I am in the middle of making a cake. Just crumb coated it and getting ready to put on the fondant. I get to a point that I wonder if it will turn out. Does anyone else suffer from this midpoint discouragment? Am I alone in this?

No, you are not alone. This happens to me all the time, I just try and calm down and think happy thoughts and just do it. You'll be fine.

you are so not alone......sometimes i not only get that way but i feel like throwing my hands up and saying...."ok nevermind..." hahahahahahahha i am sure it will turn out great!!! they always come out great!!!! hahahahaha good luck!!!!!!!

Thanks for the encouraging words. Just knowing I am not alone helps. I do feel like throwing my hands up, but I shall carry on.

Every single time. Then I'll get frustrated and think that Im NEVER making a cake again.. LOL But then when it's done all that goes away.. Like why do i do this to myself everytime?

I think everyone goes through this. And then when I am finished with one I think humm maybe I need to add something else or is there anything else I ened to do. SO you are no alone..

I call that the "ugly stage" of the cake - you are most definitely not alone! Give your cake some TLC, and it'll all work out!

Nicole

I almost always get that way. I also start to feel overwhelmed about halfway through, and I just keep telling myself "do one thing at a time.... do one thing at a time...." You're not alone!

Misery loves company! I always feel that way. I guess a plain fondant covered cake just isn't that pretty. Well, some are but I always think it's going to be awful. Just putting a border at the bottom makes me feel better and then as I decorate, I am pleasantly surprised. I don't know who ever thought of it but fondant is a wonderful thing. I always remember what my instructor told me too. Decorations hide mistakes! Works just about every time!

That's so funny! I can't count how many times I've thrown up my hands some time during my cake and said I'll never do another cake again, or I hate doing this, or I hope no one else wants a cake soon.... and then a few days later I'm itching to do another. I hate seeing chefs with terrible tempers yelling obscenities on shows - very bad behavior, but I have to say I understand what they are feeling .

Well I finished the cake last night and made it through. It's alot like giving birth I have decided. There's the pain and anticipation but in the end comes the joy of the completed work. Whew! I am so glad to know I am not weird in this and others also know how I feel. My husband says that athletes also go through this. I guess anything that you are passionate about and wanting to become better at has this cycle in it.