[CrazyEye]

A friend of mine has really gotten into it within the past year. And I've made a few of my own cakes with her help. I'm making one this weekend for my sister's birthday - in the shape of her new house! If anyone is interested, I'll post pics when I'm done! <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif">

 

[Buxtehude]

I go through phases of cake decorating interest.<br><br>
I'm not currently in a phase, but I totally want to see pictures of your cake!

 

[wherestheportojohn]

please promise to send me any leftover frosting<br><br><br><img alt="" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y14/grottoboy/homer_simpson_drool.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br>
mmmmmmmmmmm, frosting<br><br><br>
thankyouverymuch

 

[QuixoticNotions]

Hmm, my SIL is but it sounds like it requires artistic talent, which I do not have.<br><br>
I would like to see pics that I can ooh and ahh over though

 

[wipaddler]

My mom and my granny are both wedding cake decorators. Not professional but have done many many of them. The ex-bf's mom is a professional. As in she teaches the people at the grocery stores how to decorate cakes and is also an instructor out in Vegas some where.<br><br>
For Thanksgiving a couple of years ago she made us a cake that looked exactly like a turkey! With the crosshatching on the turkey and every thing. Stuffing carrots, littlle turkey legs with the white paper hats on it. God I miss her.

 

[kimbro]

I do decorate cakes from time to time. I should make my daughter a cake soon. I took the Wilton cake decorating classes but would love to take a professional one at a culinary arts school- if I had a few thousand bucks to blow.

 

[Buxtehude]

I've heard about those Wilton courses and have wondered if they're worth it.

 

[NHAmyinBoston]

Me too...it sounds like fun!

 

[QuixoticNotions]

And then you start showing up each day at work with a cake to decorate.... <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif">

 

[Buxtehude]

Yeah! And you can eat your mistakes!

 

[NHAmyinBoston]

No kidding...I'm trying to get back into school for the summer semester, but I have nothing to do in the meantime! They'd probably let me get away with bringing cakes, if they could eat the results<img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"><br><br>
I should probably go buy some yarn at lunch time.

 

[wipaddler]

<br>
Totally worth it. That's where I learned how to teach my little 4-h ers how to decorate. They use a very easy style of teaching and it's all hands on!

 

[Buxtehude]

Perhaps I'll treat myself to a cake decorating class.<br><br>
Well, maybe after I drag myself through junior college first.

 

[kimbro]

It is a fun class. My kids loved eating my projects. I only completed two of the three levels. I should take the third level again and this time, complete it. That is the level where you decorate a multi-level wedding cake.<br>
I always wanted to do a cake with a basket weave design on the sides and have flowers on the top, cascading down the side. Also have a fountain below, with the cake on pillars.<br>
-Oh...I think I'll make one like that for May Day. <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"> Cream colored with pastel flowers.

 

[Buxtehude]

I've always wanted to do that basket weave design too. Your May Day cake sounds amazing.

 

[kimbro]

I'll have to post a picture once I make it. Baking is a hobby of mine. One that my son likes to do too. He bakes us cookies. My daughter loves to cook anything.

 

[dcoroner77]

I'm getting into it. I totally suck, though.<br><br>
I signed up for a Wilton class, but it got cancelled. <img alt="sad.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/sad.gif"> Hopefully I'll have a chance to take one soon. I'd love to have a little side business doing cakes. <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif">

 

[kimbro]

Practice, practice, practice! It takes a few hours to decorate a cake-or it did for me. Or bake cupcakes and decorate them each- practicing making flowers. Daisys, roses, carnations, ect.

 

[kimbro]

<a href="http://www.wilton.com/recipes/recipesandprojects/wedding/gki_floral.cfm?section=wedding&subsection=cakeinfo&tertiary=designhome" target="_blank">http://www.wilton.com/recipes/recipe...ary=designhome</a><br><br>
I like this cake-very pretty-daisys. I would do a rose cascade (on the top) or a combination of flowers. Good example of the basketweave design.

 

[Buxtehude]

My mom got pretty good at amateur cakery. She made quite a few wedding cakes for friends and family.<br><br>
Once she made this multi-tiered wedding cake in our little home-oven. It took over the whole house! We were all covered in a layer of powdered sugar for a year afterwards.<br><br><b>Kimbro</b>, love the cake in the link!