38 easter decorating Recipes

white cake mix (white or yellow are best, or use your own imagination...), eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), white frosting (or use your favorite recipe, ready to spread will do but i m not sure how much it will take ), coconut (either flaked or shredded will work), yard ribbon (approx ., for bow), jelly beans (for decorations, eyes, nose, etc.) or gumdrop (for decorations, eyes, nose, etc.)

eight inch white cake layers, recipe decorator buttercream, decorations of your choice

sugar cookie recipe, after trying over 50 sugar cookie recipes , i found this 1 to be my absolute favorite. i love this basic sugar cookie recipe for many reasons. it taste great. it is simple with few ingredients. it will maintain it s shape which makes the dough ideal for molding. you must chill the dough for a couple hours (or overnight is great) or it will be very sticky to work with., butter, softened, cream cheese, softened, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, in large mixer bowl combine all cookie ingredients , except flour., beat at medium speed , scraping bowl often until creamy., reduce speed to low ; add flour. beat, scraping bowl often, until well mixed., divide dough into 2 equal portions; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate unitl firm (at least 2 hours)., heat oven to 350o. roll out on lightly floured surface or parchment paper. bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. remove from cookie sheets; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, chocolate cut-out recipe, yummy! crisp chocolate cut-outs with a brownie-cookie type flavor. this dough should be chilled for an hour or two (or overnight) or it may be sticky to roll., butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, all purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, in large mixer bowl beat butter , sugar, egg and vanilla until well blended. in medium bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture and blend well., refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., preheat oven to 325o. on lightly floured surface or parchment paper, roll out dough. bake 5 to 7 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched., cookie sheets ; cool completely., url : cookiedecorating.com, run sugar, run sugar icing is the classic cookie icing. it is a smooth textured icing that forms a very hard crust. it is made by taking royal icing at it s fluffiest form and adding water to make it flow. when it dries, you can stack the cookies. this type of icing takes several hours to dry. the icing has a simple, flavor with some crunch., powdered sugar, meringue powder, gum arabic, cream of tarter, water, water, first , mix-up royal icing (use this recipe or follow instructions on the commercial royal icing), in small mixing bowl, combine water, meringue powder and cream of tarter., beat until stiff peaks form ., in separate bowl, combine powdered sugar and gum arabic. mix thouroughly, then add to meringue., beat on low , then medium speed until stiff peaks form. after the royal icing has been mixed, divide the mixture into several small containers and cover with wet towel. add a small amount of water to each batch until it us just barely fluid, not watery. test consistency by dropping a small amount from spoon onto waxed paper. it should smooth itself in about 10 seconds. if it runs too much, add more powdered sugar. if it is too thick, add a bit more water., remember : keep this icing covered when you are not using it. it dries out quickly. place the icing in a bag with a tip #3 or #4. outline the area to be covered. quickly fill in the outline. if the icing is running off the cookie, too much water was added to the royal icing. if the icing is not smooth, add a bit more water to the royal icing. when icing crusts, pipe adjoining color. for added dimension or outlining, allow icing to harden (several minutes) and pipe on the top., royal icing, is probably the most popular icing that cookie decorators use. it is preferable because it holds up very well if the cookies need to be stacked, shipped, stored, etc.. royal icing can be made into a very nice glaze and also works great for very fine detail work. the biggest problem with royal icing is that it dries hard as a rock, and also tends to dry out the cookies more than a buttercream icing would. the drying rock-hard isn tsp a big deal if you are doing a cookie that has a thin layer of glaze and some basic outlines or decorations, but if you need a cookie to have thick piping, the thick decorations would almost be impossible to eat in royal icing., meringue powder, powdered sugar, water, vanilla extract (use clear vanilla if you want a pure white icing), almond extract, beat all ingredients together until stiff peaks form (about 10 minutes). to vary the consistency, add water to thin and add powdered sugar to thicken.

pillsbury create n bake refrigerated sugar cookie dough, white frosting, fluffy, decorating icing, assorted jelly beans (for nose), pink candy sprinkles

a cupcake (baked from your favorite recipe ), white icing, shredded coconut, pink decorators sugar, jelly bean nose, chewable sweet tart eyes, marshmallow, marshmallows

butter, room temperature, sugar, divided, eggs, separated, all-purpose flour, vanilla, almond extract, bourbon, chopped pecans, sweetened flaked coconut for decorating, jelly beans or other small candies, or as desired

cupcake batter, flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, vegetable oil, water, vanilla extract, white vinegar, butter, softened, confectioners sugar, milk, vanilla extract, salt, green food coloring (or other desired color), as needed, decorating, candy eggs (whopper eggs work well), chocolate twizzlers (for handles), shredded dry coconut , colored as desired with food coloring (optional), jelly beans , marshmallow peeps, and other candies (optional)

vanilla wafers, crushed, melted butter, lemon drop candies, finely crushed, divided, egg yolks, fresh lemon juice, minced lemon zest, white sugar, egg whites, cream of tartar, white sugar, whipping cream , whipped until stiff, decoration, whipping cream, light corn syrup

cold water, sugar, royal icing, decorations : icing easter animals, tiny candy blossoms

eggs, sugar, vegetable oil, water, vanilla extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, salt, ground nutmeg, grated carrots, cream cheese frosting, pink gel food coloring, brown decorator icing, chocolate-covered peanut, flaked coconut

sugar, whole egg, egg yolks, heavy cream, grated meyer lemon rind, meyer lemon juice, whipping cream (to garnish ), marshmallow peep , for decoration

fondant, store-bought angel food cake, sandwich cookies, easter candy, cake decorating spray

cream cheese, softened, sugar, vanilla, eggs, vanilla wafers, coconut, green food coloring, jelly beans, and licorice strips for decorating

homemade cottage cheese or farmer s cheese, sugar, cream cheese, at room temperature , cut into pieces, hard-cooked egg yolks, crumbled, heavy or whipping cream, ground almonds, lemon , zest grated, lemon extract, vanilla extract, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, golden raisins, chopped candied fruits , for decoration

homemade cottage cheese or 2 lbs farmer cheese, sugar, cream cheese, at room temperature , cut into pieces, hard cooked egg yolks, crumbled, heavy cream or 1 1/2 cups whipping cream, ground almonds, lemon , zest of, grated, lemon extract, vanilla extract, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, golden raisin, chopped candied fruit , for decoration

white bread, chive -and-onion-flavored cream cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese, decorations : red grape halves, blueberries

sugar cookie dough, cherry extract, all-purpose flour, decorating icings, short lollipop sticks, bunny cookie cutters, by 20-inch pieces thin foam, tray or basket, by 20-inch piece wheat grass, colored easter eggs

unsalted butter, at room temperature, sugar, fine salt, vanilla extract, milk, baked 9-inch round cake layers (your favorite recipe or a 18.25-oz boxed cake mix), sweetened flaked coconut, store-bought biscotti, tube pink decorating icing, black jelly beans, marshmallows, white jelly bean , halved lengthwise, pink jelly bean, black licorice wheel , such as haribo