Graduation Cake

Another cake under my belt. I'm not too impressed with the outcome of this cake, but my client really liked it. The true test will come after they taste it tonight. I tried another cake type--box this time; French vanilla--so I'm anxious to see how it turned out. I should know Monday, though, so we'll see!

Another first

I made my first Wilton rose! Ok, so it's more of a cross between a chrysanthemum and a carnation, and it's actually my second one, but still, I made it! They're really not that hard if you just follow the directions. Nonetheless, I was pretty excited.

My mother--who passed all of her cake decorating materials and books down to me--has never been able to make one, so I'm going to show her next time I visit her or the next time she comes this way.

And in case you're wondering, they do taste delicious. I ate the first one because it fell off of the nail and went splat on the counter.

Baby Shower

It looks like all of my posts are starting to deal with cakes. Are you hungry yet?

I made my first cake from scratch this time around. I used a chocolate cake recipe from one of my baking books. As always, I made the buttercream icing from scratch. I made a dummy cake yesterday to test the recipe out, and it turned out really well. The flavor is rich, and the cake is very moist. I suppose bad recipes generally don't make it to published books.

This is also my first baby shower cake. One of my coworkers is pregnant, but she's about to transfer to another branch. So, we're throwing a little baby shower/going away lunch for her at the branch tomorrow since it's going to be her final day.

Bon appetite!