More fabulous details from Julia’s 3-D grill cookie vignette! This royal icing plate was detailed with edible marker before it became the landing place for a royal icing hotdog, two hamburgers, and slices of fondant cheese. The daisies and grass
And that’s “twist” both literally and figuratively! Here, Julia’s same tuile recipe used for classic fortune cookies is twisted into the cones for these fanciful lookalike cookies. BTW, the soft-swirl topper is a meringue. To learn how to make these ice cream
Here’s another view of Julia’s ice cream cone lookalikes, made entirely from cookies. It’s only upon close inspection that one realizes that soft-swirl ice cream is really a crispy meringue cookie! How sneaky of Julia! For all the details behind
Planning a super special dinner party?! Then serve your dessert in style with Julia’s elegant stenciled chocolate dessert cups. For all of the details in video form, jump on over to Julia’s YouTube channel.
Can’t get enough of Julia’s elegant stenciled dessert cups? Here’s a closer view showing them in their all-chocolate splendor. To see how she made them using her signature conformable stencils, check out her YouTube video.
Even without their lids, Julia’s stenciled chocolate cups are stunning. She’s filled them simply with blackberries dusted with edible gold powder, but mousse, pudding, cake, or just about any other sweet would fit nicely inside. For detailed instructions, check out
These cone-shaped tuiles filled with mousse aren’t just elegant; they’re also incredibly convenient! Small and easy to handle, they’re the perfect pick-me-up dessert at parties. To see how to make them, take a look at Julia’s instructional video.
These tuile cones are simply perfect – and perfectly simple! They’re by far the easiest of the three tuile shapes that Julia demonstrates in this instructional video. So start with them and then advance to her fortune cookies and stenciled
Julia’s tuile cups are delicious just plain, but don’t they look all the more fabulous when stenciled with cocoa?! For the complete how-to, please visit Julia’s YouTube channel.
Leaf it to Julia (pun intended) to bring the beauty of nature to her sweets! Every detail of these leaves, down to their delicate veins, was rendered completely in chocolate. For the step-by-step instructional video, visit Julia’s YouTube channel.
Yes, please! As lifelike as these cups and saucers might appear, they are 100-percent cookie and royal icing, with a touch of tinted isomalt for the “tea”. A perfect treat for an actual tea party! To learn how to make
Zooming in on these teacups, you can see just how rich they are with techniques. The gold one was stenciled and airbrushed using frosting sheets for stencils. The upper edges of both cups were detailed with piping, rubber-stamped fondant appliqués,
Well, they’re spoonfuls of cookies, to be exact! Every ounce of these shimmering teaspoons, the companions to Julia’s 3-D teacup project, is either cookie or royal icing! For the step-by-step how-to, check out Julia’s YouTube video!
Here’s a closer view of Julia’s cluster of teaspoon cookies. Though they look rather fancy, they are actually quite fast to make because they are largely free of royal icing except for the intricate piping on their handles. Their shimmer
Indeed! These marshmallow bunnies are even cuter when you zoom in and appreciate all of their details, like their googly eyes and royal icing flower necklaces. And the details are what make them such a fun group decorating project. Simply
For sure! Made entirely of cookies, SugarVeil lace (the original cake lace), and royal icing, these baskets aren’t just unusually beautiful, they’re also 100-percent edible! For all of the how-to details, watch Julia’s YouTube video. And for the SugarVeil products
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