Pirate Grub

On the 8th of April, our two youngest daughters caught to participate in a Teen Murder Mystery where the theme was pirates.   So in keeping with my cake decorating I made one with a pirate.

Here are anchors on the corners of the cake.

My daughters and their friend playing their parts, the one on the left is their friend and plays a gold dealer, our youngest daughter is in the middle and she played a flirtatious serving wench and our third daughter on the right played a treasure hunter.  They had a blast and can't wait for next year's murder mystery.  As you can tell it takes place at the library where I work and we have the Prairie Queen's artwork that I get to enjoy everyday I work.

Farewell to a friend

Well a week ago we got to say goodbye to a friend who is moving away, not just a little distance but a large one.  She will me sorely missed with her bright and cheery smile.  But our scrapbooking friends got together and saw her off right.

Our daughter's 20th birthday

Well my classes are done for now, but the need for cakes remain!  Our second daughter just celebrated her 20th birthday and I tried to depict her favorite things.  Her childhood nickname from us is 'monkey' and she loves soccer, reading, movies and daisies.  I was told I was unable to make daisies with buttercream icing that I needed royal icing but I thought I would give it a try.  As there was little room for a greeting, the HB stands for Happy Birthday.  Hope you like it!

Basket weave

Well we had our final cake decorating class for Beginners/Intermediate on Saturday.  We worked on basketweave, cornelli lace and lilies of the valley.  I added sunflowers, ferns, bead piping and writing to my fudge marble cake.  I will add another cake for next week as my daughter is celebrating her 20th birthday.

Freestyling it!

Well our Saturday class was cancelled but my cake was made and the base layer of icing was on it so I made one with some instructions I got off the internet.  I had trouble with a few things the scalloped border for one, as its weight made it keep falling off and I had to replace it several times.  But here it is!  I can't believe our last class is this Saturday for the beginner's session, can't wait to start the advanced, we will be working with royal icing, gel cakes (piping gel) and rolled fondant.

Newest creation

Well not quite a cake, but a creation none the less.  I made these little yummies on Digestive Cookies, used the pattern transfer technique and made some Mario and Luigi's.  These treats were for my kids' school.  There are 14 students and every time they achieve 25 100's one of the parents brings a treat.  This was my contribution.

Another cake

Saturday's class we learned to make roses, lilies of the valley, writing on cakes and a pleated ruffle border.

Learning something new

Well I have taken on something new, I am learning how to decorate cakes.  This is my second cake and our third class.  My first cake's pictures are on the blackberry and I have to download them yet.