11th May 2008
                                                          Sunday

My Birthday Cake

Yep, I baked my own birthday cake. Actually wanted it to be sort of an easter cake too but didn't work out quite that way. I think the piping on the edges were not exactly on the edges as the edges could be seen but ... sigh ... it still tasted good though :)

After I had finished doing it up, I asked my husband if he wanted to do anything extra and he added in the extra 'my love!'. That is so like him :P

I also tried using fondant. Below is a sample I did. The cake was baked in a bread pan and I tried cutting it down into two squares. The cake didn't turn out so well and was a bit crumbly. I had leftover buttercream and did a crumb coat. When rolled out, it was a bit stretchy so I guess there wasn't enough confectionary sugar in it (my bad) but it was my first. Currently I am taking the Wilton Course 3 which is to do with fondant and cake stacking so I guess I will be a lot better after I finish it.

There were a few other pictures of things I have done during the last two lessons of the Wilton Course 2 but I don't have the pictures yet so I guess it will have to be the next time I upload.

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