Perfect for your Cinco de Mayo fiesta – Fancy Flours is your one stop shop for Cinco de Mayo cupcake and cookies decorations. From cactus and margarita cupcake picks to fiesta inspired sugar whimsies and cookie cutters you’ll find a great selection of items to help you celebrate at fancyflours.com.
Filed under: Instructions, Wedding | Tags: cookies, edible pearls, fancy flours, filigree, luster dust, sugar cookies, wafer paper, Wedding
Wedding season has arrived! Looking for a unique idea to share with your guests? Look no farther than simply delicious sugar cookies with a delicate filigree wafer paper design. Instructions are noted below as well as on our website fancyflours.com.
- Royal Icing Mix (SKU: 6750-IC-RI-1)
- Plastic squeeze bottle (SKU: 160000018-1) or decorating bag w/#4 tip
- Gold Filigree Edible Wafer paper (SKU: 3601-WP-GFS-1)
- Clear Writing Gel (SKU: 9999-CK-GL-1)
- Cookie Cutter Set Round Crinkle (SKU: 160000102-1) or a similar 2.5″ fluted circle
- White Edible Glitter (SKU: 5400-GL-WH-1)
- Super Gold Luster Dust (SKU: 5320-LD-SG-1) – Small paint brush and small craft scissors – 3mm Silver Dragees (SKU: 5300-SL-MD-1) or 4mm Ivory Edible Pearls (SKU: 5300-WH-MD-1)
-Parchment paper - No Fail Sugar Cookie recipe, recommended. View online by clicking HERE.
Cut out cookies using round crinkle cookie cutters. Bake and cool your cookies. Follow the directions on the Royal Icing Mix for flow icing and let icing set-up firm. (If you would rather use buttercream, try to spread an even, level surface and, following the instructions on the wafer paper, adhere the paper before the icing has set up.)
Carefully cut our the wafer paper shapes using small craft scissors. If you are using royal icing as the base for your cookies, make sure it has set up. If you are using buttercream, apply the wafer paper to the still soft icing. Apply a thin layer of edible clear gel to the back of a wafer paper cut-out (as a glue) and then affix to the top of the iced cookie. Flip right side down onto a piece of parchment paper. Leave for 30 minutes (to ensure wafer paper dries flat). Flip back over and let completely dry. Repeat with all other cookies.
While cookies are drying, prepare luster dust. Luster dust can be applied dry or wet. The wet version gives a more brilliant shimmer. Mix a drop or two of alcohol or a non-water based liquid with the luster dust in a small bowl. Using your small craft brush, apply the luster dust to the edges of the cookies like “paint”. The dragees and crushed edible glitter are applied with a light coat of the clear writing gel as the final decorating step.
Let all completely dry and stack and store in an airtight container.
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Filed under: Recipes
Polish Family Buttercream Frosting
A twist on buttercream frosting, this recipe is sure to please. It is light and fluffy, but not too sweet!
You will need:
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 cup milk • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 lb. butter
• 1-2 tsp. vanilla
• Cream cheese (optional)
Instructions:
• Cook 1/4 cup flour and 1 cup of milk on a low heat, whisking constantly until all lumps have disappeared and the mixture has turned to a thick paste. Set aside until fully cooled.
•Cream 1/2# butter and 2/3cup sugar until you have a smooth, creamy yellow whipped consistency. Add small teaspoons of paste and mix with the butter mixture until all the paste has been added. Add 1-2 tsp. of vanilla. The final texture should be lighter than traditional butter cream frostings and only moderately sweet.
•Option: You can also add softened cream cheese at the end to change the flavor.
Filed under: Inspiration, Spring | Tags: clay pot, cupcake, fairy, garden, tea party
What a great spin on the average clay pot! These “garden” inspired cupcakes are a piece of cake (well, cupcake!) to make. Start by gathering enough mini clay pots at your local craft or garden store for each cupcake. Bake cupcakes in desired muffin cups. We used Chocolate & Gold High Tea Muffin Cups. Frost and place a Fairy topper in each cupcake and then place entire mini creation into a clay pot.
Having a spring tea or garden party? Why not customize each pot for your guests with their name, and use as a table card that doubles as a take home gift. A great kid craft project – use glue and attach ribbons or beads to make fun and fancy display vessels for your fabulous batch of cupcakes.
Available at fancyflours.com.
Filed under: Just Plain Cool, Spring | Tags: cookies, cup and saucer, cupcakes, flowers, mother's day, Spring, tea party
Mother’s Day is May 10th; just around the corner! Celebrate Mom in style with a cupcake tea party!
These fabulous wire cup and saucers are the perfect way to display your cupcakes. Dressed in a lavender cupcake wrap and topped with paper-craft letters – Mom is sure to be impressed!
We used 1″ gold scrapbooking letters available at your local craft store.
Lavender Cupcake Wraps, Wire Cup and Saucer and Flower Cookie Cutters all available at fancyflours.com.
Here’s to all Mom’s!
Happy spring and happy baking!
We are excited to announce the release of our Spring 2009 Newsletter! It is NOW available through our online store, fancyflours.com or by clicking HERE. The newsletter is online only, but please print a copy to enjoy in the comfort of your home. From exotic fish cookies to garden inspired wafer paper our Spring Newsletter is sure to inspire springtime baking cheer!
Enjoy and happy baking!
Filed under: Inspiration, Just Plain Cool, cupcake | Tags: bird, cupcake, cupcake wrapper, picket fence, Spring
For all the bird lovers out there – these adorable birdy decorations make great cupcake or cake toppers and they are in bright and cheery colors for spring! Set of 3 felt and fabric birds can be used as a decoration or as an ornament. Place on top of your favorite batch of cupcakes dressed up in picket fence cupcake wrapper, and viola! – a true spring masterpiece! Weave colorful ribbon into wrappers and tie with a bow for an extra splash of color!
Available at fancyflours.com
Filed under: Inspiration, Spring | Tags: cookies, fancy flours, seed packet, Spring, wafer paper
Want to get your garden growing this spring? How about a cookie garden?! Irresistible vintage seed packet wafer paper designs add a giant splash of color to ordinary sugar cookies. We used a rectangle cookie cutter, measuring approx. 3″ x 4.5″ for the cookie shapes. Royal icing is then used as a base layer for the frosting. Once wafer paper is applied you can also add extra icing for borders, or try using dragees to finish the look. These wafer paper designs are a must have for the “green-thumb” in your family. Adorable in a cookie bag to give as a gift. Wafer paper, cookie cutter, royal icing and more can be found at: fancyflours.com.
Love this wafer paper? View/Purchase it online by clicking HERE.
View HOW-TO for these adorable cookies.
Filed under: Easter, Spring | Tags: basket, fancyflours, luster dust, marie dorsey, Spring, tulip, two sugars
Too beautiful to eat! These lovely spring basket and flower cookies were decorated by the very talented Marie Dorsey, owner of Two Sugars. Check out twosugars.biz for more photos of Marie’s amazing work or to order her cookies. With their bold colors, these flower cookies are a great idea for all of you with spring fever! Cookie bags or cookie pops make excellent treats and gifts too! Use luster dust to create a shimmering effect. To see full how-to for these cookies, please click HERE.
Love the Basket and Tulip Cookie Cutters? Shop online at fancyflours.com and find our collection of over 800 fun, whimsical, unique and classic cookie cutters.
Need a fool-proof sugar cookie recipe. Try our “No Fail Sugar Cookies” for a perfect batch, every time.
Filed under: Easter, Inspiration | Tags: bethany lowe, easter egg, egg cup, egg holder
After all the hard work you put into decorating your Easter eggs they deserve to be displayed in adorable vessels like these antique tin cups – new at fancyflours.com. Each set includes four Easter egg holding cups each in a different and splendid design by artist, Bethany Lowe. Use as a placecard for your Easter dinner or just to show-off on your kitchen counter! View/purchase them online by clicking HERE.
