Edible Cookie and Cake Decoration Ideas for Little Chefs

Easy Beginners crafts are always a good idea to develop those small motor skills. Various beginner crafts are very good, you can look at mosaic crafts for beginners or even beginner scrapbooking and then of course these edible cookie and cake decorations.

Cooking is a great activity for kids of all ages. Older children can learn advanced techniques that will serve them well when they are out on their own. And younger children can benefit from the opportunity to spend quality time with their parents and learn how to measure and mix ingredients.

Even very young children enjoy putting the finishing touches on cookies and cakes. Here are some fun cake decoration ideas that parents and youngsters alike will love.

Edible Markers

Kids love to draw on anything and everything. So most of them will jump at the chance to draw or write on food! You can find edible markers at cake decorating supply stores and online. They're made with certified food color, so they're perfectly safe for consumption.

Icing

Icing comes in many different flavors and forms. There's the super-sweet icing we're all accustomed to eating on cakes, buttercreme icing, and whipped icing. There's icing you spread and icing you write with. No matter what kind of cake or cookie you're making, there's probably a type of icing that will go well with it. Kids can apply it with a butter knife, or squeeze it straight out of the tube.

Sugar Pearls and Sprinkles

Sugar pearls add a beautiful touch to cakes and cookies. They're most often found on professionally made cakes, but they may be purchased from bakers or online. You can also make your own if you have the right equipment.

Sprinkles are available at any grocery store, and they are great for adding color to your baked goods. Either of these items are great for young decorators.

Edible Play Dough and Clay

You wouldn't want to eat a cake or cookie with Play Dough on it, would you? Or how about clay? Well, with these recipes, it's not so bad after all. The kids can make shapes out of these concoctions, then use them to decorate cakes and cookies when they're done playing.

-Chocolate Play Dough

Ingredients

* 8 oz. semisweet chocolate chips
* ¼ cup plus 1 tbsp. light corn syrup

Instructions

1. Put the chocolate chips in a double boiler over medium heat, and allow to melt.
2. Stir the melted chocolate until it is smooth.
3. Add the corn syrup, stirring until thoroughly mixed.
4. Remove from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes. Pour into a plastic bag and refrigerate until firm.

-Chocolate Clay

Ingredients

* 10 oz. chocolate chips
* 1/3 cup corn syrup

Instructions

1 .Put chocolate chips in a double boiler. Heat slowly until melted, stirring constantly.
2. When chocolate is smooth, add corn syrup and mix thoroughly.
3. Pour the mixture onto waxed paper. Spread out until it's about ½ inch thick. Cover with waxed paper and let set for two hours.