Hi All,
New to Cake Central and I thought why not make my first post a disaster post!
I just finished a cake last night for a breast cancer bake sale for the firm I work at. It will be the cake being auctioned off. I am not a pro but a hobbie baker and I've made cakes before with major success so I thought..why not.
Well of course the cake i make for auction is the one that bombs the worst. I made a delicious, dense butter cake, torted it into 3 layers and the cake itself is delicious. Covered it in a super yummy buttercream. In terms of taste, the cake has it. But then...I began decorating.
It is currently at 88-100% humidity in Toronto and it made fondant a nightmare. First, it was sticky, then it was too dry, then it was too soft again. I finally got it manageable and laid it on the cake. Mere seconds later, it began to crack, it wouldn't smooth down, it was just not agreeing with me. I finally got it looking semi decent with some handy decorating and a bit of Crisco...THEN i woke up this morning and the entire bottom had buldged out. Too much icing, too much heat even in the coolest room in the house, and the little ribbons I had hand cut had dropped to look very cracked and very sad. All in all, it is a sad looking cake.
Lets hope I get some bids on this thing! I'm so nervous. I'll try and attach a photo here, otherwise I'l post a pic in my gallery.
Just wanted to vent. I'm not using fondant again until the dead of winter....when it still manages to be humid in this darn city!
New to Cake Central and I thought why not make my first post a disaster post!
I just finished a cake last night for a breast cancer bake sale for the firm I work at. It will be the cake being auctioned off. I am not a pro but a hobbie baker and I've made cakes before with major success so I thought..why not.
Well of course the cake i make for auction is the one that bombs the worst. I made a delicious, dense butter cake, torted it into 3 layers and the cake itself is delicious. Covered it in a super yummy buttercream. In terms of taste, the cake has it. But then...I began decorating.
It is currently at 88-100% humidity in Toronto and it made fondant a nightmare. First, it was sticky, then it was too dry, then it was too soft again. I finally got it manageable and laid it on the cake. Mere seconds later, it began to crack, it wouldn't smooth down, it was just not agreeing with me. I finally got it looking semi decent with some handy decorating and a bit of Crisco...THEN i woke up this morning and the entire bottom had buldged out. Too much icing, too much heat even in the coolest room in the house, and the little ribbons I had hand cut had dropped to look very cracked and very sad. All in all, it is a sad looking cake.
Lets hope I get some bids on this thing! I'm so nervous. I'll try and attach a photo here, otherwise I'l post a pic in my gallery.
Just wanted to vent. I'm not using fondant again until the dead of winter....when it still manages to be humid in this darn city!
