This doll cake was made for a little girl called Chryso.
Her mother told me that she wanted the doll to be dressed into light purple and pink colors.
I tried to create purple by combining red and bleu colors, but somehow that did not ended the way I wanted so I ran into the store and I bought a ready made Wilton color.
My first thought was to make the dress purple and use pink only for the upper part of the dress, but then I thought that the doll would look a bit dull and I decided to use more pink than purple.
The next time I make a doll cake I think I will try to use fondant icing. I am not sure whether this will be easier or not, but I truly believe I should give it a try too!!
On the 15th of June my kids finished pre-school. All parents got a notice from school asking us to bring some snacks so the kids could celebrate their final day at school. I decided to make cupcakes for all the kids at school, so since that was a huge project I asked from my kids to help me.
They were thrilled with the idea (as usual)! So, I prepared the cupcake dough and the kids prepared the papers for the cupcakes.
I used a cookie spoon to fill them and I baked them for 15’ minutes at 180ºC.
I am sure you are wondering about the cupcake recipe. Well, the sad part is that I will not give you my secret cupcake recipe, but the good part is that you can use any cake recipe that you like.
When my kids came back from school they told me that their friends liked the cupcakes a lot and they were asking for more… :-). I was so pleased to hear that, because as you all know, kids always express with honesty their thoughts and feeling…
The decoration was done with rolled fondant, buttercream and fresh cream. The mini mouse design was ready made. At the beginning I thought that a buttercream transfer would be a good option, but since now is summer in Cyprus I abandoned that idea…
In this post you will be able to see the buttercream design I made a few weeks ago, as well.
Happy Birthday to both Georgia and Despina!!!!!!!!!
One of my kids loves truffles or “troufes” as we call them in Greek. The ingredients that I normally use to make those truffles are the same as the Flower Pots Ingredients in this recipe.
Few days ago my son wanted me to make troufes for him, so I thought that I could experiment with a new dessert, and both my son and I could be happy with the results (if everything went fine, that is…).
The end result is what you can see in this post. Not only my son, but all the family was pleased with the Biscuit Flower Pots. You can try making these pots with your kids. It is an easy process that will make them creative and happy at the same time.
1) In a food processor, process biscuits until fine; then repeat the same process with the almonds.
2) Add butter to the milk and heat it in the microwave until the butter is completely melted. Allow to cool and add the brandy.
3) In a big bowl combine all ingredients and mix until well blended. (It will be a sticky mixture.)
4) With the help of a teaspoon cover the interior sides of the silicone cups.
5) Refrigerate for at least an hour. Then remove the mixture from the silicone cups and lay the biscuit cups onto a tray. Return them to the refrigerator until the chocolate cream will be ready.
1) Cut the candy minis and dark chocolate into small pieces; add the fresh cream.
2) Melt them in the microwave at high temperature for 1 minute. Stir with a spatula until well combined.
3) In a casserole put the fresh milk and dissolve in it the corn flour; add the chocolate mixture and cook in medium heat until the chocolate cream starts to bubble. Do not forget to stir constantly.
4) Cover the cream with clean film and allow to cool completely.
5) Refrigerate for 1 hour; with the help of a hand whisk beat the cream until it forms a smooth texture.
Today I bought a new set of flower cutters, so as all kids do I wanted to use them immediately :-).
I made quite a few daisies and some flower leaves, which I think I will use in decorating a birthday cake.
It is easy to use gumpaste as long as you work fast. You can make it using a traditional gumpaste recipe or by incorporating gum tragacanth into your fondant.
I find Tylo powder a quick and easy way to form gumpaste. Below you can read what I used to make my flowers.
- For every 200gr of fondant you will need 1 teaspoon of Tylo powder.
- Tylo powder makes fondant become hard, so you have to work fast.
- Incorporate the Tylo Powder into the fondant and cover with clean film.
- Use the rolling pin and flower cutters to form the flowers.
- Remove the gumpaste from the cutters with the use of a cotton bud or a toothpick (cotton bud works better).
- You can use them immediately or after several days.
was made for a little girl called Chryso. 
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. I am not sure whether this will be easier or not, but I truly believe I should give it a try too!! 
, so as all kids do I wanted to use them immediately :-). 
as long as you work fast. You can make it using a traditional gumpaste recipe or by incorporating 
into your fondant. 
a quick and easy way to form gumpaste. Below you can read what I used to make my flowers. 
and cover with clean film. 
