Tiffany Inspired Rose Cake

I made a Chocolate Rose Cake with Almond Buttercream Icing-Double Beading on the Bottom with Chocolate Brown and White Icing.  Blues and Browns are a wonderfur color scheme together. I was inspired to make this cake using the renowned Tiffany colors. I watched the "How to make a buttercream rose" Youtube video and referenced my Wilton cake magazine to teach myself how to make a rose. I've been practicing the art of rose making for a week, and it's not as hard as I thought it would be.  It's all about hand and eye coordination.  The key is moving the base in sync with the rose tip, so the rose petals fall into place cohesively.  I made the frosting the day before so I could have a head start in making the roses. 

Rainbow Cake

I made this Rainbow cake at Michael's cake decorating class.  Michael's offers a few course on cake decorating.  I spent $22 for Course 1 and it included 4 classes (2 hour classes once a week-duration is 4 weeks).  For just $22 bucks, why not take it, right?  The instructor pushed Wilton products to purchase at Michaels, however, I was able to find cheaper supplies (like pastry bags, tips, and pans) at a local restaurant supply store.

I expected to learn a lot, but I didn't.  The instructor let us decorate cakes in class and he answered all our questions.  He taught as a few technical things.  It was not an instructor led course as I expected it to be.  He just told us how to decorate the cake and watched over us, most of the time he was reading a book or texting.  If I ever end up taking Course 2, I'd look for a new instructor that is more resourceful and attentive.

I actually learn more on my own from watching Youtube videos, reading blogs, and researching for online recipes. I frequently visit Wilton's online forum and talk thread to read more about a specific question/idea/concern/issue I may have and usually find my answers there.

Arthur's Birthday

This year my boyfriend, Arthur turned 30! I usually bake him a cake, but decided to make him a cheesecake, his ultimate fav. I've never made it for him the past 4 years since we've been dating. I actually haven't baked a cheesecake in over 5 years. The cake looked magnificent, however, the orange zest made it taste...well, orangy! Lesson to be learned, I will omit or use orange zest sparingly in the future.

This Superman cake was the first cake I made for Arthur aka Mr. Snuggles 4 years ago. I also made him a card with the Superman emblem out of construction paper.  The whole theme looked really cute.I didn't have any cake tools then, so I cut a slit and used a ziploc bag to pipe.  Ziploc bags are a lifesaver. If you ever run out of decorating bags you can cut a slit on the ziploc, drop the tip, and pipe-no coupler needed.  Just make sure the ziploc bag is strong enough to avoid tearing.

Shion's Viva Las Vegas Birthday

I made a special birthday cake for my dear friend, Shion. I've known her since high school and have baked her a few birthday cakes. One birthday I made her a daisy bundt cake, and another I made an alien themed cake. This year she celebrated her birthday in Vegas and I drew my inspiration from the infamous "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign and created this cake for her. This was my first time working with fondant. I used Wilton's ready to use fondant, dyed it pink and worked with it just like clay. The cake batter is Shion's favorite, funfetti and I made buttercream frosting and royal icing for piping. It took about 6 hours to make, most of which was waiting and cooling time. It was well worth the time because this is by far the best cake I've made.