Wilton Cake Decorating Class

Tomorrow I start Course 1 of the Wilton Cake Decorating class. Up until now I have had no formal training in cake decorating. I have attempted several times to take this class but it has gone sour on their end or mine. But this month it is going to work.... unless they cancel on me last minute! I recently moved to a bigger town with more people willing to take the class with me at Michael's Craft Store. I also requested to not travel for work for this month so I won't miss a class. I am normally gone once a month so it was hard to fit in the classs.

I have all the material ( I think) that will be needed for class so I am ready to go. I am hoping my piping skills will increase since I have basically no experince with it. Fondant was easy enough(still a ton to learn) to teach myself but I think I need a teacher for piping.  

Hopefully I will have some new pictures from class of the new creations!

Bridal Shower Cake

I was asked to make a bridal shower cake for my friend Kelly's best friend. The wedding colors are yellow and brown and the flowers were hydrangeas. The wedding invite features yellow flowers on a branch so that was incorporated in the cake.

The cake itself was a moist yellow cake ( new recipe) with vanilla butter cream. The cake was covered in fondant and all the decorations were fondant or gumpate.

I delivered the cake to a beautiful venue, the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove.

My 25th Birthday Cake!

Today is my 25th Birthday and we are having a little pizza party at work, so I made myself a cake. It was supposed to be classy rainbow but it turned out like 2 year old rainbow. Oh well, I dont want to grow up anyways. Its a red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting :)

My cubicle at work was decorated by a group of lovely ladies!! :)

Grace's Princess Castle

My little cousin Grace's birthday was this week, she turned 7. We had a big bash for her this past weekend. She LOVES princesses, I think every party she has had has been Princess themed. So she had to have a princess cake!

This is the cake finished at home. The bottom cake is chocolate and top is white. The tower were made out of rice crispy treats. The tower tops were ice cream cones. Everything is covered in Fondant. The flags were a cut up Victoria Secret bag.

The little Princess is 7!

Princess Grace with her now faded cake. It was in direct sunlight in the car for 3 hours so it faded a lot.

It is taken apart and been cut up and enjoyed!

Ashley's College Graduation Cake

My best friend Ashley graduated from College in May. She went to be a Special Education Teacher and has already found a job. I am so proud of her!! She had a big bash at her place so I asked to make the cake as her present. The bottom tier is chocolate with oreo cream cheese frosting and the top is white with white frosting. It is decorated in fondant and the figurine of her is gumpaste.

The cake design is based on a baby shower design by Pink Cake Box.