Here are some pictures of the cake I did this weekend. My roses are almost perfect, and the rose buds, leaves and shells are almost as good as I want. Still have to work on doing a good general icing/smoothing job on a cake (thankfully can't really see the imperfections in these pics). All in all I was pleased with the outcome. Once I truly get the hang of the right stiffness/thinness of the icing consistency, this will be alot easier!

Any thoughts/suggestions on my results will be truly appreciated by this beginner.

deb

How do you guys add more than one picture to a post? Here is another view of my cake

deb

One more pic - the closeup!

deb

You did a wonderful job on your cake. Did you make the roses with chocolate buttercream?

I think getting icing consistancy just right is one of my biggest challenges. I'm gettting better as I make more and more cakes. I finally figured out that you need to get your icing fairly thin in order to get a nice smooth finish, and I now use the paper towel all the time to smooth. It works great!!

Cindy

Looks good to me!

Everything was in buttercream, the flowers just did not have as much cocoa in them. I am with you, with time and practice the icing will get easier to do.

deb

Very nice roses and you should be proud!

Wow, the cake is gorgeous! You must be very proud! Great job. Lovely roses!!


kos