I wasn't planning on posting today, but earlier today, I saw a Facebook memories post about my cake decorating class that I took 13 years ago. I thought that I'd pop in for a super quick Throwback Thursday post to share my first attempts at decorating cakes!
In the spring of 2010, I decided to take a cake decorating class through the local adult education school. Assebet Valley was only about 10-15 minuets from my house, and it had so many offerings that interested me. (Boy, do I miss all of those class options!) It seems like a lifetime ago now, but I took a bunch of adult eduction classes there.
I've always wanted to learn how to decorate cakes, so I jumped at this opportunity. I wasn't great at it, but I also didn't practice much after class ended. I have recently wanted to get back into it- whether I take another beginner class at our local Michael's or if I just try to re-learn it and practice on my own!
Anyways, the first cake that I ever decorated was a circle cake that I made a Star of David on. Eliot's favorite color is teal, so I tried to mix my frosting in that color. It ended up looking more like a snowflake- I think due to the lighter aqua color of the frosting and the shape of the "star" but practice makes perfect!
My second decorated cake was a Mickey Mouse cake! When my instructor told us we were going to learn how to decorate characters, I knew I had to make my favorite mouse! It's still not perfect, but this came out pretty good! My edge piping was a lot better, and you can tell that it's Mickey Mouse. I was so proud of this!
As class went on, we learned more complicated designs. One of the hardest designs was the basketweave. It really isn't a hard concept, but you had to get the lines just so in order for it to work. I think my icing ended up being a little bit too runny, because mine looked a little drippy. But it still tasted really good!
During our final classes, we learned how to make a bunch of royal icing flowers. I wish that I'd taken photos and notes on how to make each design. Our instructor made gorgeous flowers. After they dried for a week, we used them to decorate small two tier "wedding cakes" in our final class. This was the instructor's sample cake.
It's been a long time since then... but I'm pretty sure this was my attempt at it! It's not gorgeous, but it's not too bad for a beginner! I definitely learned a lot in class.
A few weeks after class ended, I made another two tier cake that I decorated. I think it was for Eliot's birthday since it was in late June and the colors are pink and lime. Well, pastel pink and lime anyways... gotta work on those darker colors! (After that, I didn't find anymore photos so I'm not sure if I decorated more cakes or not!)
Looking back at these photos definitely makes me want to attempt it again. It's been a long time since I got out my cake decorating stuff... and they've made so many new decorating products since then! I would love to get back into it someday! °o°
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