Gavin's Cars Cookie

 Take it from little Gavin...just try my cookies and I dare you not to get hooked!! :)  

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Gavin is friends with the little girl I made the Puppy Birthday Cookie for and was at her birthday party when he got to try my cookies. Soon after and way in advance of his actual birthday I received an email from his mom asking me if I could do a cars cookie for his Birthday party. Apparently, Gavin LOVES cookies and his mom loved the fact that she could find one big enough and decorated to match his Cars theme. 

I wanted to change up the design since this is my third Cars Cookie and the first two were so similar.  Since Gavin loves Lightning and Mater I decide to put those two characters front and center. I really liked the look of the road in the other cookies so I kept the idea but used it to create the 3 behind the characters. I wanted to fill the rest of the space with some racing related things like the flags and the checkered finish line. I added threes in any spot that I could, I've learned that even kids appreciate the little details especially when it comes to their new age.  

'Tow' Mater is a favorite of mine as well, but he is a new character for me to try and create. I knew he would be difficult due to his rusted coloring. No icing color would work so I would have to try a new technique. I knew I wanted to paint with a colored un-shimmering dust but up until now all I have been able to find was the powder with the luster in it. Until, that is, I looked just the week before and my store finally had the all the colors in!!! needless to say I stocked up!! Usually, I mix the powder with a vanilla extract to create a paint that I then apply over the icing, but to get the right look of an old rusted car with uneven rust patterns I decided to paint with a brown color dust right over the white icing. As soon as I did it i knew it was the right decision because it looked great!!! Just another trick to add to my book :) and another cookie to add to the portfolio. 

Update:

So from what I can tell from pics on facebook Gavin's birthday was the place to be for any 3 year old!!! His mom planned an incredibly fun looking party and it looks like the kids and Gavin had an absolute blast celebrating and of course eating all the yummy desserts! And this is why I love what I do, because it makes the people who I do it for so happy. An email from Gavin's mom:

Jennifer,
THE COOKIE WAS  FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could not even believe it! Thank you so much!!!  Gavin loved it and all i heard all night was cookie?? thanks so much!!!

It was my pleasure :)