Mod Monkey Birthday

I'm sure everyone's familiar with this sweet Mod Monkey design (available on line and at party stores everywhere), so when my client asked for a Mod Monkey birthday cake and coordinating cookies for her darling one year old's first birthday, I knew exactly what she was talking about.  I was happy to be working with such a cute and simple design.  My real problem was that my client didn't want a cake decorated with sugar cookies, which is becoming a specialty of mine.  Uh oh.  Luckily she wanted something simple so we decided on stripes and polka dots with a Mod Monkey cookie cake topper (had to throw one in somewhere!)  Here's what we came up with.  Enjoy!

Alright, alright.  I snuck in another cookie!

She also wanted a small smash cake for the baby.

Alternating ruffles.

Here are the coordinating cookies to go with Miss Presley's cakes.  Monkeys, bananas, flowers and cookies that look like the birthday girl herself, including her party outfit!  Enjoy!

Presley - in cookie form!

Happy Birthday Presley!

Thank You Cookies

Here is a miniature thank you proposal for the Hawthorne PD to send out to the ten or so departments that had reached out to them with condolences upon the recent loss of one of their officers.  They wanted something dignified so I decided to keep it simple with just one central "Thank You" in script and the rest of the words describing the officers in a clean red Courier New font.  Cross your fingers that we get the gig.  Enjoy!

I Choo Choo Choose You!

Choo choo!  All aboard the birthday train!  This railroad cookie collection was done for  a sweet little four year old boy who is obsessed with trains. Check out all the fun details.  Enjoy!

Engine, tanker, coal bin and caboose.

Engine detail.

 Tanker detail.

 Coal bin detail - love!

 Caboose - love the rivet details.

Engineer hats.

Railroad tracks and signage.

 Track details.

Happy Birthday Ramon!

The Making of Miss Scarlett

I received an order for six dozen Gone With The Wind themed cookie favors for a bridal shower (now THAT is a large shower!) and was so excited  to give it a go!  She originally wanted the movie poster and I thought - Oy! Now way can I pull that off.  So I did a little on line research and figured I could pull off Scarlett in her iconic green and white dress.  Here is a behind the scenes on the making of Miss Scarlett. Enjoy!

I start by finding a cookie cutter that will do most of the work.  This random princess will do.  I needed Scarlett to face to the left and my princess was facing to the right.  No problem.  I just cut her out and flipped her over on the cookie sheet.  Then I added a blob of dough to her head to create her oversized hat.  I then trace the baked cookie and make a sketch.

Ain't she a vision?

Sketch detail.

Start with head and arm placement.

Outline hat bow and add sash.

Fill in bow one section at a time.

Add hair.

Outline bow (you can see my "master cookie" 's yellow food coloring outline).

Add hat and outline sash and dress. 

I always chicken out when it comes to detailing faces so I left her blank but gave her a little ear definition.

Fill in dress.

Add floral print with edible pen, outline dress and sleeves.  And fiddle-dee-dee, there she is!

The Gone with the Wind collection.

Novel cookies.

Polka dotted hand fans.

Fan detail.

Love this collection!  Congrats to the bride!

Happy 'Merica Day!

Happy Fourth of July!  We live for the Fourth on our block.  Our little slice of Mayberry shuts down the street for an old fashioned block party to rival anything Aunt Bea and Andy could have put together.  Here's the itinerary for our 16th annual ode to our nation (rolled up in a scroll, tied with a pretty ribbon and hand delivered to everyone on the block - I love our neighbors!).

8:30 am  Breakfast Pot Luck

9:30 am Fourth of July Bike Parade

11:00 am Donut Eating Contest

12 noon Sunglasses Decorating & Tattoo Station

2:00 pm "So You Think You Can Dance" Contest

4:00 pm Potluck Dinner

4:00 pm Homemade Pizza Contest

5:00 pm 3rd Annual Mixing Bowl bake off

7:00 pm Poker Tournament

On Going Fun: Water slide, Scavenger Hunt, Ping Pong and Foosball.

And here's my entry for the Mixing Bowl bake off.  You guessed it - decorated sugar cookies!

The only fireworks allowed on our street.

These flag cookies inspired by SugarBelle.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

Nautical Wedding Favors

Possible favors for the sweet bride from our Nautical Bridal Shower.  All white with sugar crystal details and packaged up pretty.  Should be perfect! Enjoy!

 Love this conch.

 Scallop shell.

Final product.