Sunday, November 15, 2009

A Sweet New Skill

When Dawson was born, I started watching TV during his middle of the night feedings. This made them much more tolerable for me since I was up for a full hour with nursing and pumping. Obviously there aren't a lot of choices on TV at 4 or 5am but there were a lot of cake decorating shows on, like Cake Wars or Amazing Wedding Cakes. I started thinking how fun it would be to do this- I love to bake. I'm also extremely meticulous and detail oriented and have a pretty steady hand. (I love cutting in the ceiling without tape when I'm painting and getting a perfect edge :) I'm not hugely creative but figured I could easily copy other people's designs.
So anyway, my mom read an article in the paper about a lady who offered classes out of her home in Ankeny- a 3 hour class for $35. I jumped at the chance and a few of my friends were excited to do it too. We had so much fun. I loved learning the techniques and even dreamt all night last night about making cakes! :) I seriously can't wait to do more and have thought of fun ideas in my head. I think my mom's even going to get me a few of the supplies for Christmas so I can get started perfecting my new skill!
Ready to begin!:

I forget what this step was called- we put a border of frosting on to keep the filling from seeping out:
The raspberry and whipped cream filling:

Putting on the "crumb coat":
Lots and lots of frosting!:


Rolling and cutting out our fondant pieces:
Decorating (we were restricted to the colors and shapes the teacher had pre-selected):

Manda's cute acorns:
The finished products (double click to see larger pictures):
I think Katie won the prize for the best design. Turns out my friend had experience we knew nothing about! I love finding out surprising things about people :) :

12 comments:

  1. looks like a bright future for me:)

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  2. thats so fun have! my mom asked me if i wanted to come down and do this cake class too! i had to do music and now she is down in ky caring for my gma. maybe next time. love your cakes so fun!

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  3. Your cake looks beautiful! Cake decorating is so fun! Before I was married I took all of the Wilton classes and even got certified to teach wedding cake classes. But I don't do much with it anymore. So if you ever want to borrow decorating tips and things to see what you like let me know...they don't get any use from me! :)

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  4. That was SO fun and the cake is SO yummy! I was really concentrating in those pics! Lol!

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  5. Your boys' bday cakes are going to be rockin awesome! What a fun thing to do! (And by the way, I'm with you on cutting in around the ceiling. It's my favorite part of painting and I HATE when Josh does it-it's never as good!) :)

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  6. love the cake designs! i've been making all of Ethan's cakes (and soon Eva's!)...my mom and mom-in-law both used to decorate cakes as a side business, so they've taught me a lot, but I still need to learn more. great job have!

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  7. Great job Have! I can't wait to see those bday cakes!

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  8. Great job!!! I definatley want to join you in you do this again.

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  9. they look great! (oh, and i tried mom's today--that frosting tastes like sweet butter!!!)

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  10. First, love the new pic at the top of the blog. Darling. And, wow, for the first time your cake is fantastic!

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  11. sorry about post with no name - my name is Judie!!!

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  12. Haverlee! LOVE the cake! I'm going to take Wilton Cake classes at Michael's after the first of the year...but as affordable as this gal sounds, can I get her name from you? We'll have to "talk shop" this week. Looking forward to seeing you on Friday!
    Kim V.

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