Rockin The Fondant

This is the first fully covered fondant cake I have ever made. This was an 8" round layered golden yellow cake with pink buttercream icing. I rolled out white fondant and smoothed the sides with a fondant smoother. I made neon pink roses out of gumpaste for the top, and neon pink and black daisies for the sides of the cake. I also used an embellished neon pink rope border for the bottom edges. I placed on the 12" cake board I made earlier. It was a hit with the coworkers :)

Stop and smell the roses..

Can't really do that now though, it's the middle of winter! Today we had our 2nd cake class (Fondant and Gumpaste). We put together our bows, and learned to make carnations, calla lillies, and roses. The bow didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped..next time I need to make the base flatter so that the pieces fit together better. The carnations were time consuming, but they look realistic, especially when I put in the last layer on fondant. Calla Lillies are super easy to do..can't wait to try them in different colors now! But my favorite was the rose..it got better and better with every petal added on. The calyx was a good finishing touch I thought. Now I can use these on cakes to really give them an edge.

"Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it."
— Julia Child

Practice will make perfect, but I think I found it Ms.Child..

Graduation Day

So this was the final cake class..we were left alone to decorate our own cakes! We had to bring in a 8" pre-iced cake that was 3" high, as well as any pre-colored icing. We learned how to pipe roses, so I decided to use those and make a cake. We also had to write something so I decided to get into the Christmas spirit a bit early. At the end, we got our Wilton certificates! I should mention our Wilton instructor was Antonella Santello...she's great!

Niv's Birthday

I used my new-found drop flower skills to make a birthday cake (layered chocolate cake) for another coworker! I thought I'd practice on my own how to make buttercream ribbon roses...this is what we're going to learn next week. It didn't turn out as full as i'd have liked, but it's a work in progress! I made drop flowers a few days ago and left them to dry/harden. I knew some would break so I made extras...good thing too!