Christmas cookie baskets

I just made these today, they're filled with sugar cookies and iced in almond/vanilla royal icing. With just 3 days till Christmas I'm baking away. Just not for me of course just orders I need to get done by tomorrow....whuuuuh. I guess I should get back to work and stop bragging on baking....it really smells good...pumpkin rolls with cream cheese filling.....brazo gitanos.....mmm...eggnogg cakes.... Ok so I've gained a few more pounds but I can't help it. I'll make another New Year's resolution to lose weight like I have every other year but never get around to doing it. Ha Ha Ha Don't you wish your cakes were as good as mine, Don't you wish you cakes were as good as mine. Don't you? Dut Dut Dut. Don't you?

Delicious Brazo Gitano

This is the best roll ever! Ok, it's called, "Brazo Gitano" aka, jelly roll. I found this recipe online and was hesitant to try because it was a chocolate roll, and I don't really like chocolate but after trying this I love chocolate. I ate the whole thing, it made me sick, but I still like it. Imagine this....chocolate sponge roll filled with fresh sweet whipped cream and a little rum....that's what this is. Death by Brazo Gitano. I will attach the recipe but you have to make it and tell me what you think. It's the best!

Brazo Gitano

5 eggs separated
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 tbsp sifted confectioner sugar

Filling

1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 1/4 tsp rum extract
1 tbsp superfine sugar

Beat yolks & 1/4 cup sugar until thick. Stir in flour, cocoa and vanilla extract mix well.
Whip egg whites until stiff not dry. Fold into yolks and flour mixture. Line and grease 15x8 pan. Bake at 350 x 15 min. Cool for 5 min before rolling in sugar dusted towel.

For filling: combine whipped cream, sugar and rum extract and whip until peaks form.
Fill the cooled roll with whipped cream and voila.....brazo gitano.

My Favorite Book

I know this book is not new, but I love it and you have to get it. I bought months back, and have tried the banana cake recipe, it the best banana cake I've ever tried. I was really surprised to see that she gives her most requested cake recipes but now I know why, because they are soo good. She also gives you step by step directions on how to make these really nice cakes. It's worth buying, go for it. My favorite cake in here is the teapot it's so cute I would like to make it. She has the new one out already it's her kids cakes, I hear it's real cute so that's next. Anyhow when you do get it, tell me how you like it.

I just made these to get a feel of how the edible markers work. I bought some Wilton edible markers and just used them. These are sugar cookies covered in royal icing. So even with the writing and all, they are edible. It's a cute idea as a birth announcement if your not to worried about a picture. I mean how many people actually eat the candy cigars? I bet people will definitely eat a cookie and they're cuter too.

Prego cake....

This was one of my projects for this busy week. It's a Tuesday shower and she's having a girl, so that's what daddy to be said. This one is a bit different from the other preggy cake I made, with some glitches here and there but I guess it's going to work for now. I only have 20 other orders to go for rolls and cakes.

These are the cupcake favors that go with the cake. The flowers are exactly the same so they compliment each other good. They were in a small clear box wrapped in a organdy ribbon and the tag read, "Bun in the oven." Hope you like them.

Purple ornament cookies

I now love purple. I found this cookie idea, of course nothing like the one who first designed them but I tried. I thought they were cute and different for the holidays. We always see red and green everywhere so I decided to go with purple Christmas ornament cookies. Everything but the ribbon is edible, it's just for looks. Bought the box plain and stamped it all over (Stampin up stamp set) and put some ribbon and a tag. Voila, this is what I ended it up with. Hope you like it!

Baby girl in pink....

I love these, makes me want to have a baby. Every things always cuter for girls than they are for boys. But, I can still make boy cookies to look cute, I mean clothes wise. So, here's the other batch of my tryouts I made they would be for baby shower favors, you can also put these cookies on sticks and make centerpieces or just a simple gift for mommy to be. You can mix up colors and have lavender or turquoise or even blue for a little boy. Well I hope you like em. One of these days if I can get around to it, I have to make a tutorial on how I decorate these. Hmmm, whenever I'm not too busy. Like maybe in the next year or so.

Here comes the bride....

I was in a cookie mode today, these were just some of 20 others I decided to pull out of the cookie bucket and just make. I used fondant on the cake and long dress with royal icing decorations. As for the dove (I love) and the heart dress I only used royal icing. I like the fondant on the cookie because it's so easy to wipe off if you mess up or just didn't like it, whereas the royal you just have to keep it or throw it or eat it. Of course in my house everything gets eaten. Well I'll post a few tomorrow when I get done with them. I'm also having camera issues, I think I should start asking Santa (my husband) for one. Yeay me!

Rum Cakes & Pumpkin Rolls.....

This is what people are asking for. The famous rum cake and my pumpkin rolls. I am swamped with orders for these two things for next week. I'm supposed to make a turkey along with dessert but at this point, I think I'll be driving through Mc Donald's for Thanksgiving. lol Well atleast I'm busy and not twiddling my fingers at home wishing I had something to bake for a purpose and not to eat what I baked out of boredom. Well thanks to all who placed those orders Christmas is coming so soon and I need to start my other stuff soon. Here's a picture of what they look like before they are eaten to pieces. Should I mention that I do use real rum and I don't even drink while I'm baking. It's solely for baking.....I said baking. And I don't stick my fingers in the made from scratch cream cheese filling for the rolls...nope not me.

The rum cakes have pecans on top and have a butter rum glaze that's poured over cake when it's still warm. You let in sit in it's glaze and it just absorbs all the rum.....mmmmm. They really do taste good, sometimes I wish we could a sample things online just click and taste. Maybe in 2050. Bye now!

K loves M

Just made these cupcakes. They didn't last too long my kids devoured them. I'm glad someone likes my stuff. lol I've been wanting to try writing in chocolate and adding as a cupcake topper. Can't remember where I saw it but I liked it. Paper is scrapbooking paper from (Stampin Up) and just added a grosgrain ribbon and... there you have it! Ok, so if I was asked to marry someone with a cupcake in their hand I would probably eat the cupcake first then say, "Yes!"

Ok, so this was my first attempt at making a Coach diaper bag. With all the help and tips from my Cake Central friends I think it came out ok. I guess the only pain was getting the C's to look exactly the same. But I managed to pull it off. Well I had a bit of trouble here and there but I guess when the customer's happy then who cares. It was a vanilla cake with bavarian cream filling, and all the rest is fondant. If you can see I made a blanket, socks, beanie, bib and a little pacifier all from fondant too. This was for a friends baby shower who didn't really know what she was having, but she's a Coach freak. Congratulations Mari, who just had her baby boy last week.