Class 4: Final Cake

For the final Course 1 lesson, we made roses. I'd had a rather long week and ended up rushing to class with a broken cake barely frosted in time (there's a slopy side on the right bottom corner). In my haste, I'd manage to forget my box of piping tips. Luckily, another student in class was able to loan me a petal and leaf tip or I'd have been very screwed.

My roses turned out looking more like carnations, the petals kept ripping on the top. Probably due to my not-entirely-correct icing consistency. My hand was cramping by the end of this class, I could barely squeeze anymore to get the shell border on. It's amazing how versatile the petal tip is; I used it to make the ribbon and sweet peas as well (may not be visible in this picture). It's hard to guess what a piping tip can do just by looking at it. I'm surprised at how a few icing roses make a cake suddenly look "bakery".

(The message has been obscured due to potential work-related sensitivity (*^_^*) Mebbe I should've thought of that before I piped it. It's nothing dirty though, so don't feel bad about not being able to make it out.)