College for Kids
Monday 8/3
Moss cookies - I was going for a lily pad for the cute frogs I found at the CandyMaker in Florida

Amish sugar cookie recipe:
cream 1/2 c. butter 1/2 c. oil 1/2 c. sugar 1/2 c. powdered sugar
add 1 egg 1/2 tsp. vanilla
add 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
add 2 1/4 c. flour
bake at 350 10-12 minutes (I overcooked them to make them crispy)
Lego cookies - using Wilton sugar cookie recipe
frosting is glace
Today's container idea:

I hate to waste cake...very little carving needed to make this shaped cake.

Good use for cake scraps...

Got 15 minutes? ...make orange jelly

So simple - all you need are two oranges and a cup of sugar.

Cut the oranges and puree them in a food processor, rind and all.  Put into a pan with a cup of sugar and 2 Tbsp. water.
Boil 15 minutes.  Cool and put in a jar.

Pretty good for my first time, but a little thick.  You need whole wheat to stand up to the consistency.

Next time, I'm going to do 1 orange with the skin plus two without and use half Splenda.

...another dinosaur

                                          cake for 30

                                          lay it out and fill in the gaps with scrap

                                          crumb coat and make the feet out of cake balls

Hhhhmmm...why haven't I thought of this before?

Can you tell which tier is the cookie cake?

Building a 3D Fire Truck Cake

This cake serves 25.  I can think of a few things I would change for next time...