So it seems that my life has been overtaken by a fluffy white substance. I used to purchase said substance about once every other year when I needed it for a certain recipe...usually involving a special event. Now it seems I am at Costco on a much more regular basis than I'd like to admit procuring embarassingly large ammounts of it. I have yet to cave to the 50# bag...but honestly it's simply because the bag is not resealable. Instead I resort to the 7# version...and just buy several at once. I suppose there are worse things than investing in powedered sugar in amounts that rival your body weight. For instance...being covered in it because you turned the mixer on too fast....not that I've ever done that....I've just heard it can happen................
I digress...here are some new creations! I had a Black Jack themed birthday for which I used a recipe for lemon freezer cookies and card themed cutouts (thank you Jessica!!) to create the look. The freezer cookies were VERY tasty...but very fragile too. I think I successfully broke all of the 'cards' before assembling them an placing them on the cakes. Luckily frosting is a great adhesive! ;o) The flavor theme was Lemon and it was absolutely delightful!
This was my first attempt at a cake...isn't it small and cute?! It's just a little 6" round cake and I think it turned out delightful. I covered it with fondant and made the cutouts from fondant and then used white buttercream to complete the design. In hindsight I think I would have spread out the design more...but I still thought it was cute!
Visions of you and the kitchen covered in powdered sugar... what fun!! Would a big doggie-food-style storage bin work for the 50# bags of powdered sugar? I think you might need a cupcake room in your house for all of the supplies soon!!!
ReplyDeleteIn case I haven't mentioned this previously, I would like to volunteer to taste-test any new recipes the next time I am in town. It is a sacrifice, but for you... ;)
Until your next post...