The Royal Birds

Our second cake decorating class is SO hard. I'm not sure if I'll pass. There is so much homework that I just don't have time for. You'd think I was in college or something. This week I spent equally time prepping for class as the class length itself only to find out that I was NOT prepared. My favorite part about this week was learning how to make these birds out of Royal Icing. I think I could make some pretty cool things by playing around with the Icing a little bit. The flowers that we learned did not look cute and the reason I am sure to fail is that throughout the first 3 weeks we are supposed to be making flowers, tons of them. Which none turned out this week and we missed the first week because Armand didn't get home in time for me to take the car. Then, on our last week we are supposed to bring in all the flowers we have made plus a frosted cake and decorate the cake with the birds and flowers. It's not looking good. I hope they don't mind if I just have 3 blue birds on my cake.

I graduated!

Here is my final cake.

My "diploma" AKA Certificate of Merit
I went to our last class today or course 1 that is. I had the worst time with my roses because my frosting was overly stiff. But over half way through I got the frosting to the right (well good enough to get something done) consistency. I think it's pretty good it would have been way cute if I would have had more time. My favorite part was the leaves the frosting was awesome and they just turned out great. (Thanks Kristin for bringing that kind of frosting. I will have to buy next time!) Anyways, the best part of the class is that Ayden who had separation anxiety and major meltdowns when I started the classes has grown from this probably more than my cake decorating skills. He finally realizes that it's OK for Mommy to leave and I will come back. When I left today he said "Mommy, How long till you get back?, 15 minutes?" I said no 2 hours...as I cringed waiting for the meltdown...But he said, "OK, I love you!" He's growing up... :)... tear.

I DO CAKES...

Our manual: WOOHOO

Ayden's first cake a 3D train...

We had some issues trying to make RED frosting so baby blue it became

Ayden's 2nd Birthday Cakes Ashten's 1st Bday Pig Cake. So funny!

Ayden's 3rd cake
Ayden's 4th cake...

Yes it was huge! and we had SOOO much leftovers but it was cool.

Ashten's 3rd cake.

This is my favorite so far...

It's official I'm on my way to being a "professional" cake decorator or so says the pimply boy cashier at Michaels. Kristin and I have had our first cake decorating class tonight. I got a little irritated when the instructor asked us, "Does anyone have any cake experience?" I said, "I do my kids' birthday cakes." I know just what she was thinking when she said " Ohhh, you will do SO much more than THAT." Kristin and I got the same picture in our minds: a 9X12 homemade cake with frosting slopped on and some candles stuck in it. SO here are ALL the cakes that I have made for my boys so far, and not one of them is even close to the "picture" she must have had in her mind. But, I can't wait to learn some new tricks for sure! I already learned how to smooth frosting properly, which I have had some problems with before for sure!!

SO I am SUPER excited to "do so much more than that!"