I got my first instruction on cake decorating from a friend who had taken the Wilton course. She helped me to make my daughter's cake for her 4'th birthday. A ballerina bear in a VIBRANT pink tutu.
As our family has expanded and my kids have gotten older I have continued to make and decorate cakes as a less expensive option to the store bought cakes.
This one was made using a mix, canned frosting,
sprinkles and candies, and fruit roll-ups.
sprinkles and candies, and fruit roll-ups.
Also from a mix and pre-made frosting.
I made this for my second daughter.
I always wanted a Barbie cake as a kid.
I made this for my second daughter.
I always wanted a Barbie cake as a kid.
My eldest daughter has been helping me decorate cakes for a couple of years now. Most we have used mixes and pre-made frosting, but have actually made our own fondant. (Mainly because I couldn't justify the cost of the pre-made)
Perry Cake -- based on the pet platepus from
Disney's Phineas and Ferb.
Disney's Phineas and Ferb.
Finally schedules aligned so that I could take the course and my eldest is taking it with me. We've learned a lot on our own, but I thought it would be nice to learn some tips and tricks.
One is mine, and one is my Daughter's.
Can you tell whose is whose?
She didn't take the second course with me which was making sugar flowers.
But she did continue making and decorating cupcakes on her own.
Tonight we start the fondant course. We'll be working on more sugar flowers, but using fondant instead of royal icing, and learning how to work with fondant.
I'm starting to get asked to make cakes now, and have three cakes to make in the next two weeks. On top of that I am going to make a cake for Mother's day and a pot-luck in two weeks.
I'm going to try out a new frosting recipe today. My husband finds the decorator buttercream too sweet. After the first couple of lessons he asked if I could take a pie course instead. I told him if he found a place offering one, to just sign me up!
