Buttercream Beauty

I’m back from a very short but much needed vacation. We spent 2 days at Disneyland and while we had a fantastic amount of fun, I think by the time we made it home we were ready for a vacation from our vacation. Traveling, even when it’s not that far from home, can be quite rough with little ones.

Last night was week 4 of cake decorating class.  I did not blog about my cake for week 3 so this blog is going to be a 2fer.

Week 3 was a very fancy cake where we learned a ton of skills on a relatively small cake.  Some of what we learned included how to properly section a cake to create patterns, laying lattice work, making side swags, vines, lilies, and French plumes.  I was very happy with how it turned out and I feel like I learned so much. Here are some photos of my finished cake.

Week 4 was all about flowers. There are about a million types of flowers you can make, so when learning to make them it is best to do it on cupcakes.  When you make a single cake you want it to look consistent.  Using cupcakes allows you to have a different design on each one. We started with a review of a simple sweet pea (as seen on the week 2 cake), then went on to learn several other flowers including, wild roses, roses, carnation boutineers, full bloom carnations, and mums. Here are some photos of my finished cupcakes.

Small yellow roses

2 tone rose

2 tone rose

Full bloom carnation

Carnation bouitneer

Wild flowers

mum

Next week is the last of my 5 week course and I’m very sad it’s coming to an end.  I will be taking the advanced class at the beginning of October, which is also 5 weeks.  After that, who knows?  I enjoy doing this so much, I might seriously consider seeking employment.