a small amount of warm water until the mixture is smooth. Once all the ingredients are mixed together, beat for about one minute longer. If the frosting seems stiff, add some more warm water. If the frosting seems too runny, add powdered sugar.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Butterfly in Bloom
Create this easy-to-decorate cake by cutting two 8-inch cakes in halves.Turn each half to the opposite to make the
wings. Fill with your choice of filling, stack other half
on top and frost with white wondercream (see recipes).
Decorate with licorice, candy from candy necklaces or other
kinds of candy and pink frosting (we used soft pink with
#16 decorating tip).
It's Spring with Calla Lily Cakes
Make these super simple Calla Lily Flowers with AirHeads Candy.
No fondant or gumpaste needed! All you need is:
White AirHeads Candy
Green AirHeads Candy
Yellow Mike & Ike Candy
Scissors
Before starting, heat the airheads for 5-7 seconds in a microwave.
Place two pieces together and flatten. Cut into triangles.
Follow the Step-by-Step of cutting each flower and folding.
Cut the leaves with scissors too! Using the heat of your fingers,
mold the leaves to flowers and gently place on your decorated cake.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Chick & Bunny Pops
Easy to create cake pops. Just bake a cake and cool. Mix in
store-bought frosting to create a dough. Mold into shapes.
Make a round shape for the chick and egg shape for the
bunny. Cool in refrigerator on a plate for 1 hour.
Insert cookie sticks or wooden sticks (we carry many kinds).
Dip in melted candy chocolate (choose the colors you desire or
add gel paste colors - lemon yellow was used for the chick).
Let cool. Decorate with quins and candies.
Cover with our 4x2x8 bags and tie with a ribbon.
Cover with our 4x2x8 bags and tie with a ribbon.
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