Last Cake Decorating Basics Class!

This past Tuesday was my last Cake Decorating Basics Course. In this class, we learned how to write letters and words and how to make a ribbon rose. We also received a certificate for completing the class!

Believe it or not, the letter writing was actually challenging. You have to make sure you have enough pressure when squeezing the icing at all times and also make sure your hand doesn’t shake. We practiced lots of letters and words in both regular print and cursive. Writing ‘Congratulations’ and ‘Happy Birthday’ took a lot of effort because it has so many letters in it so I may just have to stick to ‘Congrats and Happy B-day’ when writing on cakes. It definitely looks easier than it actually is.

 Practicing letter writing!

 The next thing we learned was how to design a Ribbon Rose. I tried this over and over again and still had trouble with it. You have to make sure every stroke is in the exact right place so it turns out looking like a rose. You also have to change the angle with every stroke so that the edges fit together. No worries though, I will not be putting these roses on very many cakes…mine just didn’t turn out very good.

 My 'not so pretty' Ribbon Rose :(

The last thing we did was decorate our cake with all of the techniques we learned in the class. I chose the shell border, PomPom flowers and letter writing!

Me with my cake, after the last class!

Me and my friend April with our cakes! 

I can’t wait to take the next cake decorating class! I can choose either Flowers and Cake Design or Gum Paste and Fondant. Stay tuned to see what I pick!!!