3 weeks ago I got asked to do a Wedding Cake for a young couple that are friends with my in-laws and I must admit that it was somewhat selfish of me to accept the challenge because I have NEVER done a wedding cake before. I have always wanted to do one but couldn't justify buying all the supplies and investing all the time into a practice cake. So when they asked me I thought "YES! this is my chance!" I didn't realize the weight I would have on me for the next 2 weeks. I watched hours of Youtube videos on ALL types of cake decorating and learned more then I thought I would learn about cake decorating. I loved learning this new skill and the deadline just made me stick to it when I got sick of baking and frosting.
So the day before it was due I was somewhat of a beast to be around because I was so stressed to get this done, luckily for me Paul was sick and home from work and watched Rosalie. The night before the cake was due I dropped the top layer of the cake after I had just spent a few hours decorating it, I originally had pillars and they collapsed. I managed to avoid a meltdown and keep working, I scratched the pillars in fear they would do the same thing on her wedding day. My sister in law was so sweet to come over and help me for a few hours, she stayed until 1 in the morning, I don't think I would have gotten any sleep or even be able to finish if she didn't come help me. I still stayed up until 5:30 decorating it. Here's the finished product. I loved how it turned out! and I want to do more! I think it will go much smoother next time since experience is invaluable!
(definately my favorite part was the gum paste flowers I made, I loved learning this skill and loved how it turned out, and yes they taste good :))
So the day before it was due I was somewhat of a beast to be around because I was so stressed to get this done, luckily for me Paul was sick and home from work and watched Rosalie. The night before the cake was due I dropped the top layer of the cake after I had just spent a few hours decorating it, I originally had pillars and they collapsed. I managed to avoid a meltdown and keep working, I scratched the pillars in fear they would do the same thing on her wedding day. My sister in law was so sweet to come over and help me for a few hours, she stayed until 1 in the morning, I don't think I would have gotten any sleep or even be able to finish if she didn't come help me. I still stayed up until 5:30 decorating it. Here's the finished product. I loved how it turned out! and I want to do more! I think it will go much smoother next time since experience is invaluable!
(definately my favorite part was the gum paste flowers I made, I loved learning this skill and loved how it turned out, and yes they taste good :))
6 comments:
Way to go! I'm super impressed with your skills. :) Anytime you'd like help decorating a cake, just let me know! It's something I've dabbled in a bit, but never did anything fantastic. I would love to learn some mad skills from ya. ;) Also, I have all my own cake decorating metal tips and I'm more than happy to share.
The cake ended up looking SO good! I was going to say, did you use the tootsie roll technique for the flowers or something different, because they look so real! Also if you ever need help let me know, I'm usually at home and I'd be happy to help you out!
Good for you! My mom took a cake class when she was about our age and has made cakes ever since. She made all of our wedding cakes! You should check out my facebook and see mine. I loved it. We should take a cake class - it would be so fun!
Wow Aryn! I thought those where real flowers, until you said you made them! You are so talented! I think I would have caved under so much stress.
That is so beautiful!!! I can't believe your mad skills!!
You made the flowers? I thought that they were real! Way to go Aryn.
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