This week at class #2 we learned a few more skills using different decorating tips and actually decorated a cake this time. I have to say one of the hardest things for me is actually frosting the cake. It is so hard to make it look smooth. I was getting a little obsessive about making my frosting job look perfect when my teacher reminded me,"This is why we decorate our cakes, to cover up the mistakes." Good advice. For our cake in class, I made frosting fish as seen below.
Applying the border.
A closer look, squiggles are my expertise.
The final product.
I had a lot of extra frosting, so I decorated another cake last night to practice. This is how it turned out.
I was going off of Van Gogh's "Starry Night"...kidding.
Side view.
I feel like the cake decorating class is going pretty well. Not only am I gaining a fun new skill, but I'm pretty sure I'm gaining a few pounds all in frosting. Perhaps it will make me sweeter. Next week we are going to work on cupcakes. I'm excited!
Applying the border.
A closer look, squiggles are my expertise. 
The final product.I had a lot of extra frosting, so I decorated another cake last night to practice. This is how it turned out.
I was going off of Van Gogh's "Starry Night"...kidding.
Side view.I feel like the cake decorating class is going pretty well. Not only am I gaining a fun new skill, but I'm pretty sure I'm gaining a few pounds all in frosting. Perhaps it will make me sweeter. Next week we are going to work on cupcakes. I'm excited!
I assume your teacher has taught you the trick of a thin layer of icing that hardens and then you put on the next layer of icing. It worked for me.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget though, that it really doesn't matter how the cake looks if it tastes good.
Yeah, she did teach us that technique which seems to work pretty well.
ReplyDeleteyour cake decorating class sounds way better than mine was. and your cakes are turning out way cuter than mine ever did. guess i should have gone to robert's! good job jan, glad you are having fun.
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