I do really enjoy the baking and decorating though, it can be kind of therapeutic (if I don't have to watch my child at the same time... don't even think about judging me...) So maybe any activity could be therapeutic if you can do it alone in peace and quiet or with Dancing with the Stars in the background. :)
I must say I learned some things, but I'm not so sure I could not have learned it on my own by reading the book. The class was with Wilton, which is pretty old school in decorating style, so it is fun to take what you learn and apply it with a more modern touch!
One of the best tips from cake class:
When you take your cake out of the oven, flip it onto the cooling racks immediately! As long as you butter and flour your pans really well before baking, the cake just comes right out!! And ALWAYS make sure you use an oven mitt on both hands!!
Things I learned on my own that I love:
This cake recipe is AMAZING!!
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/heavenly-white-cake/Detail.aspx
If you want a cake and frosting that is much "healthier" (not in calories but in the stuff you are putting in your body), always use butter or lard, NEVER use shortening! For the cake, you use the same measurements as the recipe calls for. For the frosting, you actually don't need to use as much butter as you would shortening, so it does cut out some calories. :)
It's ok if there are a few crumbs in your frosting! Don't sweat it if it doesn't look absolutely perfect! It takes a long time to reach perfection (trust me, I know because I'm so perfect - it took me 2 days, haha just kidding). People won't even notice anything because they will be high on the thought of eating so much sugar.
Last lesson that EVERYONE can benefit from:
Calories don't count when you're with your girlfriends!! Ok, that's a lie, but the whole point is that this was amazingly fun because I got to do it with people I love!! I think the other ladies in the class thought we were a little nuts, and the were right! :)
so. much. cake. :) it's fun to do together....I don't think I would have liked that class if I had gone alone.
ReplyDeleteShe is SO adorable Russtanna! And your cake baking skills are impressive!
ReplyDeleteIt was so much fun to attend class together! We certainly brought light and joy to dark, industrial upstairs of Hobby Lobby. Not to mention, we taught the entire class and our instructor that it really is perfectly acceptable to lick the frosting off your fingers. :)
ReplyDeleteYou have done such a great job with your cake decorating class! I remember when I did mine; I think Judy Rose and I went together. And then somehow I became the designated cake baker for our neighborhood birthday group. That was so much cake and SO much frosting! I made a lot of sweet pea flowers out of frosting, they are still my favorite because it looks like you might actually know what you are doing. I can't believe one of you kids didn't end up sick from all the frosting you ate. Ugh, it makes me feel a little green just thinking of all that sugar. And speaking of sweet, what a darling baby doll; I love the picture of her biting the cake! :)
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