Works for Me Wednesday: Spicing Up Homemade Cakes
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Today is Josh’s birthday. I can’t believe my boy is 9 years old. The time goes entirely too fast.
He wanted a cookie cake for his birthday party. Being the cheapskate frugal mom that I am — not to mention the fact that I make a pretty tasty pan cookie — I decided to make the cookie cake myself.
However, I wanted it to look more like a cookie cake and less like an ordinary, average pan cookie. So, I pulled out my decorating tips from the one and only Wilton cake decorating class that I took and a tub of Betty Crocker icing that I got for free at Publix and went to work.
First, I added a little confectioner’s sugar to the frosting to make it a little thicker (thanks for the idea, Susan!). Then, I added a border, a birthday message and some little icing stars on which to put the candles (and to fill up the big empty space since I’m spatially-challenged).
Granted, it’s not a professional job and if you look closely (please don’t!), you can see the mistakes, but it was enough to impress Josh and it definitely made the cookie look more special.
I know you can buy the tips and icing bags at many bakeries and even at many mass-retail stores. With a little investment and some practice with the tips, anybody can add a little pizzazz to an ordinary cake and make it look more festive and it can be done very inexpensively. It works for me!
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Happy Birthday, Josh!!! I love you, buddy!
I love your blog! I am definitely going to be checking you blog out some more 🙂 We plan to homeschool our kids as well… it looks like you have some awesome articles to read 🙂
Glad I found you one WFMW… and Happy Birthday to your son!
The cake turned out GREAT! Happy Birthday Josh!!
Happy 9th Birthday Josh!! Hope you have a great day!!
The cookie cake looks absolutely delicious and is enough to make your mouth water. We will definitely be giving it a go. Thanks for the tip.
Enjoy the holidays
x
Happy Birthday to Josh!!!! I cannot believe he is nine!!!!!!
p.s. that looks really yummy!
Happy Birthday to Josh!!!
Thanks for the cake decorating tips!
Kris, you did so good! It looks better & I bet tastes better than the one you buy at the store….
Way to go FRUGAL MOM!
Just joined. You can take a sandwich bag ,putting icing into the corner,clip a small area for icing to come out and you have a decorative tip.
Lots of tios and good reading here. thanks
What a great looking cake! Happy Birthday Josh!
Happy Birthday to Josh!! The cake looks great Kris! So, does your mantle! I still don’t have any decorations up! 🙁
Donna Scott
Hello Kris and a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSH! Even though we’re always on the lookout for new competition 🙂 I must say that you did an awesome job! Your cake looks great and I’m sure that it tasted as good as it looks. Here’s to your inventiveness and Can-Do attitude. Have a Great Holiday Season!
Mitchell Moore
Vice President
Nestle Toll House Cafe
@ Mitchell — Oh, it was totally a Nestle Toll House pan cookie, made straight from the recipe off the back of the bag. 😉 Really.