Lego Cakes!

My son wanted a Lego birthday party, and his cake request was cookie cake.  I don't know why all 3 of my kids want cookie cake when real cake is so good, but they do.  I used a recipe I found on pinterest to create the cookie cake, except the recipe called for it to be baked in a 12-inch round pan, and I used my Pampered Chef stoneware jellyroll pan (love that thing).

(click photo for cookie cake recipe)

Source: cookiemadness.net via Alicia on Pinterest

Mine looked like this:

I used 6 M&Ms to measure how big I would cut the Lego pieces, and then used my first piece to draw lines for all the other pieces:

I had a big bag of M&Ms, and I chose blue, red, green, and yellow for the Lego cakes.  I used this frosting recipe:

Decorator Frosting:

Cream with mixer: 1 and 1/2 cups Crisco (I used butter flavored, but use regular if you want the frosting to be white) and 1/2 tsp salt.  Slowly add 2 boxes powdered sugar along with 1/2 cup water and 1 teaspoon vanilla (use clear if you want the frosting to be white).  If you don't use butter-flavored Crisco, add 1/4 teaspoon butter flavoring.  Mix well.  Add water by the drop if it is too dry, and small amounts of powdered sugar if it is too wet, until you get the consistency of frosting.

I divided the frosting into 4 bowls and used Betty Crocker gel colors to color(conveniently, the 4 colors I chose come all in one box :).  Start with a little of the color and stir until you see what color you are going to get, then add more as needed.  For some colors, I needed almost the whole tube!

I frosted the little cookie cakes by using a decorator spatula, but you could use a knife or regular spatula.  I frosted the sides, then sat it on my palm and did the top as best I could.  They are by no means perfect, but the idea is there.

After I had done a few, I placed 6 M&Ms on the top so they would resemble Legos.  Don't let them sit too long before placing the M&Ms because the frosting will dry, or harden a little bit, and the M&Ms won't stick as well.

Finished product:

Birthday boy seems pleased: