very new to decorating, and I have a very supportive husband (though he doesnt wash dishes for me--lol) what is really funny is how "supportive" his co-workers are....I guess they have been asking when the next practice cake is coming!

My husband is wonderful. I am relatively new at this and it is quickly becoming a full-time "hobby". I did my first wedding cake this last weekend and he went with me for the set-up. It was not a quick set-up either - I attached 2000+ pearls. He even ran to get me food that I didn't eat. He just went to keep me level headed and helped when I needed it. He is pushing me to actually start a business. He is great!

My husband is great. He makes my parchment cones, washes dishes, takes digital photos of my cakes, and (of course!) taste tests every new recipe I attempt. I couldn't ask for better support!

I'm so glad someone started this post. If I didn't have my husband I wouldn't be able to do half the things I needed to do. He helps in every part of the cake process. Last weekend I ran out of time and he did the fbct for me, and it was perfect. If it's helping with the cake or keeping the kids from hanging on my leg, he is always there to help. He's very honest, if something doesn't look or taste good he'll say it. I am so lucky to have him, he's my best friend and best helper =)

Peter is very supportive person and helps me aaaaa loooot. I mean, he loves cakes, so there is no problem with cutoffs, he cleans up, listens to all my crazy ideas and has many for himself. One of the best things about him is that he is "Mr Peace", when I am angry or annoyed, with the project which doesn't want to work, he always finds good sites in it or knows how to fix it. and the most important is that whenever I need a spare pair of hands, I can always count on him.

My husband, well, what can I say? He is super supportive of all of my schemes and has only said no to me so far to one purchase I would like to make..... an airbrush. Of course, when I went to look at the edible image system I have, he wasn't too sure he wanted me to get that either (he saw the prices on KopyKake.com). Printer, inks, and frosting sheets for less than $200, and he didn't say anything. As a matter of fact, he's helping me clan out my supply room today because he allowed me to buy a used fridge for storing cake stuff.

My husband has his faults, but supporting my endeavors is not one of them. I should add that he pointed out cake classes through the local adult school to me (our Wilton instructors haven't proven to be so dependable out here), and when I got snubbed by my neighbor this weekend, he was madder than I was!

LOLOLOLOL.....I've just skimmed this thread and only noticed two posts with less than perfect/adorable/amazing/loving/dishwashing men! Wowzers!!! LOL My dear husband thinks I'm obsessed and waaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy to addicted to doing cake decor~ He's a great guy, don't get me wrong...but he'd rather I be spending this time with him than glued to a turntable and bags of sweetened crisco! At best....he TOLERATES my habit. LOL I'll keep him, tho......

Well, I can't exactly relate to having a supportive husband because I am male.....but....I'm a college student and I do have a very supportive mother who used to decorate a long time ago and shares with me many secrets and helps a lot in the kitchen!

flutist14, good for you and good for your Mom! We'd love to see what you can do!

I have one!

I do, he never says a word when I bring home more "cake stuff" and when I ask if I should get something he says, "it's up to you". He also LOVES my cake so that might help! LOL!

My husband actually encourages me to buy more supplies! I'm the one that has to say no. Is he using reverse psychology on me?

He's wonderful. I wouldn't even be decorating without his kind words and constant interest in what I'm doing.

Angie

My husband is the greatest! He supports me in everything I do. Even in all my cakes ups and downs.He knows that I hate making my frosting so he always does it for me. Lately he has been wanting me to show him how to work with fondant and gumpaste. I think he is being genuine when he asks if he can help. Sometimes he gets fustrated and says I cant do it like you do. But just knowing he is wanting to learn makes me work harder. Yes I do cakes because I love it, but I also do them because he loves them too. He will probably read this post later so, "I love you BB"

I have a very supportive husband - even when it looks like a bomb has gone off in the kitchen or I am up until 2 am decorating a cake - he was the one to encourage me to do this.

I'm not married but I use my boyfriends kitchen to make cakes all of the time. He is very supportive and offers to help as long as I make his favorite pineapple upside-down cake every now and then . He even sometimes tries to help me decorate (practice cakes only) even though he is horrible at it. I consider myself lucky.

My husband is not only supportive of Cakes and everything I like, but he is also my offical "Guenie Pig" (? spelling). He eats all my sucess and failed baking experiments.. Not only that he will eat it, he is very willing to !! as long as I am not baking anything toxic, which i would never do BTW..

Isn't it awesome how many great husbands we have? My husband is the one that actually got me started in cake decorating - I'd been talking about it for awhile, how much fun I thought it would be. He researched the different places in our area, and found the best fit for me, and then gave me a gift certificate for Christmas, along with my first box of supplies. He was always so interested in what we were making for class, and wanted to see everything. Truly, I think it was one of the best gifts he's given me! (Other than proposing of course. ha!)
He's always giving me ideas, and when I have problems, he works with me to solve them. He's gone on deliveries with me, and even run to the store in the middle of the night when I've had a cake emergency and needed supplies. He's always been supportive in anything I've wanted to do, and even comes up with ideas for me for the stamping I do, and other crafts I make. He doesn't help me with the actual act of baking, stamping, etc, but he's always there to cheer me on!

I'm a very lucky girl. He teases me about me always wanting something new for my hobbies, but he is always encouraging me to buy stuff. If he didn't tease me, I'd think something was wrong! LOL

Thanks casebit for starting this. I forget to thank my husband for all he does for me.....this is a good reminder! He'll get some cupcakes tonight!

Thank you, dear lady, for starting this thread. I too have a wonderful, supportive husband who has stood behind me wholeheartedly while I've made my masterpieces and my flops. When I've been up all nite decorating, in the morning, he happily tucks me into bed, and then cleans up after me - and even puts all my decorating tips in order!!! If I'm busy with an order, he'll take the kids for supper...and bring me back something too!

I am a stay-at-home mom of our 2 beautiful boys. Although we have a strict budget that we must stick to, my hubby always finds enough extra $ to buy some new decorating gadget or to top up my supplies. All with a smile on his face.

He is my best friend, my biggest fan, my shoulder to cry on when things just dont go right, my inspiration, and my guinea pig for new recipes and ideas.

Sometimes, with the day-to-day hustle and bustle, I think we all forget to stop and take time to truly appreciate those who make life worth living. Thank you again for starting this...tonite, instead of staying up with my icing, I think im going to bed with my Sugar.

Count me in, too! When the kitchen is a mess, he comes in, rolls up his sleeves, and starts cleaning. He always, without fail, thanks me for cooking/baking for him and says how wonderful it tastes. It is very encouraging and I want to do more things for him! I could go on and on... he makes me feel so appreciated... I know I am very fortunate!

Cheers, from
SwampWitch

same here, my hubby is super supportive. he brings in our only income and never says anything when i spend money on my cake deco hobby. whenever i want to do a cake he takes care of our 2 boys 2 1/2yrs & 10mo and makes sure they stay out of my way. when things go wrong he always tries to make me feel better. he helps me to cover my boards, clean up the mess and even gives me suggestions he knows will make things easier for me. he even stayed up 1 night with me & helped me make cake balls when a cake didnt come out right. i really dont know what i would do without him (now i'm emotional). we're so lucky to have our supportive men.

I'm so glad I started this topic. It's been so wonderful to see that lots of you have the support of your husbands as I do. I just now finished baking and decorating 4 cakes that my husband asked me to make to take to all the companies that were so helpful during the building of our new home. Of course my husband and I did most of the building and work on this house, so I also made him a thank you cake as well. Of course it was a chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream. His favorite!!! I had it done before he got home for lunch, so he's already enjoyed a piece! I teach school, so I have definitely tried to do all my cakes this summer while he was working so I could spend time with him and work on the house too. Now that it's almost time to go back to work, I hate that my lunches with him will be over and cake decorating will be back during the evenings, but at least we did complete our home and can enjoy all the hard work and time we put into building it together! Keep on baking and loving those husbands of yours. I know I love mine more than I can express here in words!

Shawn

I'd like to add...

My husband also cleans up after every dinner party we have (sometimes 2 to 3 per week in the summer). That's my time to sit down with our guests and have a glass of wine! He also won't drink a drop when we go out, so he can drive and I can have some wine with our friends (and relax eating someone else's dinner).

We're having three people over for a vegetarian dinner tomorrow, two-to-five on Saturday night, and fifteen for dinner next Wednesday!

Cheers, from
SwampWitch

can i add to this? my honey is so helpful and supportive...he drove me to my classes, helped carry my bags (i had stuff everywhere) cleans up after i make a pigsty in the kitchen, makes suggestions and is always ready to eat everything i make...he manages to get all the icing up (he'd even shown me some that i had managed to get behind the stove, go figure )....he is always on the lookout for potential customers and he wants to see me fulfill my goals of one day opening a business....how sweet is that?

[quote="Phoov"]LOLOLOLOL.....I've just skimmed this thread and only noticed two posts with less than perfect/adorable/amazing/loving/dishwashing men! Wowzers!!! LOL quote]
There's three! (one on page one, one on page 3, and one on page 4) Still a small boat in a BIG ocean!

Hate to do this,but my husband use to be supportive, not so much anymore. I am the type of person who can't seem to say no, so I always have too much on my plate. I supported the family with my cake business while he went back to graduate school, so I got the mentality that I could not turn down any work (always needed the money). Now he is done with school and thinks I could make more money having a 9-5 job with ins, 401k etc... But I love doing cakes. Man, I didn't mean to vent all this. All in all he is a great guy, we just celebrated our 22nd WA.

My husband is very supportive too although when I make cakes to try out the recipe he tends to get "caked out" so then I have to take into work which of course they love that!
I am going to make my sons wedding cake (first time making one other than in wilton class) and my dh and I drove up to Ft Wayne to Country Kitchen Sweet Art to buy some stuff. When I got done I had spent 150 bucks...He said it would have been cheaper just to have bought the dang wedding cake for them.....
Well we all know that is not true...because although I spend on pans and such I still will have them in the end and the cake will taste so much better than if they had gotten it at wallys or some place like that. I will never get rich doing this but I have fun and have a good paying job to counter my spending...lol..

OK, no DH here (yet ) But my BF is definitely supportive.

Sometimes I get so frustrated that I don't see it... But he doesn't say anything about my cake stuff in three rooms of our house (expecially since it is a very small place-but our kitchen is small) He suggested we re-arrange the rooms we were using so I would have more room to store my Cake items in a closet and would have more room to bring in storage in the dining room.

Then after i took wilton course 1 and wasn't able to pay for the next two courses, he paid for them. I don't know if he is as excited as I am when I get new stuff, but I always get to share my enthusiasm for it when I get it and show it off, then he is asking what I can do with it (I think this just gives him more ideas!) And I can always come to him and get ideas for a cake. He has gotten me out of a couple of rough spots when I just didn't know what to do.

He even bought a website for me to get my business started... I just haven't quite figured out what I want to do for a business, but I do have a name now and a website!

And ALL he ask for in return? A batch of Sugar cookies every now and then (plain not frosted or shaped)

He is definitely a keeper... He has supported me for the last 6+ years in all the other crafts that i have done, even when I lost interest and gone back to them.

He doesn't help me clean up but that is ok, b/c he doesn't get on me for not cleaning up for a few days if I am tired, seeing as I am out of the house for a min of 12 hrs a day for work/drive time. And he helps out around the house in otherways too.

Oh.. did I say how much I love my BF? I hope it is shows how great I think he is