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Have you ever gasped out loud at an amazing find on Pinterest? That’s how these birthday sprinkle cake cookies got their start. Although I had browsed through thousands of pins for recipes and crafts that I promised myself I would to get to “someday”, I knew the multi-tiered sprinkle cake by Birchgrove Baking was different. I was in awe of the towers of rainbow sprinkles that were so neatly pressed together. I loved how each layer of colorful delight stopped and started with a delicate white fondant bow.
I wanted so badly to replicate the stunning sprinkle cake. Only a few obstacles stood in my way: any cake I have ever made has started with a box mix and it certainly didn’t stand any taller than a single layer, I have had even less experience with fondant, and I think I would need a physics degree to figure out how to arrange sprinkles neatly on a vertical surface.
Lurking in the back of my mind, the sprinkle cake haunted me until a creative light bulb turned on in my head and I knew how to bring this one “pin” to life! Cookies…. duh, Janine!
If you’re like me and your love of sprinkles borders on an obsession, take a quick look at a calendar, find the next birthday coming up and make these birthday sprinkle cake cookies for the lucky birthday boy or girl!
To make birthday sprinkle cake cookies you will need:
- Cookies made from your favorite sugar cookie recipe and cut using a wedding cake cookie cutter (For chocolate cookies, I highly recommend LilaLoa’s End-All for Chocolate Cookies Recipe.)
- Royal icing in white (12-count consistency), gold (12-count consistency), and black (piping consistency). (If you need help with icing color or consistency, check out the How To Make Royal Icing section of 101 Essential Cookie Decorating Resources.)
- Gold luster dust
- Rainbow nonpareils
- A small food safe paint brush
- Icing bags or bottles, couplers, and tips (You can use a #2 tip for all the steps in this tutorial.)
Before you begin, plan out how thick you want to make each layer of ribbon and cake. If you want a guide when icing, you can draw each layer on your cookie using a food coloring marker.
Start by using gold-colored royal icing to outline and immediately fill in the ribbon areas on each layer of your sprinkle cake cookies. Set the cookies aside to let the icing dry until moving on to the next step (at least 20 minutes). Working one cookie at a time, outline and immediately fill in the cake layers with white icing. While the white icing is still wet, cover the cookie in rainbow sprinkles. Turn the cookie vertically to gently knock off any excess sprinkles. Use the straight edge of a knife to press any unruly sprinkles neatly into place.
Using a small piping tip, draw thin lines to create the cake stand with black royal icing (If you are using chocolate cookies, I recommend using white icing instead so that there is a contrast between the stand and the background.) Let the cookies dry completely, preferably overnight.
With gold-colored royal icing, draw a simple bow with ribbon flowing down the tiers of the sprinkle cake cookie.
Set the cookies aside to let the icing dry until moving on to the next step (at least 20 minutes). Mix a small amount of gold luster dust with a few drops of vodka or alcohol-based extract (NOT water). Paint the gold paste that is produced on the gold layers of royal icing.
The alcohol will evaporate, leaving behind a pretty metallic gold ribbon on your sprinkle cake cookies. Let the cookies dry completely, preferably overnight, before stacking or packaging.
What Pinterest finds have inspired you to get creative in the kitchen?
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This is such an awesome idea! I also have admired the sprinkle cake on Pinterest
Jennifer @ Not Your Momma’s Cookie recently posted..Cherry Pie Cookies for Bo Johnson
I can’t imagine making the multi-tiered cake, Jennifer! These cookies are an easier alternative.
Janine, this is great! I’m also a “sprinkles addict”….love the whimsey it brings to the cookies………but I wouldn’t know where to begin on that sprinkles cake either…love the cookie version here. Blessings, Donna B.
Thanks, Donna! Glad to know I’m not alone in my sprinkles obsession!
I love Pinterest! It’s a goldmine of inspiration. These cuties are the cutest thing ever, and I’m sure they’re delicious too!
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Thanks, Colleen! Especially with Halloween coming up… Pinterest has been awesome for inspiration!
Ahh! <– pinterest gasp! I'm dying here! LOVE me some sprinkles. These are seriously adorable Janine!! Thanks for sharing at Pin It Thursday
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Thanks, Emily!
These look amazing! I’d take them over a regular birthday cake any day.
Thanks, Nicky… can’t go wrong with all those sprinkles!
Janine you need to get your own shop! You have such talent!
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You’re so sweet! Thanks, Pamela!
I adore these cookies! Your cookie rendition of this cake design is perfect! Makes me giddy!
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Thanks, Sue! I’m in love with your Frankenstein cookies!
These are stunning!! Love the sprinkles and the gold luster is wonderful!
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Thanks, Karyn! I’m an oatmeal addict… on my way to check out your oatmeal raisin pumpkin pudding cookies!
We love Jenn’s Sprinkle Cake too, naturally
I must say though, I really adore your cookie variation of it! Love to see inspiring forms that cake is taking on for others!
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Thanks, Jessica. Jenn must be incredibly skilled to be able to create such a cake! It immediately caught my eye on Pinterest!
Holy Hannah, I’m in love with this! I am definitely a sprinkles addict! The other day I bought some cookies that had colorful sprinkles, I realized later that I wouldn’t have even given them a second look if they hadn’t of had sprinkles
Thanks for sharing!
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Glad I’m not the only sprinkles addict, Chelsea! I totally do the same thing!
I am definitely a sprinkles addict. My favorite cookies in the Mexican bakeries were the big sugar cookies completely coated in tiny multi colored balls. Your cookie/cake turned out gorgeous, what a stunner! I think it would be such a special treat for the birthday girl or boy.
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Thanks so much, Belle!
That is pure awesomeness. My girls would love this! stopping by from wildly original linky
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Thanks, Mel! What a great compliment!
This is amazing! All you stuff is so detailed and adorable. You must have amazing patience as you create such beauties!!
My sister and I host a joint party and we’d love for you to join us. Remember, when you link up at one site, it shows up on both my blog and my sister’s blog too…double exposure!!
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Thanks for the inviation, Carrie. I will defininetly check it out!
I love love love these cookies. Though don’t have the talent or steady hand to pull them off. Thanks for sharing on Tout it Tuesday! Hope to see you this week.
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Thanks, K!
Oh, my goodness. These are adorable! I, too, am a sprinkle addict.
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Thank you, Dorothy! I’m glad I am not alone!
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