tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49081504467944324452023-11-16T06:12:27.364-08:00Manda's CakesAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674603591661432024noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908150446794432445.post-6517256247482626572011-09-17T14:29:00.000-07:002011-09-17T14:29:25.422-07:00Nikki and Spencer's Wedding cake!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSlPM5oK_vYBkvYne8237Yky_9OEguPXzzQKHsuWuyahV7DrVDWiL5MUQabmS5aouFY1e4Dc_9m5ZmYh5rHWtfnNa6sBUZFVHSsNmpWlMvABB3_5zALnRo8NadD0anUai9Ry-gyJpnZI/s1600/Cake_017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSlPM5oK_vYBkvYne8237Yky_9OEguPXzzQKHsuWuyahV7DrVDWiL5MUQabmS5aouFY1e4Dc_9m5ZmYh5rHWtfnNa6sBUZFVHSsNmpWlMvABB3_5zALnRo8NadD0anUai9Ry-gyJpnZI/s640/Cake_017.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
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Only the top tier is real the bottom two are rice crispies. It is frosted in buttercream and the ruffles and flowers are fondant.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674603591661432024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908150446794432445.post-37580362091340127402011-02-17T21:24:00.000-08:002011-02-17T21:24:11.538-08:00What I have been up to...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over the past few months I have been able to do a few cakes for family gatherings and for some friends. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First one is one I made for my families Christmas party, it was an apple cake with a goat cheese and honey frosting. I thought it turned out pretty good, The trees are made out of candy melts.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">The next cake I made was for my families New Year's Eve party. It is a Boston Cream Pie, it was delicious!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The last cake is one I did for my best friends baby shower, she named her baby boy Finn and he is one of the coolest babies ever!</div><br />
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Click <a href="http://www.relishmag.com/recipes/view/38968/korys-carrot-cake.html">here</a> for the recipes that I used.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674603591661432024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908150446794432445.post-40893885381446907202010-06-02T19:02:00.000-07:002010-06-02T19:05:26.130-07:00Cake Decorating Final!I graduated! But before I could I had to make this final cake. It was supposed to be a wedding cake, but it was like a mini wedding cake. We had to meet certain criteria, and I tried to make that work as much as possible and still have a cute cake. I think it turned out pretty good! It is covered in Italian buttercream, and has fondant and buttercream accents. Here are some pictures:<br />
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</div><div>I think that having fondant and gum paste accents on a buttercream covered cake is a great alternative to having a cake completely decorated in fondant for a couple of reasons. Reason one, I don't think fondant tastes that great, and yes people can peel it off but buttercream is just so much more delicious. Reason two, I think it is really cute! You can still do everything you would do with a fondant covered cake. Reason three, it is cheaper, I know some people are not concerned with this, but for those of us that would rather pay less, you get a better tasteing cake for cheaper, and it can look just as great! Win Win Win!</div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674603591661432024noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908150446794432445.post-2131296439706951912010-04-29T23:11:00.000-07:002010-06-02T19:06:03.787-07:00Rock Cake<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: odstemplik; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"></span></span><br />
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So with our further adieu, I would like to present to you, THE DESSERT CAKE!<br />
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The cute couple on top, the mushrooms, and red flowers are all molded out of marzipan, all the rest is just American butter cream. American butter cream is just butter or shortening or both whipped with powdered sugar and a little milk, it is probably the easiest butter cream to work with, because it is very stable with the addition of the shortening.<br />
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It was four tiers, and we had two extra ones for serving. They had it cut up and served to everyone at the reception.<br />
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Next I made a birthday cake for my nephew who turned 5. My sister let me borrow her caterpillar cupcake pan. I think it turned out pretty cute.<br />
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Next I made a baby shower cake for a friends sister, she wanted a small cake and cupcakes. the colors were blue, brown, and cream.<br />
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The last cake I for my niece who just turned 3. She loves princesses so she asked for a princess castle cake, so that is what we did.<br />
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She loved it, she kept standing on her chair during dinner to look at it.<br />
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So that is what I have been up to the past few months, this week I will be baking Christmas goodies. I will try to put up some of my favorites with their recipes.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674603591661432024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908150446794432445.post-39623752385900008232009-10-19T12:05:00.000-07:002009-10-19T12:05:55.661-07:00Chocolate Pear GaletteA galette is kind of like a pie but it is just not baked in a pie pan. The ingredients are put in the center of the rolled out crust and the edges are folded over and then it is baked on a cookie sheet. It was delicious!<br />
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</div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674603591661432024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908150446794432445.post-64740279081377130032009-09-21T20:41:00.001-07:002009-09-21T20:53:49.376-07:00Rachel's Sweet 16 CakeOkay, here it is finally! The bottom tier is chocolate cake with a chocolate buttercream filling and the top tier is a white cake with chocolate buttercream filling. It is frosted in the white chocolate italian buttercream from the <a href="http://mandascakes.blogspot.com/2009/08/cupcakes.html">cupcake post.</a> I made all the decorations from the Wilton Candy melts. I think it turned out really cute! So without further adieu here it is:<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrY3THRaC4JB-sFRD8N5Qrmdw33MhFn7QVYiat-w98e1PFxfmBboZ_TJd-HfNfgXwSB0FTeDoENp1qm-60otfmgFSu6tntDyZELSSiYHWRzebnn3EsBkbtoHNu2Hpu-bOuQhfalZQKvA/s1600-h/P1010017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrY3THRaC4JB-sFRD8N5Qrmdw33MhFn7QVYiat-w98e1PFxfmBboZ_TJd-HfNfgXwSB0FTeDoENp1qm-60otfmgFSu6tntDyZELSSiYHWRzebnn3EsBkbtoHNu2Hpu-bOuQhfalZQKvA/s400/P1010017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384134044688443746" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4z8mywVO5FxPP-OkAI0xkaDuoA-x7gEdkjGjrVw3garluGxFRkPdQvIzg-ZJTR1Z0MkquPU0nTHCooVwD7MAWWs1gWjELMjKLj5U2wUJIcJ71_XPcRPpVL7eBPPJtmgPzp1aEvNpywWc/s1600-h/P1010016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4z8mywVO5FxPP-OkAI0xkaDuoA-x7gEdkjGjrVw3garluGxFRkPdQvIzg-ZJTR1Z0MkquPU0nTHCooVwD7MAWWs1gWjELMjKLj5U2wUJIcJ71_XPcRPpVL7eBPPJtmgPzp1aEvNpywWc/s400/P1010016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384134033390828866" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUozgJQQdfp1ag0eHoth_kVeH3FuZ5M09ac9lrpBW6Lhtan3CaHadF9hh1z45e6p3d-gv4gHJKYeutYWDIfNkosi-GtN_JxOtapee2XO2qG8RHDozBE4D_v1vY_IRH87lgKoOWhKlhi3Q/s1600-h/P1010015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUozgJQQdfp1ag0eHoth_kVeH3FuZ5M09ac9lrpBW6Lhtan3CaHadF9hh1z45e6p3d-gv4gHJKYeutYWDIfNkosi-GtN_JxOtapee2XO2qG8RHDozBE4D_v1vY_IRH87lgKoOWhKlhi3Q/s400/P1010015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384134019556545186" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKPZdNkQ7iFBvKNBR7gcHCPyUn7J8cR32ooROAeGZm5M4J16JZhioWo-kNzkZB07oeOMBc4Ddd6f2EH4kYZCxmJVwUObtlMM2r2W_2Gb3opRELtSiCBFZLyFTk9ZibuiSNB1Rjhd5aBk/s1600-h/P1010014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKPZdNkQ7iFBvKNBR7gcHCPyUn7J8cR32ooROAeGZm5M4J16JZhioWo-kNzkZB07oeOMBc4Ddd6f2EH4kYZCxmJVwUObtlMM2r2W_2Gb3opRELtSiCBFZLyFTk9ZibuiSNB1Rjhd5aBk/s400/P1010014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384134006961075490" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>....Up next is a chocolate pear galette</div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674603591661432024noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908150446794432445.post-40682052078328286312009-09-08T10:35:00.001-07:002010-02-24T20:46:42.203-08:00Up and coming post!I am making a birthday cake for my sister-in-law Rachel and her friend, for <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">their</span> combined birthday party on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Saturday</span> and I am doing something a little bit different. I got this book:<br />
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</div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674603591661432024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908150446794432445.post-90470176568983162832009-08-29T15:52:00.000-07:002009-08-29T17:19:30.894-07:00Cupcakes!I made these cupcakes to try out a new frosting, it is an Italian meringue buttercream flavored with white chocolate. This frosting is much smoother and lighter than an American buttercream (powdered sugar, butter, and milk).<br /><br />To decorate them I used a large closed star tip and a large rose tip.<br /><br />So here they are:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEiAJWcBmZ-_pFNon4HNJpHqr4ygDTgmqL2zx85fc6mFwB1zx1TBkP4gw466yPcsB7-Uv2ciVqbUAyM8b33HIctU3hxR3R_k1bxQeeMaU45JiE6oEbZIgoXYnB2zqaz0rKKO4Myuuq-s/s1600-h/DSCI0402.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEiAJWcBmZ-_pFNon4HNJpHqr4ygDTgmqL2zx85fc6mFwB1zx1TBkP4gw466yPcsB7-Uv2ciVqbUAyM8b33HIctU3hxR3R_k1bxQeeMaU45JiE6oEbZIgoXYnB2zqaz0rKKO4Myuuq-s/s400/DSCI0402.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375540408643801122" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUapKWBMP5U2ptHrY1iErxcEnCbQpdwqwzVvuVwQWAvvKgbbL3SgAZhhoCv0uwZjx9MHOngdkV_X1dCu-GUOmS3i-o765ntqnB25QWPzYiPoOzOa7scbDu_-L0488s3yzWCfBF5Y_w28/s1600-h/DSCI0408.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUapKWBMP5U2ptHrY1iErxcEnCbQpdwqwzVvuVwQWAvvKgbbL3SgAZhhoCv0uwZjx9MHOngdkV_X1dCu-GUOmS3i-o765ntqnB25QWPzYiPoOzOa7scbDu_-L0488s3yzWCfBF5Y_w28/s400/DSCI0408.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375542069197447266" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xYx53qU-9IkG_1FMBN6D7iW1snRApBrR9e9GSqWm_k0_LwEJBZNGMpOC1CjrRXH8_I8FiIltZ2hD5AlVHnbzHK0MONGODO5rKYg55TU_MfF0a64v6dwtn7cFlXSP6h-1sXxjrHIk-q8/s1600-h/DSCI0405.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xYx53qU-9IkG_1FMBN6D7iW1snRApBrR9e9GSqWm_k0_LwEJBZNGMpOC1CjrRXH8_I8FiIltZ2hD5AlVHnbzHK0MONGODO5rKYg55TU_MfF0a64v6dwtn7cFlXSP6h-1sXxjrHIk-q8/s400/DSCI0405.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375542049074232578" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTuwkDYZO2VtJgytoz7hJgLiVhVTAbg2FvKr7AWLUTzhYTxRra5lW7kGVTuMzlr_hBJPU40Wmdl6nMh3qQ70e-70ARXUMzDedxWNFf3dj4S9TFACtgMckZhCjVFjOCiAxkW4T-Ad6Zs4/s1600-h/DSCI0403.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTuwkDYZO2VtJgytoz7hJgLiVhVTAbg2FvKr7AWLUTzhYTxRra5lW7kGVTuMzlr_hBJPU40Wmdl6nMh3qQ70e-70ARXUMzDedxWNFf3dj4S9TFACtgMckZhCjVFjOCiAxkW4T-Ad6Zs4/s400/DSCI0403.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375542042202179858" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGNC5XKDWG9Omx3bs2mIx7B7OqvLzuUFeSiBRF-Id_OoUvIO7ad3_f8p_zBDCOstM1QnHFiNIxPi4N_VT1z-AYhkAwc1CrDLcnAo2oLGd-ib1fDU8-6RCgOIGdluxG0We8phaBOKcyE0/s1600-h/DSCI0409.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGNC5XKDWG9Omx3bs2mIx7B7OqvLzuUFeSiBRF-Id_OoUvIO7ad3_f8p_zBDCOstM1QnHFiNIxPi4N_VT1z-AYhkAwc1CrDLcnAo2oLGd-ib1fDU8-6RCgOIGdluxG0We8phaBOKcyE0/s400/DSCI0409.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375544689632112194" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674603591661432024noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908150446794432445.post-10149474700518801322009-07-29T19:59:00.000-07:002009-07-29T20:07:44.003-07:00Last Cake Class Cake<div><br /></div><br />This is my favorite cake I have done so far it was my final cake for my last class.<div><br /></div><div>It is covered in fondant, I made the flower out of a fondant and gumpaste mixture.</div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-1oSDjj8EmtIJN5dGaVbLE0buK8s0GOJN2KHDh_WUgm5xTk6J3EOn7r5dkM04WT-hgSfhXbd-nhIHEFaX4Hb5HevoqyisFC3iH-y9KAJkvnRCHXQ3sx0qnE2UAfZj5cl3zQ486bWax0/s1600-h/DSCI0391.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-1oSDjj8EmtIJN5dGaVbLE0buK8s0GOJN2KHDh_WUgm5xTk6J3EOn7r5dkM04WT-hgSfhXbd-nhIHEFaX4Hb5HevoqyisFC3iH-y9KAJkvnRCHXQ3sx0qnE2UAfZj5cl3zQ486bWax0/s400/DSCI0391.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364083804425893426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWtkjGZGK9YqhpXoh3tUAJ_E1glCe-P8CZ3JXo3_l4StQhJBQbonBMKeV0gRgRn5RsIKJJjeTlcLo3cYXsoOhXfY-IjC5XnSuFrrARMeOPSqpjCBFW1CFkRq1lMyUV-etBFqBAabl9Q0/s1600-h/DSCI0390.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWtkjGZGK9YqhpXoh3tUAJ_E1glCe-P8CZ3JXo3_l4StQhJBQbonBMKeV0gRgRn5RsIKJJjeTlcLo3cYXsoOhXfY-IjC5XnSuFrrARMeOPSqpjCBFW1CFkRq1lMyUV-etBFqBAabl9Q0/s400/DSCI0390.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364083799189480402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwMjzr94QQDKTNWpc2xw6rw8khowZMzR2nrGUpH6X4Iw4z9F1FuDWrmGSk26YvoFtMqp_y0UtYP8RZLQqKPU7pDr3o9vpY2PZDrffZsLiB46-6JcVYgMTqCDfUagLjU9XSBqwNXHYDMc/s1600-h/DSCI0388.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwMjzr94QQDKTNWpc2xw6rw8khowZMzR2nrGUpH6X4Iw4z9F1FuDWrmGSk26YvoFtMqp_y0UtYP8RZLQqKPU7pDr3o9vpY2PZDrffZsLiB46-6JcVYgMTqCDfUagLjU9XSBqwNXHYDMc/s400/DSCI0388.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364083795095086834" /></a><div><br /></div><div>I think it turned out very well. The cake was a yellow cake and the bottom layer was filled with buttercream and homemade strawberry jam, the top layer was filled with Nutella.</div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674603591661432024noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4908150446794432445.post-24927743449054659622009-07-29T19:34:00.001-07:002009-07-29T20:12:04.151-07:00Practice Cakes<div>I just finished all of the Wilton Cake Decorating classes and these are some of the cakes that I made for the class and in between the classes for family birthday's and such.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is the first decorated cake I did, it is just chocolate buttercream with buttercream roses.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_sfIvUyQRGv7GlNnSKRQPmHaVJoXLmVScmZt0gxpOGm-IWaimC8tMZkaxivQM2TYxdWfLlq2Q1UC_ZANKSi4ft0rz_w2me_DKFfIY__BxL-RuY7rdjczQjbJstl_NGBrEsKQGZIet9Y/s1600-h/Wilton+Class+Cake+%234+(3).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_sfIvUyQRGv7GlNnSKRQPmHaVJoXLmVScmZt0gxpOGm-IWaimC8tMZkaxivQM2TYxdWfLlq2Q1UC_ZANKSi4ft0rz_w2me_DKFfIY__BxL-RuY7rdjczQjbJstl_NGBrEsKQGZIet9Y/s400/Wilton+Class+Cake+%234+(3).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364077224094087922" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br />This is a cake I did for my friends birthday, it is decorated with buttercream as well.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4i6UU9qXUYqGCjSAAeBnBo7putWus_1vfzAPGPrcWXeUdNBoSQfQzrVBiLaspuZZyA4kZAX2QYoNxrvXy6mvfR-pk8Sv-Q8BQfpR5f-ycyfpNVKrS7thid77HcGYG19SK4e_OQufYa28/s1600-h/Kristalyn's+Suprise+Birthday+Cake+(4).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4i6UU9qXUYqGCjSAAeBnBo7putWus_1vfzAPGPrcWXeUdNBoSQfQzrVBiLaspuZZyA4kZAX2QYoNxrvXy6mvfR-pk8Sv-Q8BQfpR5f-ycyfpNVKrS7thid77HcGYG19SK4e_OQufYa28/s400/Kristalyn's+Suprise+Birthday+Cake+(4).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364078303036410258" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is a buttercream cake with royal icing flowers.</div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgys7p0DaP3gNTKpPagJAY4CoqigQ121uTA_7k8IvsylpOudOyq25DG7j-XHn8hopgttLG37HwDRWJvoBGaAKPByYj6FRwDsSLtHUT2vJJQKU4Yoyw5by2x55ZfPukRP7hSoDQK2UY7sw/s1600-h/DSCI0161.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgys7p0DaP3gNTKpPagJAY4CoqigQ121uTA_7k8IvsylpOudOyq25DG7j-XHn8hopgttLG37HwDRWJvoBGaAKPByYj6FRwDsSLtHUT2vJJQKU4Yoyw5by2x55ZfPukRP7hSoDQK2UY7sw/s400/DSCI0161.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364079313028832018" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I did this cake for my little sister's graduation it is also just decorated in buttercream.<div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWd2CnYn0NVzGWyu4-zhruWhy90xzfo55APN0bkH9T8Bdi7sYDkqZ9vEF6JgTKejnnXoEPQvK41VopRCQwfFsjS4-ZDa8OZoIOmspUKVB7dzrcmvyOjR2_5jp8Ad-aRkRf2-bmMMwRLY/s1600-h/DSCI0124.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWd2CnYn0NVzGWyu4-zhruWhy90xzfo55APN0bkH9T8Bdi7sYDkqZ9vEF6JgTKejnnXoEPQvK41VopRCQwfFsjS4-ZDa8OZoIOmspUKVB7dzrcmvyOjR2_5jp8Ad-aRkRf2-bmMMwRLY/s400/DSCI0124.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364079309613549058" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br />I did this cake for Father's Day, it was my first fondant covered cake. Fondant is frosting the can be rolled out like play dough.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauYjbkZ0p1035svwHE1UCSIlBcTPR9qeRGi8wtSr_12LrKSuT6O61GeBX_BN0i4wcSylE7ywtjymCTvU5_awy42DWap_bOaY-cbu6XZBV6s1VzL2LVeu8qvzoDSEPb-l0spwY5RmdrlU/s1600-h/DSCI0168.JPG"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauYjbkZ0p1035svwHE1UCSIlBcTPR9qeRGi8wtSr_12LrKSuT6O61GeBX_BN0i4wcSylE7ywtjymCTvU5_awy42DWap_bOaY-cbu6XZBV6s1VzL2LVeu8qvzoDSEPb-l0spwY5RmdrlU/s1600-h/DSCI0168.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauYjbkZ0p1035svwHE1UCSIlBcTPR9qeRGi8wtSr_12LrKSuT6O61GeBX_BN0i4wcSylE7ywtjymCTvU5_awy42DWap_bOaY-cbu6XZBV6s1VzL2LVeu8qvzoDSEPb-l0spwY5RmdrlU/s400/DSCI0168.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364079331441341474" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is my second fondant covered cake, the roses are fondant as well.</div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEielY1b7rhFLMUcpg4Gr9f_rNgClqllFYXvi4KiedeaEWbqbkx8x0ZuAdztXwIJdvbJLwmRcXZud8Dl9rDJsDukj7II_yWE9kgB-NqPGEOIYCC8nKQJ1QHmKUP0e9dwT8s2Z9uw3Dhl8uI/s1600-h/DSCI0188.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEielY1b7rhFLMUcpg4Gr9f_rNgClqllFYXvi4KiedeaEWbqbkx8x0ZuAdztXwIJdvbJLwmRcXZud8Dl9rDJsDukj7II_yWE9kgB-NqPGEOIYCC8nKQJ1QHmKUP0e9dwT8s2Z9uw3Dhl8uI/s400/DSCI0188.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364085362172330242" /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674603591661432024noreply@blogger.com1