I know, it sounds good, huh? :) I'm taking a class with my sister-in-law at the local Michaels on cake decorating; more specifically on Wilton cake decorating, which is apparently high-end professional stuff. Not cheap, by any means, if the supplies are any indication of the quality of the final product...anyhoo, I was surprised that our first homework assignment was to make AND frost a two-layer round cake using the buttercream recipe the instructor just showed us tonight, and bring 4 cups of the same frosting with us to class next week, in differing textures and five different colors, with which to decorate our cake, using the starter kit we had to buy this evening.
Good golly, I thought this would be like the cake decorating class I took in high school. You know, show up for a hour, try out different tips on the paper boards using the icing in the communal bowl, blah blah blah. Boy, was I wrong. And who's going to eat the cake I make every week? My poor, deprived hubby is lucky if I make a cake twice a year. I can say with great certainty that my waistband is not looking forward to the larger numbers in the near future. But at least my cakes will be pretty, even if I can't fit into my pants anymore....
We took care of the doggies today, after a minor (ok, major) freakout on my part about an isolated flea that I saw on my pup three days ago. They had been in the garage and backyard since then, because I will not have any kind of insect infestations in my house. I'll be honest and call a spade a spade here, I can be a bit neurotic at times. Yes, I was somewhat harsh, and no, we didn't find any other fleas on them, but regardless they both earned a full bath at the local do-it-yourself washing place/pet store combo. Poor things. At least we got them a couple of bones and a bag of horribly pricey, unnecessary gourmet treats in apology. Sheesh.
Tomorrow: the car and its associated problems are improved. Never a dull moment.
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That's awesome, I've long wanted to do such a class - but I guess I'll consider myself pre-informed and ready to bust some confectioner butt if I ever do so...
And I'll confess, the pet cleanliness neurosis...is pretty much the reason I don't even have pets at all. Now how bad is that??
Glad to see you're still blogging - let's catch up really soon ok? (hugs)
Oh, someone who feels my pain. I took the exact same class at Micheal's down here. I struggled with the whole frosting thing and breaking it down into the different thicknesses and the like. I too, was looking for an easy fun cake class. For me it was like being in chemistry all over again. I went in hopes of doing my own holiday and birthday cakes, but alas, I quit after 2 lessons. I am just too much of a weanie to associate that much math with a bowl of frosting. LOL. Good luck. Email some picks of how they turn out. Love to all.
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CAKE! Bring it on, I'm hungry!!!!! Yummy.
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