Cake Decorating Class Photos

My first couple of classes have been wonderful. I really wish I would have done this sooner...it's so much fun.

I made my first real cake on Tuesday and we worked on it in class. I only got a few things filled in during class and then brought it home to complete it. I wanted this cake to be for my girls, so I really kind of over did it, lol, because 1)They love cake with lots of icing and girly goodness (that is, except for my tomboy, but she didn't complain!) 2)I wanted to be able to practice different techniques on a real cake and 3)It's just so much fun to decorate a cake!

So here is my over-the-top frosted cake for my girls. The lighting in the photos is not that great as I was in a hurry when I took them and didn't use a tripod as I usually do. You can click on the photos to enlarge them. I need a lot of practice but the girls loved it! I know I should have used medium consistency icing for the blue flowers/stars but it was late and I just grabbed and used what I had in the fridge - which was a bit thinner. Again, I figured the girls wouldn't mind so long as they could eat it! Next week in class, we make a clown cake.