Anyone in here decorate cakes?

[C.Ann]

Any new photos to share? You folks are SO talented! I love looking at your creations..

 

[Hollyann]

Any new photos to share? You folks are SO talented! I love looking at your creations..

Hi C.Ann! I hope you are well....I decorated this cake in July for my nephews wedding....my first big wedding cake - I hope you like it!

 

[pollymn]

Here's a couple of cakes I did recently.
The first is a 5 princess cake.....1 per side and top

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The second is a wedding cake I did for a friend a few weeks ago.

 

[C.Ann]

Hi C.Ann! I hope you are well....I decorated this cake in July for my nephews wedding....my first big wedding cake - I hope you like it!

Here's a couple of cakes I did recently.
The first is a 5 princess cake.....1 per side and top

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The second is a wedding cake I did for a friend a few weeks ago.

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Oh my goodness! Such talent!! Do you folks do this for a living? With cakes like that, it seems to me you could make a nice hefty sum..

More photos, please?

 

[goofyshell]

I have taken the first Wilton class and am really enjoying making some simple cakes (Ya'll are just ). I have a hard time icing my cakes really smooth (I use the wilton buttercream recipe). Any ideas?

 

[Tweevil]

I am going to try to post a couple of my cakes. I am trying to teach myself how to do it (and belong to some FAB cake sites!)

Xavier's Pirate Cake

(Hope these aren't too big.....)

 

[Tweevil]

Sam's Mermaid Cake
This was for my niece Sammie - a little chunk-a-butt mermaid for her - Sammie's a sweetie. (I am not an artist so I can't model for nuttin )

 

[Tweevil]

Last one for tonight... a fun one anyone can do - especially with Thanksgiving coming up! Turkey cake with "cake" stuffing and cupper cakes with peas and carrots on top of the "mashed potatoes" buttercream. These were a hoot to make!

(I don't know how to make these smaller with my photobucket account - I will resize them smaller once I figure the darned thing out)

 

[rie'smom]

Tweevil, your cakes are amazing!

 

[cakesnkids]

I'm a cake girl myself!! Of course, with upcoming gastric bypass, I don't know if I will continue much longer, but I'm thinking I'll be ok since I don't eat cake anyways.
I have a site with my cakes, as it's my "hobbyjob" we call it in our house.
www.heatherscakes.com

 

[Hollyann]

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Oh my goodness! Such talent!! Do you folks do this for a living? With cakes like that, it seems to me you could make a nice hefty sum..

More photos, please?

I don't know about pollymn (beautiful cakes, btw) but I only do it for family. I enjoy it, but I'm not looking to make money out of it....it's more a labor of love!

 

[Hollyann]

I have taken the first Wilton class and am really enjoying making some simple cakes (Ya'll are just ). I have a hard time icing my cakes really smooth (I use the wilton buttercream recipe). Any ideas?

The cake I made (pic on page 99 above your post) is with buttercream. After you have it on the cake, I run my spatula under VERY VERY hot water and then gently run around the cake - it melts just the outer shell and makes it smooth. Good luck!

 

[Hollyann]

Tweevil, your cakes are amazing!

I completely agree! What whimsy!

 

[Tweevil]

Tweevil, your cakes are amazing!

I completely agree! What whimsy!

Awe... thanks guys!

I make mine for family and friends for gifts. I like doing it, it's a fun hobby.

 

[Disneynutbsv]

Well, I haven't made any cakes in ages, then all of a sudden, I got an order for this:

And then last night I made this:

I guess it inspired me to decorate more, I will decorate some cookies today

 

[Angelhalo]

Congradtulations Angelhalo!!! Is it difficult to become one? My wilton insructor thought i should try it out, but i had so much going on i didn't even look into it.

Its not difficukt at all and its really fun! You should go for it!

 

[Angelhalo]

I have taken the first Wilton class and am really enjoying making some simple cakes (Ya'll are just ). I have a hard time icing my cakes really smooth (I use the wilton buttercream recipe). Any ideas?

Once your icing crusts to where yu can touch it with your finger without it sticking to your finger, take a VERY smooth no pattern papertowel and lay it on your cake and gently smooth over it with your fingers or with a fondant smoother, then peel the papertowel away. This is what I do to make my buttercream really smooth.

 

[Angelhalo]

Here's the one I just did for my neice's sweet 16:

 

[Tweevil]

Wow Angelhalo!
Those are really nice!

 

[Tweevil]

Brenda, love that mug!