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First Decorated Cake Goto page 1, 2  Next      CakeCentral.com Forum Index » Cake Disasters Author Message wgoat5 Forum SuperStar! Joined: Sep 15, 2006 Posts: 7547 Location: Kentucky Birthday: Nov 21 Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:30 pm  Here it is....It's awful ! For one thing I forgot to save some icing to decorate with different colors. I tried to do the rosette thing....still need to practice...Got a lot of icing left so I am gonna practice practice practice...Hope this cake doesn't make you fall out of your chairs!!! LOL IMG_0923.jpg  Description:  Filesize:  37.05 KB  Viewed:  112 Time(s) IMG_0923.jpg  Description:  Filesize:  37.05 KB  Viewed:  112 Time(s) GrannieJ Frequent Member Joined: Sep 05, 2006 Posts: 297 Location: Minnesota Birthday: Apr 17 Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:35 pm  quit beating yourself up!! It's very cute! And we ALL been there before, the first cake thing! ntertayneme Moderator Joined: Apr 13, 2005 Posts: 2824 Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana Birthday: Nov 01 Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:35 pm  I think you did an absolutely wonderful job for your first cake!! Give yourself a pat on the back!! Great job!! o0lilnikki0o Frequent Member Joined: Mar 16, 2006 Posts: 225 Birthday: Oct 08 Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:36 pm  i think its VERY awesome... looks like popcorn to me... i think it looks VERY nice.. and rosettes take a while to get the hang of getting them all the same size and whatnot.. so just keep that in mind! i think it looks VERY lovely.. ( lol WAY better then my first cake!) wgoat5 Forum SuperStar! Joined: Sep 15, 2006 Posts: 7547 Location: Kentucky Birthday: Nov 21 Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:47 pm  Well just so ya'll know...I am self teaching myself (thinking about firing the teacher LOL and I had to make two batches of icing AND little did I know you need 5 1/2 cups of batter per 9 inch cake...so the cake is short. But husband called a little while ago...said I don't really care if it's the ugliest thing in the world...CAKE IS CAKE lol.he's ready to eat I guess. I tried to do the viva method on the icing..but what I need to know is..do you crumb coat in the same color you are icing the cake in and how long do you wait after you crumb coat do you ice the cake. Another question...How thick should your last layer of icing be? Please judge harshly if you have to and tell me what I am doing wrong, except for just being a newbie Thanks a lot in advance! jeking Frequent Member Joined: Jul 25, 2006 Posts: 350 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:59 pm  I think your icing looks very smooth...especially for your first cake!! Yes, you can crumb coat with the same color you are using for the final icing...or you could just use white if you want to. Just remember to take some out and thin it down a little for the crumb coat. You are on an exciting road...buckle your seatbelt and hang on!!! mkerton Forum Addict Joined: Apr 14, 2006 Posts: 1779 Birthday: Sep 23 Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:09 pm  looks way better than my first cake! mis Frequent Member Joined: Nov 11, 2005 Posts: 419 Birthday: Mar 29 Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:20 pm  I just saw that in the gallery and wanted to comment on it but couldn't. I think it looks great. Love the color. I wanted to tell you I love your gingerbread house. Man I would be ashamed to post mine. It looks like my kids decorated it. I am trying to self teach myself also. It's going slowly, but learning alittle at a time. Keep up the good work!! Darstus Frequent Member Joined: Jan 23, 2005 Posts: 216 Location: Louisville Birthday: Aug 24 Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:30 pm  I think you did a great job. Cake decorating is like many things in life, it takes practice. The more you do, the better you get!!! Don't fire the instructor!!! wgoat5 Forum SuperStar! Joined: Sep 15, 2006 Posts: 7547 Location: Kentucky Birthday: Nov 21 Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:33 pm  Thanks all for the great comments. I just have to remember it will get better with time and more reading on this site . Thanks for the comment about my gingerbread house....that was a total disaster! Oh well we live and learn right? You all are great!!!! darcat Forum Addict Joined: Mar 13, 2006 Posts: 1223 Location: Montreal Canada Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:44 pm  I think you did very good for your first and I absolutley love the color of your icing. ladyvader01 Regular Member Joined: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 106 Location: YuBa CiTy, Ca Birthday: Jan 14 Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:53 am  I like it!! Great job!! MISSYCOMPOC Junior Member Joined: Aug 15, 2006 Posts: 46 Location: GBC, TX Birthday: Jun 27 Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:58 am  PLease don't fire the teacher! You did great! Looks yummy to me Mel mkolmar Forum SuperStar! Joined: May 19, 2006 Posts: 5763 Location: at the computer Birthday: Jun 02 Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:50 pm  you did a great job! brightbrats Forum Addict Joined: May 03, 2006 Posts: 660 Location: Loretto, ky Birthday: May 15 Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:00 pm  I think you did a great job. Saw you are from Ky. where are you at ? I am in Loretto, about 50 miles from Louisville. So from one Ky. girl to another, GREAT JOB. Display posts from previous:   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year  Oldest FirstNewest First     CakeCentral.com Forum Index » Cake Disasters Goto page 1, 2  Next You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You can attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum Translation: