And another variation of Julia’s wonderfully whimsical cast sugar eggs! Because cast sugar will last a lifetime, these Easter treats are more for viewing than eating. But what great party décor and favors they make! Learn how to mix, mold,
Here’s another take on Julia’s 3-D baby rattle cookies, just zoomed-in for a better view! Julia used a mixture of decorative embellishments on these beauties, including wafer paper bows, rubber-stamped fondant and punched frosting sheet appliqués, royal icing transfers, and
Let’s look at Julia’s mosaic cookie boxes a bit closer. Such incredible detail was achieved through a combination of molded and contoured cookies, royal icing transfers, and stamped fondant appliqués! To learn how Julia applied all of these techniques, check
As always, Julia takes care to make sure her 3-D projects look good from all angles, as this aerial view of her mosaic boxes attests. To learn how to make these cookie wonders, check out Julia’s two YouTube videos –
Bet you thought this beauty was a cake – what with it being up on a cake stand in the perfect mini-cake size and all! But, alas, Julia conned you! This lovely sweet is a 3-D meringue shell filled with
You’ve probably seen a classic meringue cookie before, but what about a tart shell? Here, Julia piped a heart-shaped meringue base and topped it with lightened lemon curd to make a sweet Valentine’s Day tart. For all of the tips
One of Julia’s early Valentine’s Day projects, this double-decker heart showcases the beauty of simple, un-iced molded cookie flowers and other decorative elements, such as stamped fondant appliqués (the border trim) and wafer paper bows. For the step-by-step tutorial, see Julia’s
Another version of Julia’s molded double-decker heart cookie, this time done in a more traditional Valentine’s Day palette and with a rubber-stamped heart cookie on top. For the step-by-step tutorial, see Julia’s YouTube video, and, for Julia’s favorite tool for rubber-stamping,
Back in 2015, Julia rang in the New Year with these fancy cast sugar bells. Fashioned out of a sugar and water mixture, just as one would make panorama sugar eggs, these ornaments were additionally embellished with punched frosting sheets,
Hot mulled cider is a staple at the holiday season, but why not upturn tradition and try something new and unexpected instead?! That’s what Julia did when she developed this sorbet with the same underlying flavor profile. Served up in
Let’s zoom in now to explore the details on Julia’s 3-D party cracker cookies. Julia first contoured cookie dough into half-cylinders; then she dipped those pieces in royal icing. Once the icing was dry, she stenciled the cookies with frosting
No, they’re absolutely not! Julia made the one in the foreground with contoured, dipped, and stenciled cookies. The ones in the background were decorated with cutout frosting sheets among other things. And the sweet little birds and vignettes on the
Julia loves to give edible presents at the holidays – but not your average Christmas cookies. Oh no, nothing expected or normal will do! Here, Julia made 3-D cookie boxes using a range of decorating techniques and then filled them
Julia is known for putting spins on her projects – both to test herself and also to demonstrate the versatility of her tutorials. This Christmas cookie box is one such spin. Rather than being stenciled (like other boxes in this
Even all by themselves with no bottoms, the lids on Julia’s 3-D Christmas box cookies make splendid holiday treats. This array of lids features rubber-stamped designs. The central patterns on both the foreground and red lids were rubber-stamped, as were
Julia loves working with molded cookies because their gorgeous texture can obviate the need for flooding with royal icing, which is often a time-consuming task. These tiaras, embellished solely with royal icing transfers and gold luster spray, are a case
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