Decorate Cakes, Cupcakes, and Cookies with Kids: Techniques, Projects, and Party Plans for Teaching Kids, Teens, and Tots

146 Pages·2013·53.13 MB·English

by  Autumn Carpenter

Decorate

Cakes, Cupcakes, and Cookies
with kids
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Decorate

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Autumn Carpenter
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Contents
7 Introduction 54 Party themes
56 Soccer Cake and Cookies
8 Baking and decorating Basics 62 Shabby Chic Sweet 16
10 Baking Tools 68 Monster Bash
14 Decorating Tools 72 Pretty Pony
17 Edible Decorating Supplies 80 Tropical Luau
20 Baking a Cake and Cupcakes 84 Age of the Dinosaur
26 Filling Cakes and Cupcakes 90 Magical Princess
28 Buttercream and Rolled Fondant Basics 96 Festive Party Cake and Treats
30 Food Color 102 Pirate Shindig
32 Icing Cakes and Cupcakes 108 Jungle Jamboree
34 Covering Cakes and Cupcakes 114 Owl Hootenanny
with Rolled Fondant
120 Construction Zone
36 Cake Boards and Cake Stands
124 Puppy Valentine
38 Stacking a Cake
128 Welcome Springtime
39 Using Pastry Bags
134 Snowy Treats
40 Piping Using Tips
44 Rolling and Baking Cookies
140 About the Author
46 Icing Cookies
140 Acknowledgments
48 Coordinating Party Treats
142 Index
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Introduction
SPENDING TIME BAKING in the kitchen with a how to Use this Book
child not only creates lasting memories but also teaches Baking and Decorating Basics covers the ABCs of
children a rewarding life-long hobby. Piping buttercream working in the kitchen, such as baking cakes, cookies,
icing or working with rolled fondant feels like playing and cupcakes. After the baking basics, learn how to pipe
and is a creative (and delicious!) way for children to with buttercream or cover cakes and treats with rolled
express themselves. Decorating also gives children a fondant. Finally, find out how to make chocolate candy
wonderful sense of accomplishment, no matter how treats to coordinate with the cake or cupcakes—recipes
young the child. Making treats with kids for a party can include suckers, dipped pretzels, dipped cookies, and
save money and will impress their friends. Homemade cake balls.
treats created by children make excellent gifts for friends,
teachers, or loved ones. Invite your child’s friend to Party Themes covers decorated projects for fiteen
spend the day baking and decorating. It’s a great way for different themes, seasons, and holidays. Whether you
children to spend a few hours with a friend. Surprise copy the ideas from this section exactly or use the
your child and transform an ordinary day into an techniques shown to decorate your own theme, you can
extra-special day by working together to create a create cakes and treats that are sure to impress! The
beautiful, delicious dessert for dinner. Whether you want projects feature clear instructions with step-by-step
to spend an hour or a full day in the kitchen, this book images. Most of the projects and techniques can be
offers plenty of projects to choose from. created with minimal adult help for children 10 and
older. Each project is graded for difficulty with one to
three stars: one-star projects are easy; three-star projects
a clean and safe kitchen are more complicated and may be best suited for older
Before getting started working with children in the children. Suggestions are given on ways to include
kitchen, take some time to teach smart kitchen skills. younger children no matter how difficult the project.
Here are the basics that every child should know.
Writing this book was so much fun—especially when it
• Ask an adult for help when using electrical appliances, meant spending time with my four children, my friends
such as a mixer. and their children, my sister, mom, nieces, nephews, and
• Have an adult remove baked goods from the oven. in-laws. Several of the adults and children who helped
• Check the expiration date of the food items you are me were new to decorating, but once they got started
using. Make sure the dates have not passed. were inspired to try their own projects. I hope you enjoy
• Wash your hands with soap and water before you begin the book and use it to create memories with the special
to bake or decorate and after every time you lick your little ones in your own life.
fingers!
• If trimming a cake with a cake slicer or knife, ask an
adult for help.
• Cleanup is part of the baking and decorating process!
Wipe up any spills to avoid slipping and falling in the
kitchen.
• Read all the instructions before beginning and gather
everything you need before starting the projects.
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Baking &
Decorating
Basics
This section begins with a supply list for
baking and decorating. After the tools, learn
the essentials of baking cakes, cupcakes, and
cookies. Next, learn how to ice cakes and treats
with buttercream. Using pastry bags and piping
fundamentals with the most popular piping tips
are shown in this section. Simple instructions
are given for covering cakes, cookies, and
cupcakes with rolled fondant. Finally, instructions
are included to make coordinating treats such
as chocolate suckers or cake balls.
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Baking Tools
cooling racks
It is important to cool cakes, cookies, and cupcakes on
a cooling rack (1) to avoid the bottoms from becoming
soggy. Choose a cooling rack with a close wired grid to
prevent small cookies from slipping. Stackable cooling
racks save space.
jUmBo sPatUla
A spatula (2) with an extra large blade (usually 10" to
12" [25.4 to 30.5 cm]) is useful when lifting cakes.
Pastry BrUsh
A pastry brush (3) is used to apply pan grease to cake pans.
Pan grease cake Pans
Pan grease (4) is a commercially made recipe for bakers Cake pans (5) come in basic shapes, such as round,
that helps cakes release properly from pans. There is no square, or rectangle (sheet cake pans), as well as shaped
need to flour the pan if pan grease is used. characters or themes. The amount of batter needed will
vary according to the size of the pan (see the chart on
pages 22 and 23). Aluminum pans are most common.
Cake pans with a dark finish are likely to brown cakes
quicker; reduce the temperature 25° when using dark
pans. Pantastic pans are made of a plastic that withstands
heat and must have a sheet pan underneath when baking.
cake cardBoards
Place baked and cooled cakes on the same size of
cardboard (6) if placing the cake on a cake stand. Waxed
cardboards are available to prevent oils from the cake and
icing from soaking into the cardboard, causing the board
to warp. Cakes that will not be on a decorative stand
should be placed on cardboards or cake drums (thick
foil-covered cardboards) larger than the cake.
cake slicers
Slice domed cakes evenly with a cake slicer (7). Cake
slicers can also be used to divide a cake for filling. A slicer
with an adjustable blade allows for more possibilities.
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