Rice Crispy Shapes

I have been looking for a blog and/or information on other people who do what I have been doing with rice crispy treats. Can't find any. Of course I don't search as hard or as long as some of the rest of you might. But on the first couple of pages of results all I found were recipes. Some quite creative recipes I might add. But no one shaping them like I am.

Oh they shape them. But they shape them far more elaborately and use them for bases for cakes and cake decorating. They make eatable sculptures. But to me those are not practical. They are beautiful. But not practical. I want to make something that looks good enough to eat. Not that looks too good to eat. Know what I mean?

Anyway, I have been playing around with very sticky rice crispy mix. And having a lot of fun. Not only with shapes but flavors too. The grandkids love them.

I made these for Halloween to give out to all the trick or treaters.



Gotta love those grandkids!

Neglected

I have been neglecting my blog. I'm sorry about that.

Writing is not coming as easy as it was. Hopefully with winter coming on....

My sister and I have been taking a cake decorating class at Hobby Lobby. She is far better at it than I am. She will be over here today so we can practice. Yesterday I made some cut out cookies in the shapes of Christmas bulbs, candy canes and bells. My interest is more in cookie decorating than cake decorating.

I was telling a customer at the store about baking. We were discussing what stove she should buy. I asked her how much baking she does and what type. She ended up getting a convection oven. Anyway, she said she had the "secret recipe" for cutout cookies from a local cake shop. I told her I would love to see the recipe. She gave it to me! How cool is that? The frosting recipe is even with it!

So I made the dough on Friday night. Cut out and baked the cookies on Saturday morning. Today (Sunday)my sister and I will try decorating them. We are still learning, so bear with us.

We will be off to the Fonda Craft Show first. I wonder if anyone sells decorated cookies and cupcakes? Maybe if we get good enough we can sell them there next year. What do you think? I know, you want to see pictures first. OK, but later. Wonder what I can find at the craft show????