just a few things i've been up to…..

So I haven't really been into blogging these days and will probably fade out my blog in the next few months or so. But if you care to follow me and my baked goods, click on the links to Facebook or Instagram.  Here is what's been happening in my kitchen this year….

Soccer themed cookies for 5 cuties that played in a tournament earlier this year.

A bunny themed birthday party.

For our own consumption, meyer lemon curd and crumbly vanilla scones.

A gluten free and dairy free clementine cake!

Re-creating animal cookies. 

Missing Italy and a chocolate-hazelnut babka!

For an order - Shopkins themed birthday party. Rainbow Bite cupcake toppers made out of royal icing.

Cookie favors and the birthday girls' name in cookies! 

A Twinkle Twinkle Little Star themed birthday favors and cupcakes.

Probably the coolest and non-traditional valentines…..

I "heart" NY cookie wedding favors.

Valentine's Day!!! 

And a birthday cake celebrating memories - past and present.

a sofia the first birthday cake

I try and avoid making fondant tiered cakes because they're really not my jam. BUT when a neighborhood friend asks me to make her daughter's first birthday cake I just couldn't say no. So after a couple of sleepless nights and an early morning, just like that, there is a cake!

I had no idea who Sofia The First was and honestly still don't. Luckily Google had many images of her and her cast mates and Amazon provided me with the plastic figurines.

Because I don't create these kind of cakes on a regular basis, I can be a little rusty. Especially with rolling out fondant!!! Please don't look too closely to the imperfections. I even attempted to do a quilting technique using a small square cookie cutter.

I used small flower-shaped fondant cutters to cut out the flowers for the top tier of the cake and to embellish the other tiers. Then I simply finished each flower off with a little royal icing in the center. 

Happy

1st

Birthday

Sofia!!!

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I've been too busy to blog lately, so PLEASE follow me on Instagram @dough_and_batter or my Facebook page. Here's what I've been baking up in my kitchen.

A few orders of decorated sugar cookies…..

Finding use for extra royal icing…..

Sewing up some fun & faux stuff which can be found in my Etsy shop…..

Creating a new birthday buddy! 

All things birthday cake related - cake truffles, cake, rice krispie treats…..

Vegan & gluten-free treats…..

Granola for days!!!

Celebrating marriage equality…..

And lastly, taking care of my own sweet tooth by celebrating the fruits of summer…..

Happy Summer!!!!!