28 October 2010

Monday was the last session of my Wilton Flowers and Cake Design class. We packed four lessons into 3 sessions and managed to learn 9 types of flowers, plus the basketweave technique. Not bad. I love the roses and practiced bunches of them for my final cake. I also think the rosebuds are too sweet, so I made piles of them too.

Look at these beauties! I love the real roses that have the different colors at the edges of the petals--and look! I found a way to do the same with my frosting roses! They turned out better than I imagined.

I still need to practice a few of the other flowers to perfect my technique, but just knowing how to make them gives me a nice feeling of accomplishment.

Anyway, here's the completed final cake. I was rushing at the end, so the sides and borders aren't as nice as they could have been. But, the beautiful roses on top are nicely showcased!