Happy March Sweets Day!

Today was a self-proclaimed Sweets Day at our house!  Megumi, Hiromi, and Maki came over so we could celebrate our love of making "sweets" together by - you guessed it - making sweets!  With the upcoming BBQ season on its way, we couldn't pass up these cuties!

Maki sliced up the cookie dough to make "french fries" or as we call them in Japan, "potato." 

The girls took turns washing the dishes throughout our baking endeavors.  Megumi paused for me to snap a shot.

Hiromi and Maki sliced the cupcakes to make our "hamburger buns."

Hiromi cut our "burgers" out of the brownies.  Due to the fact that I didn't have a circular cookie cutter the correct size, this process ended up taking three girls, lots of thinking outside the brownie pan, and a strong arm.  The finished product was worth it, but I'll definitely be investing in a cookie cutter before I ever do these again.

Megumi carefully piped our "ketchup" icing...

while Hiromi tackled the "lettuce" and Maki applied the "mustard."

Our cute half-finished burgers, dressed up with "condiments."

They looked so tasty, it was hard to believe they were desserts instead of mini-hamburgers!  But wait, they're not done yet...

...ah, much better!  Those sesame seeds make all the difference, don't you think?

And as we know, presentation is everything over here!  So we *had* to make the baskets, paper inserts, and potato holders to complete the look and truly celebrate Sweets Day!  "Who ordered the mini-burger set to go?"

I'm sure you're all wondering - sure, they *look* really cute, but do they taste good?

Hiromi sure thought so!

Megumi and Maki agreed, too.

I can officially say the potato was good, as well.

The happy bakers!  We hope you have a Happy Sweets Day!  "Order up!"

---Arielle