It's been a month since my last post!! It's been very busy at my house! We moved in February, and have been adjusting to that. It has consumed most of my spare time. I find something new all the time to unpack and put away, I think I only have a couple more boxes that I just have not figured out what to do with...
I have been working on so Many projects that I just have not had time to take pictures or blog. But, I am taking time today! Mostly because I am pretty excited about this project I pulled off last night. It's no secret that I love to cook and to bake. While I love to try new things they don't always turn out well.
This project came to me at work yesterday. A cute co-worker of mine came to me and said that her son was proposing to his girlfriend and she wanted me to make a pressed sugar egg. Her son wants to place the ring in the hallow egg. When she opens it, she will see her surprise. Oh, and the kicker was that she needed it today. I had one night to experiment and create this egg that would play a pivotal role in someones proposal.
She must have thought that I knew what she was talking about, but I am sure the blank stare on my face said otherwise. Not only did I have no clue what she was talking about, I have never played with sugar at all!! I was feeling totally overwhelmed and scared.
After a considerable amount of googling I found what I was looking for. I found some super easy recipes, and gained a little bit of my composure back. I agreed to make a pink sugar egg with white frosting, but told her to have a back up because I was not promising anything!
The first task was to find an egg shaped mold. I called 5 different stores and none of them had anything. Being a little dismayed I went to Michaels desperately looking for anything. I found what I thought would work. I was ready to get started.
Here is what I ended up with!!!
These are the finished eggs fresh out of the oven
I have never been very good at piping, but I liked how this turned out
This is where the ring will go! She is going to line the egg with white satin
All finished! I hope they like it!