Craft Fair Baking

The Craft Fair Table Over Fifteen varieties, preparations that took weeks to decide, and boxes collected over months before the day, the day of the craft fair finally came! This is my table that I put together for the craft fair that was held in Bellevue, Washington. Everything was freshly baked a day or two before the craft fair and everything was made from scratch.

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Pound Cake Miniature pound cake is simple, dense, and has been eaten by many over the past years. It may not be too exciting as other fancy boxed treats, but it definitely has its excitement for those who eat it. While I was at the fair, an older gentleman came looking at each and every food item that I had. He casually exclaimed that he was a diabetic and that the things that I was selling would not be good for his health. He went on and on about it until his eyes reached the pound cake. Like a little boy, his eyes brightened up and his whole body straightened up. He quickly looked around and asked, "Can you put that aside for me while I get my money?? I'm not supposed to have this, but I want it!!" So, he came back later smiling and discretely paid for it and hid it in his bag so that no one would catch him. Pound cake may be overlooked by others, but to one elderly man it could be mean everything!

Not Your Usual Icebox Cookies Colors like holly green, cranberry red, and gold are classic colors for Christmas. But why not spice up the holiday season by adding fun colors like sunshine orange or vibrant bubblegum pink!

These cookies were all made a day or two before the craft fair. Fresh, sweet and delicious!

Enjoy bright colors? These Icebox cookies can be dyed in any color of choice. I had the most fun making these cookies than any other cookie! I dyed them in cocoa brown, green, deep blue, vibrant pink, white, and orange.

For All Pumpkin Lovers These Pumpkin Cookies are the most delicious pumpkin cookies that I have ever eaten! I like things a certain way and if I don't like it, I wouldn't recommend it. These Pumpkin cookies are on the top of my list as AMAZING! They are chewy, soft, and not too sweet. Perfect with coffee in the morning or after dinner served while guests are over.

These are giant pumpkin muffins sprinkled with cinnamon.

Little Candies in a Pail Remember the days when you went to the candy store to get a bag of gummy bears, chocolates, sour warms, and bright colored taffy? The before sugared-out excitement was uncontrollable and thrilling! This excitement was the exactly the same to a little girl that came to fair with her mommy. The little white pail laid there on the table and when she saw them whole face lit up and she excitedly pointed at them with glee. No other baked good, fancy colorful cookie, or box could excite her as this white pail of M&Ms did. She left with it in her little hands, happy and content.

Krispy Snowballs Made with Marshmallows, butter, and Rice Krispies. These snowballs are definitely something to be keeping and eating instead of throwing during the snowy season! You can mold these, add red hots, dye with green or even put on a stick.

These rice krispies can be made for the holidays, for birthday parties, and even made and put in stockings for Christmas!

Chocolate Dipped Lollipop CookiesAs a little kid my mother would always make goodies and cookies for our neighbors during the holidays. These lollipops were one of the popular treats that we made for them and enjoyed eating as well. While I made these this week, it gave me a warm feeling as I remembered those exciting, fun-filled days.

You can also make these in mint or peanut butter flavored. Quick and easy but fun and festive to do during the holiday season.

Satin ribbon and inserted with Popsicle sticks, these cream filled cookies were ALL sold at the craft fair.

Chocolate Cover Pretzel RodsThese were by far the most popular item that I sold at the craft fair. I chose to package them in an assorted bundle and had them in packages of six. The best part of these that I had fun with was that they were made with chocolate. I have a respect for those who work with chocolate. REAL CHOCOLATE made from cocao. It is such an exciting art to do and learn to perfect.

If you're a chocolate lover, these pretzel rods are perfect and easy to make! I made them with coconut, chunky walnuts, white chocolate, and peppermints. My absolute favorite one is with walnuts.

Sugared Citrus Peels

These are the delectable sugared citrus peels that I made with Satsuma oranges for the craft fair this weekend. They can be alternated with ginger, grapefruit, or lemons. They are great for those who enjoy the tart and sweet flavor.

These are citrus peels that will be cooked and then sugared. I've made these sugared citrus peels many times in the past years, but this is the very first time that I've actually made it in bulk. It turned out quite well !
Day one of baking for the Christmas bake sale.