Sugary, Cookie goodness!

Well, another weekend has come and gone. They just never seem to last long enough! I decided to just bake something nice and easy this weekend, so I made Sugar Cookies! I cheated though - I used a packet (powdered) royal icing! But they turned out good. I did some ducks and mostly flowers.

For the cookies themselves, I used The Decorated Cookie's not-so-secret recipe, and it does make a nice sugar cookie! So without further ado - My Sugar Cookies!!!!!

Two little duckies sitting in a row....

Tray 1 of 4...and there's still leftover dough in the fridge

My Little Cake Shop

Hi Everybody!

So I didn't end up making any more macarons this weekend, I'm going to wait until i can get a candy thermometer and do it all exactly. However i did want to share something with you all.

Now, I haven't mentioned this before, but a few years ago (2007/08 to be exact), i studied Visual Arts & Contemporary Craft at TAFE (aka Technical College for my non-Australian readers), Certificates 3 and 4. I took ceramics as one of my units, and in the first year we had to do a whole range of experiments on texture, colour, moulds, other materials we could include, and how it all changed after going in the kiln. And would you believe it, I kept all mine in the same theme: CAKE SHOP!

I only just remembered I had done them today when a photo popped up on my screen-saver of them. So I have decided to share them with you...

Board one full of experiments, including lots of cupcakes.

Board two featuring lots of cookies

Cupcakes before going in the kiln

Cookies before the kiln

and all my cakes after the kiln!

There were so many!!!

The 'chocolate' stayed choc, 'strawberry' faded a little, but the yellow? it turned orange!

Loved how my cookies turned out though!

Previously, on Survivor.....heyyyy who changed the channel?!?!

Okay, okay, so a bit of a weird title, but i basically just wanted to give a rundown of the sort of things i have baked before, in the medium i know best - SONG!!!!

Wait no, thats not right....I meant PHOTOGRAPHY! Check out the photos below for a taste of the things i have made...There would be more photos, but i'm sure many of you know just how reliable computers are...  :K (Yes...my lovely computer crashed a while back and naturally i hadn't back up my photos for a while...)

So okay, this technically isnt baking, but who hasn't had a go at Chocolate Crackles before??

 This cupcake of Cookie goodness was the result of watching The Cupcake Show podcast from Harwood Podcast Network

This gorgeous cake is Chocolate Guiness Cake, courtesy of a recipe from Nigella Lawson. Everyone who has ever tried it has loved it!

These gorgeous little chicks of cuteness are Cake Pops! I have only ever made them once (and i technically didn't bake) as they are soooooo fiddly! but i think the cute factor made it worth the effort

This is the awesomeness of a Giant Cupcake Mould! I have a silicon one, which isn't exactly the best, as chunks of cake get stuck to the mould. Still looks great, but if you want to buy one, i would suggest going for the metal, as others who have used those ones say they work much better.

Chocolate Tarts, both white and milk, with toffee banana on top

An experiment i did for my Twilight themed 23rd birthday party, Vampire Bite cupcakes

The Pièce de résistance, the cake I decorated, inspired by the cover of Twilight