Black & White Wedding Cake

My son Nick asked if I would make a wedding cake as

a gift for his friend Ryan and wife Gemma. Using our

Super Black Americolor, 19 piece Decorating Kit and

spatualas, I was able to create this black and white beauty.

I went to the craft store to purchase black ribbon. I was

going to use black fondant ribbon but worried about the

heat we have during the summer months.

A Soldiers Drum

Don't you love the sound of a beating drum?

Every year we attend our community Fourth of July parade and the

drum troop of soldiers is my favorite. This adorable drum is a perfect

cake for those special occasions we honor our military. I decorated with Sky Blue

frosting, red licorice, fruit roll-up and gum balls. I used candy cane

sticks for the drum sticks. The licorice drum handle is make by using

bamboo sticks to poke into side of the cake.

Fishin' for Fun

Four types of colorful candy was used for this cake (kids love it!).

I used fruit roll-ups for the fish tail (cut in feather shapes and

attached to a bamboo stick). Then I decorated top with M & M's,

and used fruit slices to create the fins and mouth. The swedish fish

candy adorn the plate. I colored the frosting with Americolor Lemon

Yellow paste (go to www.SweetArtFactory.com) and used a #16

tip to create the frosting borders and design.

Bread Cut-outs for Tea Party

Create delicious breakfast breads with any of our cookie

cutters. Here we used our 3-inch Tea Cup cookie cutter

to create banana bread tea cut-outs.

Step 1: Bake bread and allow to cool.

Step 2: Cut 3/4 inch slices of bread. Using cookie

cutter, make bread shapes.

Step 4: Spread softened cream cheese on top of bread.

Step 5: Place one bread ontop of the other to create

a tea bread sandwich.

Refrigerate before serving.

Bread Cut-outs for a Tea Party

Patriotic Fruit Fun!

On Memorial Day we spent the day giving honor

to those who have died for our freedom.

We visited a Veteran's Memorial which

highlighted letters written by our soldiers.

For dinner I made a delicious watermelon platter using

star and flag cookie cutters. I cut watermelon slices about

1-inch thick and then cut pieces using cookie cutters.