Peer Review Cake Club! - Page 3

I'm in. I can't upload a picture right now, at work. Does anyone want to critique my profile picture? I love feed back. I find it is the best way to learn for me.

Here is one of mine. I checked out the other cakes posted and will comment once home - it's not letting me comment from my phone

http://cakecentral.com/g/i/2923586/-/u/724875

http://cakecentral.com/g/a/3314294/square-wedding-cakes

 

I've always kinda disliked this one. Maybe you guys can give me an idea of where I went wrong design-wise?  (or anything else!)

 

It was done for a bridal show, so purely my own pleasure- I just know it isn't quite "right".

I would like the following two done please. I'm just really starting out and these are my first real cakes. I've just been playing around and trying new things, never taken a class

 

 

http://cakecentral.com/g/a/3314310/bridal-shower/

 

This one was for a friend's engagement party and my first time using fondant. My research for this cake actually was why I joined CC!!

 

 

http://cakecentral.com/g/i/2910787/my-first-tiered-cake-this-was-for-a-friends-birthday-and-i-used-american-buttercream-with-the-viva-smoothing-method-the-bottom-tier-is-a-10-square-with-a-6-in-round-i-tried-to-make-the-frosting-black-and-used-the-wilton-sugar-sheet-cut-outs-for-the/u/902825/flat/1/

 

This one was my first ever "fancy" cake. 

I'll join and comment when I have time

Count me in
 

I'd love to!

 

I'd also like to hear what you all have to say about this one... http://cakecentral.com/g/i/2849747/a/3263823/baby-shower-cake-to-compliment-the-invitiation-party-decor-gumpaste-teacup-and-baby-boy-cake-is-a-10-carrot-cake-with-very-vanilla-buttercream-i-absolutely-loved-doing-this-cake-and-could-barely-bring-myself-to-part-with-my-cute-little-baby-tfl/#order=1&albumId=3263823&nextId=2849748&prevId=false&imageId=2849747&imageESOId=4337153&fullUrl=%2Fg%2Fi%2F2849747%2Fa%2F3263823%2Fbaby-shower-cake-to-compliment-the-invitiation-party-decor-gumpaste-teacup-and-baby-boy-cake-is-a-10-quot-carrot-cake-with-very-vanilla-buttercream-i-absolutely-loved-doing-this-cake-and-could-barely-bring-myself-to-part-with-my-cute-little-baby-tfl%2F%2F&fullSrc=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.cakecentral.com%2F3%2F37%2F900x900px-LL-37ad9eff_8copy.jpeg&thumbSrc=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.cakecentral.com%2F3%2F37%2F50x50px-ZC-37ad9eff_8copy.jpeg&description=Baby+shower+cake+to+compliment+the+invitiation%2Fparty+decor.+Gumpaste+teacup+and+baby+boy.+Cake+is+a+10%26quot%3B+Carrot+Cake+with+Very+Vanilla+Buttercream.+I+absolutely+loved+doing+this+cake+and+could+barely+bring+myself+to+part+with+my+cute+little+baby!+TFL!&original=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.cakecentral.com%2F3%2F37%2F37ad9eff_8copy.jpeg&setName=&urlSlug=baby-shower-cake-to-compliment-the-invitiation-party-decor-gumpaste-teacup-and-baby-boy-cake-is-a-10-quot-carrot-cake-with-very-vanilla-buttercream-i-absolutely-loved-doing-this-cake-and-could-barely-bring-myself-to-part-with-my-cute-little-baby-tfl

Great idea, Linda!  I had a question; would it be ok to post photos of cake sketches to get advice on designs too?  Sometimes the hardest part is pulling the design together and it would be great to get feedback and ideas before the cake is even made yet.

Hi, Kristin! I can't take credit for the idea, that was all FromScratchSF! Your idea is great!

I want to say thank you for starting this post!!! I already have gotten some great feed back and things I never would have thought of! I'll defiantly will be using the feed back on my next cake in 2 weeks!!

I would love to join in.  Although I cannot offer a professional, Cake Show Judge level of perspective, I can offer the perspective of an "intermediate" decorator who still vividly recalls the trials and tribulations of the first, second, and current (third) year of cake decorating. 

 

I've already picked up a tip from ScratchSF:  "When I fill my square cakes I put an extra dab of buttercream in each corner between each layer of cake. When I get all my layers on, all my corners slope up! Then I take a cake card the same size of my cake and use it to smoosh everything flat. That extra icing comes out from the corners and I scrape it off. It helps to prevent that slope."

I'm in