Since March, I've done lots of projects, but some of the bigger ones are the ones I'll post about. The first was a baby shower for a set of twin boys. The theme was "Two Peas in a Pod" and I got a request for a small cake and frosted sugar cookies.
For the cake, since it was a pretty simple white background and since the mother-to-be loves my frosting, plain ol' buttercream worked just fine. The decorations (leaves, pea pod, small flowers, and baby faces) were made using gum paste. It dries a bit harder and faster than fondant and is still edible so it works perfect for when you need a small amount. I have to say, this cake was a lot of fun to decorate. Pretty simple, but lots of little flowers and leaves and really small swirly things.
The cookies were going to have a pea pod and the same smiley faces on them. I follow a blog called My Kitchen Addiction (you can follow the blog here) and she does the most amazing decorating with royal icing (smooth looking frosting that looks seriously impossible). I thought I'd give that a shot for these and did a small test. Epic fail. I wish I would've kept photos for you to see...but I didn't. Just believe me...awful. In fact, since I got a new phone, I don't even have a good picture of the cookies. I do have this blurry one of the final cake/cookie table though...so that's good enough right?! I stuck with what I know I can work with (more buttercream icing) and they turned out pretty cute.
