Final class project

Hard to believe these pathetic roses ended up looking halfway decent in a cluster...(I totally struggled with these ribbon roses and feel so inept.)

... So my birthday is today and it's quite ironic that I would be able to make my own birthday cake for our final class project. The "old bag" is what Pat lovingly calls me. I felt pretty silly making my own cake in class so I had some fun with it.

practicing my skills on cupcakes...

morbid blood spattered "DEXTER" inspired cupcakes...

Mmmm. yummy bloody bones. I am truly more impressed with these cupcakes than I was with the season premiere of Dexter. How disappointing! I sure hope the next episode is better...

I am 47 today and so thankful to be alive. Happy Birthday to me.

More cupcake love

THIS IS A CUPCAKE...{Vanilla bean with Bavarian cream}

...and THIS is NOT.

I made the SVSU colored cupcakes for my college football boy who happened to be one of the leading tacklers this past week in his game.

He's "a little light in the ass" (as his coaches tell him) so I figured a little buttercream love couldn't hurt to pack on some pounds.

So proud of you Josh. Keep up the good work.

Brownie experiment on Football Friday

(* Note to self: wait until piping dries before packaging)

I made a pan of brownies yesterday morning at 7:30 am. It was one of those very organized, well thought out out mornings. I had put together Jake and Pat's lunches the night before...had the coffee pot ready and fully loaded...why not make brownies?

After I got home from my walk I cut out the brownies with my football cookie cutter. I melted some candy melts with a little peanut butter, poured it over and smoothed it. Then I refrigerated the footballs, piped on some white buttercream, and voila! The yummiest peanut butter browies. And look how darned cute they look packaged in a cello bag with a quick makeshift label! Now the wheels are turning...

One 9x13 pan of brownies only yields 9 footballs with a lot of leftover scraps. What to do with the leftover scraps? Stay tuned to my NEXT experiment.

Mmm. Raspberry filling

Well my cake was the last one posted...the one with blue and yellow. I have to say, my technique is a bit off, but the inside of this cake rocked! Yummy layers of raspberry filling. It was so moist and yummy. As a cake EATER...I definitely would have enjoyed a little bit more frosting. Note to self: LISTEN TO THE INSTRUCTOR WHEN SHE SAYS, "The bigger the blob (of frosting), the better the job." After all, you can always scrape off frosting...

my self scoring:

Taste- 9
cake assembly-8
icing- 7
decorating technique- 6

30pts./40

I definitely have some room for improvement... but not bad for my first classroom cake. Next week: Filled Cupcakes. Hmmm...already thinking about what kind of cupcakes I'm going to make.

Cake Decorating Class

Our first cakes...can you guess which one is mine?

Our first cakes...can you guess which one was mine?