Anyone in here decorate cakes?

[Maleficent13]

Fabulous cakes!! I love the "Put me in the Zoo" one.

 

[Aunt Michelle]

Fabulous cakes!! I love the "Put me in the Zoo" one.

Thank you. It's her favorite book because of the "poppy dots" (polka dots), so she helped with putting them on the cake!

 

[cajunmommy]

The Army cake is sort of what I had in mind. It'll be a hunting theme.

Was that camo done in butter cream or was it fondant? It almost looks like a combination in the picture.

I'm guessing the easiest way to do the camo is to draw on the splotches, then pipe to fill them in. I'm also thinking I'll try to smooth it.

 

[scarlett873]

You could probably do the camo cake in buttercream without too much difficulty. There's not a specific pattern that you have to follow with camo so you should be able to "freehand" it, so to speak. You could smooth the icing or you could even use a star tip!

I've been in the mood to do a cake for awhile now, I just haven't had the time! I am going to bake some goodies this weekend though. I want to try making my own fortune cookies in honor of Chinese New Year! I do have this image in my head of a fortune cookie shaped cake...maybe i'll try my hand at carving! Never tried it before...maybe DH will be getting a fortune cookie cake for Valentine's Day...lol

I can't remember if I told you guys or not, but I got two cake books with a gift card I received for Christmas. I got them through Barnes & Noble's website, but you might be able to find them elsewhere. Anyway, I got Confetti Cakes by Elisa Strauss and Professional Cake Decorating by Toba Garrett. They are both fabulous!! Elisa's book has really inspired me to try my hand at carving. She's got the cutest purse cake on the cover of her book! Her instructions seem easy to follow and understand! Sometimes these instructions may as well be written in Japanese...can't make heads or tails of what they are saying, but she does a fabulous job of explaining things! (Elisa Strauss also did Charlotte and Harry's wedding cake for Sex and the City!)

Toba Garrett's book is AWESOME! It basically reads like a text book that you might use in a cake decorating class at a culinary school or something. Each chapter is a lesson and at the end of each lesson, she has suggested exercises and stuff. She goes into great detail on how to do things like advanced piping skills, fondant work, and flowers. She's also got recipes in there too! Her book was a little pricey, but I was able to use my B&N discount along with some additional coupons that I received via e-mail...I think it was an additional 25% off. I paid a little under $20 for it by the time all discounts were applied.

I highly, highly, highly recommend both books! Check your local libraries to see if they have them if you'd like to peek at them before you buy. Elisa's book is usually in stores, but Toba's book is harder to find.

Happy Caking!!

 

[Disneynutbsv]

Here is my finished first cake:

Here is a cake I did for valentines day (a little early, lol):

And then I watched a youtube video that showed how to do a bouquet of cupcakes so I did these:

 

[Aunt Michelle]

The Army cake is sort of what I had in mind. It'll be a hunting theme.

Was that camo done in butter cream or was it fondant? It almost looks like a combination in the picture.

I'm guessing the easiest way to do the camo is to draw on the splotches, then pipe to fill them in. I'm also thinking I'll try to smooth it.

Yikes! I'm so sorry. Some how (of my own doing I'm sure) I got "unsubscribed" to this thread.
We do the camo cakes with fondant. One base color and then little balls of the other colors, and when you roll it out they morph. I've never tried it with buttercream.. I *hate* buttercream anyhow, everyone makes fun of me. I can never get it "perfect" enough.

 

[Aunt Michelle]

And then I watched a youtube video that showed how to do a bouquet of cupcakes so I did these:

Your cakes are great! I love the cupcakes, they look like carnations!

 

[Imzadi]

Great job Disneynutbsv!

Do you have a link for that YouTube cupcake video?

I'm really amazed at what's on YouTube. I still am a newbie to it. Because of DISers, I've seen so many good vids lately. I said on another post, I had always thought it was just practical jokes & cute pet videos.

 

[MosMom]

Excellent cupcakes!

 

[Disneynutbsv]

Great job Disneynutbsv!

Do you have a link for that YouTube cupcake video?

I'm really amazed at what's on YouTube. I still am a newbie to it. Because of DISers, I've seen so many good vids lately. I said on another post, I had always thought it was just practical jokes & cute pet videos.

Yes, here it is:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=E9qtZwHHmx4

And thanks!!!

 

[Disneynutbsv]

Excellent cupcakes!

Thanks, they were fun! They take a lot of icing though!! But I loved how easy the combination of mixing colors together!

 

[Imzadi]

Yes, here it is:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=E9qtZwHHmx4

And thanks!!!

Thanks for the link.
Now that looks like something I can handle. And by the time I finish frosting the last cupcake, I might actually have one that looks like a flower.

 

[Disneynutbsv]

Thanks for the link.
Now that looks like something I can handle. And by the time I finish frosting the last cupcake, I might actually have one that looks like a flower.

They are pretty easy!

 

[cryssi]

Chanel purse cake and wallets:

 

[Maleficent13]

oh my goodness that is FABULOUS!!! Just gorgeous!!

eta - the STITCHING! I can see the stitching.

 

[Aunt Michelle]

Excellent job! I love your attention to detail.

 

[cryssi]

Thanks!!! I am so happy with the way it turned out! DH asked me if I could make this cake Wednesday for tuday... He said that it had to look good b/c it was for some bigwigs. I always knew that my cakes could be better if I just had the time to spend and put forth the effort...LOL

Thanks for looking! This has surpassed my Tiffany bag cake as my fave now...

 

[scarlett873]

Stunning Cryssi!!!! I really want to do a purse cake, but just haven't had the time...one of these days!!

 

[cryssi]

Brandie, it was actually relatively simple! Well, compared to some others I've attempted! LOL I think the trick is to bake a tall cake. I mean, use 2" (or 3"?) cake pans and fill them 3/4 full...it makes it sturdier, IMO!

 

[Disneynutbsv]

Chanel purse cake and wallets:

Those are amazing!!! How long did they take you???