Wilton Cake Decorating - Course 1, Class 4

Last class in Course 1!! We spent the majority of class making the rest of the rose, the pedals. We also learned leaves, sweet peas and a bow to put on our decorated cake. I thankfully caught on quickly to the pedals since my mind was elsewhere the entire time. Practice makes perfect, so I'll be making lots of roses in the future!

Looking forward to Course 2 which starts next week!!

Wilton Cake Decorating - Course 1, Class 3

Of course we had to bring another frosted cake to class to decorate (which my husband's co-workers have been appreciating every Friday). Another step to the Wilton Rose, the center of the rose, was on the agenda as well as the shell border, figure piping (clown bodies) and drop flowers.

The theme for the cake was either clowns or drop flowers...although the clowns are very cute - especially on cupcakes, I choose the drop flowers.

Wilton Cake Decorating - Course 1, Class 2

So I recently started taking cake decorating classes!! My first attempt at making buttercream and frosting a level, two-tiered cake wasn't as scary as I thought it would be.

The first class was just an introduction to making the Wilton Buttercream and learning the different tools and accessories that we will be using (investing in). So after making my first batch of buttercream with my hand mixer (and giving the kitchen a light dusting of powdered sugar...my next batch was definitely made in the stand mixer - MUCH BETTER!!

In class 2 we learned to use the star tip, writing, a simple zigsag border and the first part of the Wilton Rose - the "Hershey Kiss" as Mabel likes to call it. The last 30-45 minutes of class are spent using our new skills on our frosted cake!! We had to bring in a 3" cookie cutter to decorate our cake with (hence the race car), so, since my dad's birthday was a few days after class 2, I figured I'd decorate my first one for him (happy birthday dad!).

I realize the punctuation is incorrect...but the words were lop-sided, so I went with an exclamation point without thinking it through! I also meant to write in cursive, but my hand wasn't listening! Ooops...maybe next time.

(a few quick notes - my dad didn't want a birthday cake (or presents!), so since he shares a birthday with George Washington, my mom thought it would be funny to make it "for" George. Dad wasn't fooled, AND he had to blow out candles!! he loved the Talladega tickets too!!)