It all started with this.
My church was hosting a Valentines Day event. They asked if I could help with dessert, to which I said, “YES! Of COURSE!! I’d love to!”
See, one of my favorite things about baking is being able to share. To help. To give back in some small way. Plus its nice to make stuff that people will actually eat. (I try to avoid giving my kids sugar, and hubby and I can only eat so much… so sometimes we have to toss stuff in the ole trasher-oo)
They gave me this napkin and said go to it!
Allllllrighty. (channeling Ave Ventura)
I started sketching and planning weeks in advance… breaking down the cookies to exact numbers.
I did each design (there were eight designs) in phases to make it a little easier. Eight designs on twenty cookies each.
I think this one is my favorite. I have a thing for plaid. I want to see it everywhere.
Kinda like the napkin right?
ACV=Alliance Church of the Valley
Lots and lots and lots of cookies.
These were the biggest project, as I did twenty cookies of each color. So. Eighty total. And with an average of eight hearts on each cookie… thats like, uh, alot of hearts.
And dont even get me started on the number of lines.
(ok, so I had to figure it out. Its roughly 640 hearts, cause I know some cookies had more then eight hearts on them)
Do you have a favorite?
Now.
I have one more surprise for you… and its a doozie.
There was another beautiful lady helping out with the desserts that night… and I gotta tell you… she was the STAR of the show. I am in awe of her talent and creativity!
She made… get this… RED VELVET CHEESECAKE.
I never even knew such a thing existed!! Its like a Valentines Day miracle!
She made FIFTEEN of them.
I get tired just thinking about that.
Just look at this amazing dessert.
*drooling*
Just look at that thick, decadent, chocolate crust.
Amazing!
Sarah (the young lady who made all 15 of those suckers) is a baker by profession, and just started her first job decorating cakes for a local bakery. I would say they are lucky to have her!
(I dont have Sarahs recipe for the cheesecake, but she mentioned it is like a chocolate cheesecake with red food coloring.)
RECIPES
There is no way I could pick a favorite. You are so freaking talented! I just love this blog.
Simply amazing. And so beautiful! NOW will come to culinary school and get a baking degee? Please?
🙂
I have to compliment you on your patience…I’ve tried…and while I can do some intricate work – I’m not sure I’d have it in me to do al of this – lol.
The Red Velvet Cheesecake – I will have to make sometime soon – we just finished our custard rotation and started off with cakes today so, I’m familiar with Cheesecake.
Thank You as always! You’re work is beautiful!
Ugh – sorry, I have to correct myself. *Your* work is beautiful…lol
I love the heart with the swirls, and that cheesecake is so pretty!
Wowzers, that is a ton of cookies! They are gorgeous!
Cookies were gorgeous!! You have such a wonderful talent!!
All I have to say is that I wish I was your BEST FRIEND that lived next door!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would babysit whenever you wanted me to!
Gosh, what smashing cookies! I wish I had a tiny little bit of your talent.
Just beautiful! What a creative talent you are! The big heart in the middle with the pretty swirls around the edge are my favorite.