Decorate with sweets from the candy aisle. The results look professional, and no pastry chef is required!
By CountryLiving
Decorating a cake
shouldn't be work. So, play instead. Leave the pastry tubes and rosette
tips to bakeries, and surround yourself with candy and cookies. Colorful
designs can be planned ahead or made up as you go. Add the
embellishments just before the party.
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slivers, as we did, to create bees, then cut out Fruit Roll-Ups letters
with cookie cutters. Ideal for celebrating birthdays and events that
fall while you're away from home, candy-aisle decorating takes the fuss
out of festivities, leaving you plenty of time to sip lemonade, blow up
the balloons, relax, and enjoy the party.
INSPIRATION
It's
as close as the nearest candy counter or shop. Let the ideas and
combinations pictured below inspire you to come up with distinctive
designs of your own. Add the embellishments to an iced cake just before
serving.
SWEET SQUEEZE Use little tubes of prepared white icing to dress up bite-sized chocolate-covered cookies. Allow icing about two hours to dry.
ALMOND ADDITIONS Sliced almonds paired with licorice candies become dragonflies, Gummi Bears become bees, and nonpareils, daisy centers.
WORD PLAY Spell
out your good wishes in cookies. These one-letter treats come in three
flavors. Add them just before the party to prevent softening.
TRAILING VINES
Create a pretty border. Place berry-shaped gumdrops or candies at
irregular intervals, then unite them with a curling vine of licorice.
CLEVER CUTOUTS Use
cookie cutters to create words from Fruit Roll-Ups. For best results,
lay dried fruit on waxed paper or parchment during cutting.
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BATTER UP!
Handheld
mixers have come a long way. They're lighter, more powerful, compact,
and, most important, portable. Keep one on hand for basic recipes and if
the party is elsewhere, pack it up and take it with you, so you can mix
icing at the last minute.
