So one of my friend here asked me if I could do a dragon cookie cake. Her daughter had recently gotten a “dragonolgy” book and was determined to have a dragon themed birthday! And adamant about having a cookie cake. So I said sure… She brought over the book and showed me the picture of a baby dragon coming out of an egg that her daughter wanted, but in Orange.
So here it is… I decided to use royal icing and the color flow method to get the smooth details that would be missed if I used the basic buttercream star tip method of cake decorating. I was pleased with how it turned out, and liked the effect that painting the dragon with a luster dust alcohol “paint” created on the royal icing. A shiny textured, grainy feel…
Ashlee Prisbrey is a self taught cake decorator and home chef turned blogger turned youtuber. On her blog and youtube channel she shares cake decorating tutorials, from scratch recipes, and themed party food (cause for her parties are all about the food). In addition to blogging and videos she travels around the country speaking at blog conferences. Last year she competed on Food Network, the Halloween Baking championship, a dream come true! Ashlee loves empowering women and moms, in the kitchen, in blogging or in life. Her motto is nothing is too hard with the right tips and tricks.
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