Yet another post that centers on Royal icing transfers, yet another post following the one and only Haniela. You can watch her detailed instructions for free on her youtube channel (click here). And speaking of Haniela live, guess who will be there TODAY? I WILL! A little live about making macarons, so if you like to watch it, follow this link at noon, central time. It will be forever on youtube after, so you can save the link and watch it whenever you want….

But, back to cookies… Aren’t those the cutest little things in cookie shape? My advice is do not be afraid of color, I used the Electric color set of Americolor for all tones except the gold background which was a simple, light Gold, also from Americolor. First things first, you need to get the Royal icing transfers ready at least one day before decorating. Below, some steps of the process. Haniela provided a perfect template to pipe the transfers.

You can add the black details on the cat’s face with a pen or with Royal icing in piping consistency. I decided to face the challenge and pipe it. It is good practice… Once the transfers are fully set, you can work on the cookies. First flood the background, choosing the type of pattern and color you want.

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Once that is all set, work on the frame, and you are DONE!

I improvised one extra shape I had hanging around and all I can see is the lid of a sarcophagus, or as my friend Margie said “looks like a cat who just discovered he is to be mummified” . Yeah, pretty much…

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I had so much making these cookies, and hope some family with kids enjoyed the set. Gratitude to Hani for so many wonderful ideas…

ONE YEAR AGO: For the Love of Strawberries

TWO YEARS AGO: To be or not to be a Strawberry

THREE YEARS AGO: Two Zentangle Flower Motifs

FOUR YEARS AGO: Marbled Icing

FIVE YEARS AGO: Sugar Cookies, Black and White Series

One response to “HANIELA & THE CURIOUS CAT”

  1. Eha Carr Avatar

    Oh! Oh! Oh! But I still have 11 hours to wait . . . and shall have to come back tomorrow morning after breakfast and – just look at the cats’ faces – just look > they are shocked too – hmph! Ruddy International Date Line and my always being a day ahead but some 7-8 hours behind you 😦 ! (That actually is the easiest way for me to figure the timing out!). Can’t wait and love your photo which I was ‘graciously’ shown! Well, I like the purple ones best – I’ll call them Mitzy and Ditzy and shall be watching their being born in the morning . . .

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