Sweet Success

I did it! I completed my very first cake. Although I had some errors It turned out pretty darn cute! I didn't beat myself up too hard about my fondant cracking or the fact that the cake was leaning slightly toward the western hemisphere! It's my first cake...I wasn't expecting perfection...well maybe just a tad bit?! I am proud of myself for accomplishing and totally

dominating the cake hurdle! I can't wait to make another one.

We had fun licking the spoons and mixer attachments! :o) Everything was relatively easy to make, the only thing I really had a problem with was my red & blue fondant. The red fondant was the first color I started to mold because I had to make a "1" and his name. Well..after getting very frustrated because I couldn't find a nice medium between too dry and too sticky I gave up on the red and just made the "1", balls, and polka dots. The bottom tier was supposed to have red stripes and I decided to omit them because the fondant was cracking and just plain getting on my nerves! So...I made it work! The blue fondant was not as temper mental as the red, and the yellow was PERFECT. I don't know what the deal was...but I vow to find out how to do it correctly without cracking! :o)

I froze my cakes a couple of days before I decorated. I had no problems with sweating or anything. I took them out of the freezer first thing the morning of decorating and let them thaw out a little bit in the plastic and then unwrapped them a couple of hours later while I made more buttercream and leveled the cake and crumb coated it.

Improvements can definitely be made...but it's my first cake...give me a break here kids! Practice makes perfect!

Cake Boss...?

I have been teaching myself how to bake and decorate cakes! (don't laugh.) And when I say"teaching myself" I mean being taught by my aunt but because we live 8.5 hours apart...It's more of teaching myself and asking her questions/youtube when I get stuck. My reason for doing this came from inspiration from my aunt because well...I'd rather you SEE why then me explain how AWESOME she is! soo here are a couple of pictures...

She is AHH-MAAAZING! My first attempt at this will be my son's 1 year birthday cake! I am so excited about doing this! I have cake freezing in my freezer right now and Buttercream hanging out in tupperware on my counter and 3 mounds of fondant sitting in my fridge. Yup! FONDANT! I am such a professional! haha I cant wait to start putting everything together and watch it form into a beautiful masterpiece such as the ones above...well hopefully.

I have had fun with my KitchenAid Mixer making my buttercream, which I think was more fun "taste-testing" than actually making it! Reagan thought so as well! (pictures to come!) I can't wait to show y'all the finished project and ALL the fun I had on the way!