The hussle and bussle of the season is here...

I wonder if it will be cold enough in Texas
to have snow for Christmas.
If not, you can still enjoy these snowflake cookies.


Clients are getting a head start by ordering
boxed cookies to give their employees.

Christmas ornament cookies are used
as party favors.

Some clients this weekend wanted
Christmas sugar cookies to snack on as their family
decorated the Christmas tree.

Hark! The Harold Angels sing...

More party favors

Have close friends and family

why not send them an edible

Christmas card.

Colors and designs can make a simple

circle or square look tasty.

These stocking hats and mittens

won't keep you warm, but they will satisfy

your sweet tooth.

Bianca is moving to Alaska

She requested this igloo cake for her going away party,

as she joins her hubby in Alaska. This two layered cake

was ICINGS Traditional White cake and Chocolate Fudge cake.

Was iced in butter cream icing. The figurines and appliques

were made out of fondant and airbrushed with pearl dust.

Wishing you and your hubby much happiness

in Alaska. We are thankful your hubby is serving

our country, many blessings to you both.

You will be missed at ICING

with your creative cake challenges.

Keep warm my friends,

jeannie

A peek at our busy week

As the acorns and leaves are disappearing off the trees until next year,
so are the leave and acorn sugar cookies from our kitchen.

When the pumpkin patches come back next year,
so will our pumpkin sugar cookies.

Pecan, Apple, and pumpkin pies.

Our fabulous pie crust recipe has been passed down

from generations. My lips has been sworn to secrecy.

Pumpkin bars with cream cheese icing
so moist and yummy!!!

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin muffins.

As a child growing up a neighbor Mrs. Pottest

use to bake this pumpkin bread for us. Now it's

a favorite at ICING

This is one of my favorite serving dishes the

pumpkin bread is on.

China painting is hard to find these days. There isn't many artist around

maybe because it takes lots of love and patience for the art. Today's life style

everyone is looking for quick and easy.

I'm blessed to have a china painter in my family. Joyce is so talented,

I'm proud to say she's my sister.

I'm sure many of you have talented family members also.

blessings

jeannie

Tiara sugar cookies were popular this week

Red Oak Chamber of Commerce Annual Auction.


Top Hats & Tiaras over Denim

Color scheme was hot pink, black and silver

Sugar cookies decorated as Top Hats & Tiaras
were placed at each place setting




Center pieces placed on each table carried out the

Top Hat & Tiaras theme.


Cup Cake Bar

Strawberry Passion Cup Cakes

Chocolate Fudge Oreo Cup Cakes

Italian Cream Cup Cakes

Little Ava Turns "2"

Grandma Donna purchased Tiara sugar cookies as

party favors. Decorated in purple and black for Ava's birthday party.

Grandma says these cookies are mhmm good!

Shhhh can you keep a secret?

Grandma ordered extra cookies

so she could eat them later.

Aunt Hilda's Apple Slices

Apple slices are one of my favorites for this time of year. Not only because they taste wonderful alone or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, but the fond memories.

(sorry the photo doesn't do them justice)
As a child, I remember walking into grandma's house smelling the aroma of fresh baked apples and cinnamon. The recipe is my grandma's sister Hilda very own recipe. During one of my visits with my grandma , she gave the actual handwritten recipe to me. Joyce being the big sister she is had someone frame the recipe to protect the fray edges. After my grandma passed away years ago, I gave the frame recipe to my mom for her to have as a keepsake.
As I write this post the wonderful memories are adding a smile to my face. It seems like yesterday , I was sitting by my grandma's side waiting patiently for the pan of apple slices to come out of the oven and cool off just enough to take my first bite, but not before Grandma would surprise me with a scoop of ice cream on top.



Do you have any fond kitchen memories?

Have a nice weekend!

Warmly,
Jeannie

Navy, Red White & Blue Wedding

This past weekend we were honored to be asked to make the wedding and groom's cake for Brittany and Derek. Their theme and color choice was red, white and blue, because Derek is in the Navy.

His cake was our famous chocolate fudge cake, with chocolate buttercream icing. Decorated with an edible image of the Navy seal and yellow cord trim, surrounded with milk chocolate covered strawberries and chocolate shavings.

The Bride 's cake was a three tier traditional white cake with butter cream icing. Decorated with polka dots and scroll work. Brittany requested the red, white and blue silk flowers as her tier topper and that a flag made out of fondant to be draped over her cake.

The wedding was decorated by the talented Donna Knight.

She carried throughout the church

and reception the red, white and blue colors.

Thank you Donna for sending some of your photos from the wedding.

I realized I forgot the flash and was unable to take more photos.

Congratulations Brittany and Derek, we wish you a lifetime of happiness. A BIG thank you Derek for serving our country. Many blessings to you both!


Confectionately yours,


Jeannie

Whoopie Pies

Whoopie it's Friday!





Have a great weekend.

Confectionately yours,

Jeannie

Boo...

The ghosts and goblins are lurking around the corner

A pot of witche's tea is brewing...

The bats are flying overhead

and some are scared out of their skin

while others are doing the monster dance

Trick or Treat?



Have a safe and Happy Halloween!

Sweetly yours,
Jeannie

The Winner Is...

Purple Flowers!

Thank you everyone for stopping by and your comments. I greatly appreciate it.

I better get back to the kitchen the timer just went off, and the mixer is going. I have a busy weekend with a large order of cookies and a few cakes.

Congratulations Purple Flowers! Please email me your address.

Have a sweet weekend!

Confectionately yours,
Jeannie

Highlights from the weekend

One olive or two?

Happy 30th Birthday Kristie! To celebrate Kristie's big birthday, her mom ordered a yellow cake with chocolate butter cream icing. Fondant was used for the martini glass, olives and pink dots.

Kristie's mom also placed an order for sugar cookies for the game this weekend with Oklahoma , Sooners and Texas, Longhorns. Her mom is a Sooner fan and her longtime friend is a big fan of the Longhorns. The tradition has been for years when both teams play one another at the Cotton bowl, they have a big football party. Cookies by day and birthday cake by night.

Another big event this weekend, was Teresa and Brian's autumn wedding.

The wedding cake was a 5 tier square with layers of our traditional white, pineapple, and strawberry cake. The cake was decorated with scroll work in buttercream. Completing the final touch of each tier we added a deep rich warm brown satin ribbon. The beautiful cake top arrangement in two tone orange roses was created by Jessica's Floral.

The grooms cake flavor was chocolate fudge with chocolate buttercream icing. Chocolate fudge icing was used for the detail scrolling, beading and the initial " B". As a young boy growing up Brain's favorite snack was Hostess Ding Dongs, so we incorporated a few to his grooms cake.

Their wedding ceremony took place outside at the south end of Red Oak's Municipal Center, followed by an indoor reception.

Congratulations Teresa and Brian! We wish you both a lifetime of happiness and wonderful memories!

Confectionately yours,

Jeannie

P. S. Don't forget to leave a comment on yesterday's post for the give a-way.