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I jsut read about a cookie decorator named Maryann who does AMAZING work!!!  I highly recommend parusing her interview on The Sweet Adventures of Sugar Belle to find some interesting hints and tips on cookie decorating.  Just to give you an idea of some of her work...

She has so much variety in each batch of cookies!  I am simple amazed.

You can see more of her work in the interview and also on her photostream...

The Cookie Artisan



Enjoy and happy baking!

Copy Cat

This is my attempt at copying Tinkerbell onto a cake in fondant.  Not my best work, but not that bad, either.  She was VERY difficult and took WAY longer than I planned.  Of course the eyes and mouth were the hardest pieces to make.  All the rest was rather easy.  I just basically free-handed everything with an exacto knife.

Then, I had to copy all the Mario scenes from the game.  Granted, they are not exact replicas but I got close.  My favorite are the plants coming out fo the pipes!  The bricks were pretty fun to make as well.  I cannot take credit for Mario or Luigi or the big star on top.  My boss made them.  But I did everything else.

And finally, a carnival cake based on a napkin, which had the dots and strips on it.  The little girls mother drew an example of what she wanted but left a lot of room for creativity.  I always LOVE those kind of orders!  I think she will be very pleased.