I took a cake class
02-03-2011, 06:20 PM
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I want a piece and vanilla ice cream please.... LOL!
Just kidding. My mom took classes to learn to make cakes when I was a kid. I loved it because there was icing to get into in the refrigerator...
You are doing wonderfully already. I can't wait to see what you do next time.
Just kidding. My mom took classes to learn to make cakes when I was a kid. I loved it because there was icing to get into in the refrigerator...
You are doing wonderfully already. I can't wait to see what you do next time.
02-03-2011, 07:16 PM
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Good job for your first cake. I used to do wedding cakes years ago. I spent many a night icing cakes to the wee hours of the morning. A few I'll never forget. It was a warm & super humid night. The humidity was so heavy it was like pea-soup fog. We had no air conditioning. I had a 4 tier wedding cake to do for the next day. My violet roses kept sliding off the cakes. It took me all night & part of the next morning to get it done. Another cake I did was so tall (over 5 feet) & had so many pillars/brandy sniffer, etc, I couldn't assemble it. I left a note for them to assemble just before cutting, as the table they had was too wobbly. My fav was a strawberry themed wedding cake. I made 47 strawberries in all sizes for that cake.
Many are now using paper towels(Viva is the choice brand) gently pressed to smooth icing, but it also leaves a sort of imprint/design. When I took cake classes back in the late 70's I was taught to use hot water to get perfectly smooth icing.
There are great forums on the Wilton site. http://www.wilton.com/cakes/making-c...-inch-pans.cfm The link is in the left column. Tons of recipes/photos/ideas/etc. This one lady has a super recipe for buttercream icing. It's to die for. Go to the site & look for "Bunnywoman's buttercream" in the recipe forum.
Happy decorating :).
Many are now using paper towels(Viva is the choice brand) gently pressed to smooth icing, but it also leaves a sort of imprint/design. When I took cake classes back in the late 70's I was taught to use hot water to get perfectly smooth icing.
There are great forums on the Wilton site. http://www.wilton.com/cakes/making-c...-inch-pans.cfm The link is in the left column. Tons of recipes/photos/ideas/etc. This one lady has a super recipe for buttercream icing. It's to die for. Go to the site & look for "Bunnywoman's buttercream" in the recipe forum.
Happy decorating :).
02-03-2011, 07:21 PM
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Good job Lindsey. Keep practicing.
I did the Wilton cake thing also several years ago and ended up doing quite a business. Your major expense will be in the pans but that will be defered after a few cake orders. If you have any questions and want, just PM me and I will be more than happy to share some of my tips.
I did the Wilton cake thing also several years ago and ended up doing quite a business. Your major expense will be in the pans but that will be defered after a few cake orders. If you have any questions and want, just PM me and I will be more than happy to share some of my tips.
02-03-2011, 08:21 PM
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We practiced on wax paper...make the patterns, then scoop up the icing and do it again....not on cakes for awhile.
Put your "pattern" under the wax paper until you get the hang of it and practice away.
Looks good....been so long since I did any of it, I'd have to blow the cobwebs out of the tips
Put your "pattern" under the wax paper until you get the hang of it and practice away.
Looks good....been so long since I did any of it, I'd have to blow the cobwebs out of the tips
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