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Today we had our first cake decorating class. We found Mrs. Georgia, a lovely lady that makes cakes on the side and she agreed to come over and give us a demonstration. She did a wonderful job!
Our lesson started off with her explaining the tips and tools of the trade. She brought a lot of things to show us and explained how they all worked.
Next, we watched as she explained about leveling a cake (by cutting the top off) and turning it out onto a cake board. Then we watched how she: cut the cake and filled it with yummy goodness, how she dusted the cake with a light coat of frosting so the crumbs wouldn’t ruin the finish and how to prepare the frosting for use. Next, came the fun bits- decorating the cake. She made a simple but oh so cute cake!
She had brought enough frosting and tips for nearly all the girls to have one for a quick play and they were able to decorate two cupcakes to take home.
It was nice to have someone that does this for a living come along to show us how it all works. It was nice to see how quickly a nice looking dessert could be made for our families and also a way that a wife and mother could help supplement her families income.
the plain cake
piping the icing to fence in the filling
adding the white chocolate and strawberry filling (yum)
Putting the two halves together again
Ready for a dusting
all dusted and ready for a frosting
piping on the sides
smoothing out the frosting.
adding the stems
time for some grass
The girls were all ears and eyes
Great Easter colors!
Checking out some tips
Our simple and yummy cake all ready for tea time!
Thanks Mrs. Georgia for showing us what you do!