WHAT DO I MAKE...

My last basic Wilton lesson and we were asked to bake a cake and also pick a theme/design. Since it was also Deepti's birthday I knew my theme. I didn't have to time to fill out the design sheet but just thought I'd keep it pink and plain. You will see the "ribbon rose" and "shells" and you will also see my amateurish attempt at writing on a cake!   Also,   I had a tough time icing the cake since it was a chocolate cake so I did a crumb coat, let it dry and did another layer of icing but I still couldn't get a clean look Well, like my instructor says  "practice practice practice" The cake was a  Hershey's Chocolate Cake , super moist and soft! I would like to try it eggless sometime. I baked it in one 8"x3" pan. The icing is Wilton's Buttercream Icing (see my Ruffled Cake post).  Although I am sure I will try icing a chocolate cake again, I think you get a much cleaner look with white or vanilla cakes. The other

I have been dreaming of making a ruffled cake ever since I saw Tania's but I never had the courage try it :) I decided to take a break from baking after my last cupcake post, I figured the blog was becoming more of a baking blog and brown seemed to be the prevailing color! But I also decided that when I get back, I would do a ruffled cake and for M's birthday. So, a perfect occasion for a dream project :) I also signed up for Wilton's Basic Decorating course in the meantime. I am 3 classes into it and loving it. This is great course for even those who have been baking and decorating for a while. You learn some very useful tips and techniques in a class! I picked the recipe, shape, color and design about 2 months back. I came across this post on Apollinas and it was love at first sight and who wouldn't love that cake, aren't her pictures gorgeous?! I have never baked a cake with egg before so too many first-times here and that made me nervous :) Blue Velvet R