My final
Wilton cake class for Course 1 was this past week and here are pictures of my final cake. As with everything in life, we must be teachable and ready to learn {something I have to consistently remind myself of as I take these classes}. Although I really enjoy this experience, I am quickly finding that it can be just as frustrating and exhausting as it is fun and exciting. Either way, in the end, you can always make it look somewhat presentable, I mean, it is cake and even if it's not perfect, you can always start over. Not the end of the world...:)
As I write this blog, I can clearly see that more than ever {especially lately} God is really trying to break the perfectionist spirit over me. For example, from the minute I took my cakes out of their pans I realized they were lumpy and somewhat crumbly...but I tried to stay positive. Then, when I made my frosting too thin {which I knew deep down inside was in fact supposed to be a thicker consistency and I ignored it} and began "attempting" to cover my cake, I knew right away that it was not going to be the perfectly iced cake I had invisioned. There were serious cake streaks. Crumbs. Lumps. Ugh. Buuttt...I sucked it up, took it to class and learned how to make roses and after a few hours, I made a serious diversion, tweeked a few things and now you can hardly tell that it was the WORST {and I mean WORST} cake that I have EVER made. Always the way, right? For next week, I am on to Course #2 - exciting!!
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| BEFORE |
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| AFTER |
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| Almost a completely different cake, huh? |
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| Roses up close - really fun!!! |
