Why not make something a bit different for your Valentines’ treats this year? Be prepared to get all kinds of compliments on these stunning Vintage Valentine wafer paper cookies. Visit www.fancyflours.com for all of our wafer paper designs and instructions!
What better way to say Happy Valentines day than with a tray of frog, heart and rosebud cookies! These little toads are cute as can be. All cookies are made from the Fancy Flours, “No Fail Sugar Cookie” recipe found in the recipe section of the blog. They are decorated with royal icing. Find these and several other Valentines’ cutters, decorations and more at www.fancyflours.com.
Here is another great wafer paper technique…you just need plain sheets of wafer paper, a stamp, food coloring, and royal icing. Start out by making sugar cookies as usual. Bake & Cool as directed. Outline and flood cookies with white (or any other preferred color) royal icing. Let completely dry uncovered (approximately 24 hours). In the meantime, pick out your favorite stamp (we chose a bird theme), and a gel food coloring. In a small flat bowl mix food color with water, to create a water color-like consistency. Dip stamp in water color, blot on paper towel and then stamp onto wafer paper. Stamp as many different shapes and styles that will fit on your wafer paper sheet. Let dry. Carefully cut out wafer paper designs. Apply a thin layer of corn syrup to the back of the wafer paper cut-outs. Apply to the top of your iced and dried cookies. Flip cookies over onto a sheet of parchment paper for about 20-30 minutes. This will ensure that the wafer paper will stay smooth. Flip cookies over and add additional decorations such as edible glitter, dragees, sanding sugar, and royal icing details.
Can you say “WOW!” These extravagant cookies were made using Edible Wafer Paper with a printed design. See the entire collection of Fancy Flours Wafer Paper Designs at: www.fancyflours.com.
Here is how to do it:
Each cookie was cut-out in desired heart shapes from sugar cookie dough. (Try our “No Fail Sugar Cookies” located in the Recipe Section!) Bake and cool as directed. You should ice your cookie with royal icing or another kind of icing that will dry smooth and fairly hard. Using the same shapes you cut-out your cookies with, trace and cut-out the same shapes out of your wafer paper. Make sure to do enough of each wafer paper shape as you have cookies. Be careful while cutting as wafer paper is very fragile! The next step is to apply a thin layer of Corn Syrup to the back of each wafer paper cut-out. Affix wafer paper to the top of your cookies and then flip over onto a piece of waxed paper to ensure that the cookies will dry flat. Let dry upside down for approx. 20 minutes. Once you flip your cookies over you can decorate with additional icing as you wish, as shown in the picture above.
Create these stunning cupcakes with just a few easy steps! Begin with your favorite cupcake recipe;Red Velvet would be a perfect choice! Bake in regular white muffin cups and cool as directed. Frost using a pastry bag with a buttercream icing dollop on each cupcake. Now for the fun details! Using the Heart Swirls Cupcake Wrapper, carefully place cupcake inside. Try using the Sugar Heart Cut-outs or any other Fancy Flours cake and cookie decorations for a wonderful finish on top of your cupcakes. We used Valentine colored M&M candies as a base for the cupcakes…Jelly Beans or other candies would work great as well. You will need either a hand-made or store-bought tiered stand to give the cupcakes some height for your presentation. Of course, putting them on a tray and eating them right away is always a good idea too! Have fun with varying frosting colors, sprinkles and toppers - the cupcake is your canvas! Enjoy!
Valentine’s Day has always been a great excuse for me to bake–it’s the perfect holiday to help overcome sugar withdrawal from Christmas! One of our talented store staff put this charming bouquet together from a collection of random decorated cookies we had in the shop. The best touch, I thought, was the use of the?edible pink and red sugar pearls in the vase for an extra punch of color. Hope this inspires you!
