My 20 month old son's first two dozen words included the usual, "mommy" "daddy" "kitty" as well as "cake" and "eeeesing" (icing!).

You know you're a cake decorator when....

you start to have an anxiety attack because the last viva was just used

your husband has cake tops for breakfast

you rearrange your countertops and pantry so that you can just leave the darn mixer out instead of putting it away 5 times a day (did this today)

you look at everything before you throw it away with 'how can this be used for cake' eyes

....when looking for a new house you want to make sure it has room for a commercial kitchen someday so you can be legal.

....when my manicurist tells me I have to soak twice as long because of the blue and red icing color stains under my fingernails!

(ooh! ooh! I have another one!)

when it's nearly 2AM and you have CakeCentral on the PC and another Food Network Cake Challenge rerun on the TV, and you're sitting on the floor of the living room inventorying your decorating tips

....you've finally found a use for the pasta machine you got as a wedding present 8 years ago - rolling fondant!!

man I love this topic!

ok, I'll give this a shot and please don't laugh. I took the last 3 boxes of DH at the grocery store and last 1 of powdered sugar at my Krogers and made people wait in line so they could write me out rain checks: for 40 boxes of DH in 3 drifferent flavors and 15 powdered sugars. The people in line first looked like this when it took so long to write it out, but once they heard the amount I wanted it wrote out for they looked like this (the DH was for $0.88 a box and that was the last night for the sale)

Every time I try to decorate a cake I feel like quitting and I suck, then once put together it's like the clouds have lifted and " that wasn't so bad, I can't wait to do another one!" yes, I drive my husband crazy!

I really needed these laughs!

- your nails are growing great from all the crisco but you cut them off anyway so they won't interfere with fondant or molding.

- the floor of your car is lined with non-slip shelf-liner.

- your hubby is about to get you your own computer due to all the time on CC!

- your hubby doesn't mind running to the store for buttermilk if he can lick the bowl.

- your hubby is the best pan-greaser around

- your 2yr. old walks around a mess from licking a beater and you're PROUD.



One more: you can't go to bed without seeing what's going on at CC!

You know you're a cake decorator when your cake cracks and your 11 year old asks if they sell edible tape.

It just happened to me tonight.

these are great!
When my 6 year old can tell me mommy you've been up all night working on this cake and you're tired! How do you know that I ask? Because your not holding the bag and tip and the right angle!

When your husband comes up with ideas for a cake design that would probly take a pro at least 4 months to finish, but yet you want to give it a shot anyway.

your whole family knows what cc stands for and is not happy when your on the site, like right now my kids are telling me to get off the computer.

Just relized I still have to change my kids diapers and they have been up for and hour and a half, got to go. I guess I'm addicted to this site also!

you start dreaming about making cakes

You know your a cake decorator when:


Any present you receive is ALWAYS cake related. That's all I receive from family and friends. They even had me make up a "wish list" of cake things I wanted so that they wouldn't duplicate things to often. God I'm lucky (and spoiled) to have such great friends and family. . Of course they benefit by being my guinea pigs when I experiment.

I am so glad I am not the only one... I thought I was... lol

I knew I was when I started dreaming of cakes too. And then talking in my sleep about cakes...lol. BF came to bed and I asked him if he got a piece of cake... he says it's my porn...

OK I just thought of another...
When you are at work on break and you bring out the tootsie rolls and make flowers out of them.

I got one.....

Your dad OR husband/boyfriend is the designated "dowel cutter". I don't have a significant other, so my dad is my designated dowel cutter. He is able to cut each of them to the exact height! LOL

He'll walk in and see me icing my cakes and say, "Call me when you need those dowels." Gotta love that!!!

I have one :
When you are the favorite aunt of all the little girls that are age 10- and ups becase aunt torie can make the best birthday cakes
or
when your ten year old daughter sits with her cousin looking at the cakes in the cake central galleries saying which wedding cake they wnt you to make.
or
when a gum paste flower order comes across everybody runs because they know they will be recruited for help.
Or
when you get home not only is the kitchen clean but your DH has three batches of buttercream made and covered without having to take the recipe out and look. And states Yes, The sugar was sifted twice , yes i added the almond and yes I did make sure i used the oldest butter first now can you please make me some meatloaf........

LOL Chefdot, that's my favorite so far! I can see myself doing that...

wow Tomay! you have your DH trained well.

You know when....

You drive over an hour because WalMart has the best prices for cake supplies... and there is NO SUPER WAL MART in New Jersey!! and you actually defend spending the time and gas money to anyone who questions your decision.

OR

You are on vacation in Disney World and you sign up for a cooking class at the Disney Institute (which is no longer there ) just to get new recipes and say "I cooked at Disney World with their chefs! )

OR

You want to do a 3 day weekend in Vermont.. #1 destination.. The King Arthur Flour Store.

Yes I admit it... I AM A CAKE DECORATOR!

Gingoodies, I know how it feels to have to drive an hour to Walmart. I live in a small town and the nearest walmart is an hour away. Our walmart trip is the highlight of my weekend, lol.

How do you make roses out of tootsie rolls?

ok..even though I have just started a couple months ago, the addiction is taking hold!

-when your DH starts looking at roll away tool boxes/storage units he doesn't have to lug out ALL your boxes of stuff,

-when he calls from work and says "I was just thinking--would one of those air brush sets for model cars work on a cake?"

- son offers to fill cupcakes with filling, hoping he'll get the leftovers, then says it's ok, it was still fun to do it.

ohh..when he also thinks of other ways to fill them instead of using tip.

I love hearing about how being a cake decorator affects the children!! Okay, so I know I'm a cake decorator when:

-I hear my 3 year old son in the kitchen telling our company "NO!!! You can't use those paper towels!!!!!"

-I've been waiting for an excuse to make a cake and the dog runs away. A nice neighbor returns my dog...what choice do I have but to make him a cake in return, right?

-No one even bothers to tell me that I have powdered sugar on my face anymore...they're just used to it!

-My 3 year old son talks to everyone about the theme of his next birthday cake...7 months away

-Oh, and my favorite...I watched a friend's 10 year old girl the other day and showed her the pictures of my cakes on CC. Her mother told me that she went home and spent all evening on CC looking for my cakes and picking out her b-day cake.

What fun it is!!!

Here's another one:

When you walk in the room to find your DH looking through your Wilton Yearbook and trying to figure out how to make some of the cakes with pans you already own...



edited to fix typos

...When you tell the kids: NO, you may not use MY Play-doh Fun Factory.....it is only for fondant!!!

I got another...

When you have to keep buying white t-shirt cuz yours always get stained up from doing cakes.

or...

When you are supposed to be on vacation and you are STILL online looking at ways to do your next cake.... like I am now!