Under the Sea

Clownfish cookies
Clownfish cookies
Clownfish cookies
Clownfish cookies
Clownfish cookies
Clownfish cookies
Clownfish cookies
Clownfish cookies
Clownfish cookies
Clownfish cookies
Clownfish cookies

Summer always means a day (or longer) at the beach for me. This year all things Under the Sea tickled my fancy and the adorable clownfish inspired my cookie-baking tribute to ocean-dwelling creatures. These cute and colorful cookies were fun to make and delicious to eat. Don’t worry, I strictly limit my clownfish eating to the cookie variety so no clownfish were harmed during the making of these tasty bites. By chance I happened to find a clownfish cookie cutter, so I set out to populate my own underwater world with a nod to the most famous clownfish in history, Nemo. Dory was right when she said:

“The best things happen by chance.” Dory (in Pixar’s “Finding Nemo”)

I wanted clean lines on the orange and white body of this little guy so I decided to use white modeling chocolate mixed with marshmallow fondant as the base coat. Half of the chocolate-fondant combination was left white and half was colored with orange gel coloring. The black accent lines are actually very dark brown chocolate royal icing (so yummy) and the eyes are made with royal icing with a dark silver dragee for the pupil. I started to add the black fin tips to one cookie but then decided that I preferred a more simple design. Can you find my cookie “fin test” in one of the slides above?

Fun Clownfish Fact
Besides the familiar orange and white color combination, clownfish also come in black and white.

 

Cookie specifics

What I’ve learned...

These cookies were made with the best ingredients I could find and baked in a small batch of two dozen. I’ve experimented with less expensive ingredients, but have come to the conclusion that flavor is best when I use the best. Why spend all this time baking and decorating if taste and texture are just so-so? Decorating the cookies takes time, but it’s an enjoyable process for me and I know that those who receive them appreciate that. Life is just better when you can share something you love with someone you love. Don’t you agree?

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NOTE: Background illustration in the following slides from Seabed Vectors by Vecteezy

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