Hi there! i do cakes also! iv'e taken course 1 of the wilton classes and i loved it. I'm pretty much self taught as well heres my blog. www.laurensprinkles.tumblr.com
I've been doing it for about 6 years now... I've probably made over 200 cakes and entered a few competitions. Last year I entered our county fair competition and took 1st place. They also put a picture of the cake on the front page of the newspaper.