I'm so happy for my friend Sarah! She got engaged not too long ago and is planning her wedding for next October! I was absolutely giddy at the chance to make wedding / engagement cookies. I'm going to start baking some mini test cakes for her to choose from for her wedding cake. Let's count the ways that cakes and cookies can be used for wedding purposes: Engagement party cookies or cake, "save the date" cookies sent by mail, bridal shower cake, bridal shower cookie favors, bachelorette party gifts, bridesmaids gifts, wedding cake and cookie favors. I really need to know more people getting married just so I can create more mini wedding dresses, or even shoes, steeples, tuxedos, they all sound fun.
These are probably some of the easiest and most simple cookies I've made. The engagement ring cookie has been done many times, but I had to make one just because they are so pretty. To achieve the silver metallic color, I used a Wilton food coloring spray in a can. You don't even have to color your icing, it will spray right over with full coverage. There is some over spray so it's best to ice the cookies to the very edge. I definitely would not recommend using the Wilton pink spray. It's really bad. As in the ugliest pink you will ever see. I used it to stencil on the side of a cake and it was hideous. I didn't even take a picture because I didn't want to remember it.
On the subject of spray food coloring, I took another Craftsy class to learn airbrushing on cakes and cookies. I borrowed my dad's airbrush, but only to practice with as it's already been used with regular paint. I really don't want to poison anyone. I love how the heart turned out in the picture above and I'd like to experiment more with stencils and other airbrush effects.
I also went to America's Baking and Sweets show in Schaumberg to see some new products. There were dozens of vendors selling cupcakes, cakes, cookies, brownies, other sweets, and a variety of baking and decorating tools. A problem arose when I wanted to eat lunch because the only item in the entire room for me to eat that wasn't sweet was a little bit of lunch meat on a tiny piece of focaccia. I kept looking around me wondering if I was the only one that couldn't survive on sugar the entire day!
While I was there, I attended a class taught by the professional chef and certified master sugar artist Eurico “Jing” Palasigue, CMSA from Le Cordon Bleu.
This is a gum paste rose he made prior to the class. He worked on three flowers that were partially completed for the entire hour class. I have a lot of patience, but I'm not sure I have that much. I have also taken a Wilton gum paste flower class but watching a professional was definitely a great experience.
So, back to Sarah. We'll see what she picks for the design of her cake, I'll have to start practicing my gum paste flowers again. I think I'll even make some fake wedding cakes in the meantime just for fun. I purchased a fake styrofoam cake dummy - yes, those exist. It will be perfect for covering with fondant and trying out my new airbrushing skills! Some people even have an entire fake cake created for their wedding and then have sheet cakes baked to be cut behind the scenes and served to all their guests. I don't know that I'd ever want to try and balance an entire real 5 tiered cake either.
I suppose I should have Sarah try my cake first before I get too excited :-)
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