Order a 'Game of Thrones' Cake for Episode Five

A friend of mine ordered a 'Game of Thrones' themed cake last weekend for episode four. If you're hosting a viewing party for episode five of the show, call your local bakery to see if they do photo cakes like this one.

If you live in the Los Angeles area, this cake was from Porto's in Burbank. The image came out great and the cake tasted delicious!

Start Planning Your 'Game of Thrones' Party for Episode Four

A friend of mine had a funeral-themed 'Game of Thrones' party for the season six premiere last month. In honor of Jon Snow quitting the Night's Watch in episode three, she will be doing a "last day of work"-themed viewing party for the fourth episode. If you're looking to do something similar, here are some ideas:

It's not a proper send-off unless there is a sheet- cake. Go to your local supermarket and ask them to write "Good luck, Jon Snow" on a white cake.

Decorate your living room with a "Goodbye, Jon" banner.

It isn't a party unless there's alcohol for guests. Go to your local liquor store and check to see if they have some 'Game of Thrones' beer for sale.

May the Fourth be With You!!!

The recipe I used to make Princess Leia sugar cookies can be found here.

I used a biscuit cutter for the head. I used the cap of a small bottle for the buns. For the hair, I used a brown decorating gel that I bought at a party store.

Dire Wolf Cookies!

Every week I will be making a 'Game of Thrones' themed food/drink item for each episode of season six of the hit HBO drama series. For the premiere, I made frozen strawberry 'margaeryitas.' The recipe for that drink is in my previous blog post. For the second episode, I made dire wolf cookies. Below are instructions on how to make this dessert. 

The first thing you will need to do is purchase a dire wolf cookie cutter. For this particular recipe, I used the small wolf cutter.

The chocolate sugar cookie recipe that I used can be found here. You will need to use a round cutter that has at least a 3 inch diameter. After baking the cookies, let them cool completely on a wire rack before decorating them. This could take about 20-25 minutes.

I made the dire wolf out of white fondant. Fondant is pretty easy to find in stores. You can purchase it at Jo-Ann Fabrics or at Walmart. With the help from this website, I made mine from scratch. Please note that these cookies do not require much fondant. I cut this particular fondant recipe by a fourth.

Before rolling out your fondant, sprinkle some corn starch on your work surface. This will prevent the fondant from sticking to your table. Roll out your fondant to about 1/4 of an inch thickness. I used a fondant roller, but a regular rolling pin should work fine. Dip the wolf cutter in a little bit of corn starch (this helps prevent it from sticking to the fondant), then proceed to make cut-outs in the fondant.

I used a tool set to carve out the teeth. If you don't own one, you can just use a paring knife.

To place the fondant on the cookie, all you have to do is put a little bit of water on the back of it and gently rub it onto the cookie. I dipped my pastry brush in a shallow bowl of water to do this, but you can also just use your finger.

Enjoy!! 

'Game of Thrones' themed drink for episode 2

If you're looking to serve a 'Game of Thrones'-inspired drink for your viewing party tonight, consider making a frozen strawberry margarita in honor of Margaery Tyrell.

yield: makes 2

Ingredients

1/2 cup frozen whole strawberries

3 tablespoons of tequila

2 tablespoons of lime juice

1 tablespoon of triple sec

1 cup of crushed ice

Directions

1) use a lime to rim the glass

2) fill a shallow plate with coarse salt, then dip the glass in the salt 

3) blend the strawberries, tequila, lime juice and triple sec in a blender until combined

4) add ice and blend until smooth

5) pour immediately into the margarita glasses

optional: garnish the glass with a lime wedge