Friday was Troy's birthday and for the occasion I made him a cake. With the help of
the 'Planet Cake' book and advice from my awesome friend Kelly....who has recently started her own cake business
Sinful Sensations, I attempted a fondant icing cake. As I've mentioned in a previous post I am actually doing a 4-week course in cake decorating next month and Troy has suggested previously I just wait until I complete the course to make one...but I wanted to make him a cake and attempt a better one than the packet mix one I made him last year!... Also I really wanted to give it a go and take notes of particular problems and difficulties I had so that I had the appropriate questions on hand at the course to ask and make sure I get as much info from the course as I possibly can. (I'm not exactly the fastest of learners!....) Oh and seriously the list of questions is long to say the least. My cake was no where near as awesome as my mate Kelly makes but I'll improve I'm sure. And hey, what do I always say on here? ....I tried!
The most important part was I'm definitely sure I'm not going to be wasting money in regards to taking this course because as much as I had difficulties with such things as working the fondant to the correct consistency and finding the correct surface, .... I certainly had heaps of fun!! Well, drum roll please because here is my creation.....
It is definitely flawed and no where near professional but I thought it was ok for a first attempt. And it tasted good. I did manage to get the fondant quite thin which is good since it is so sickly sweet! ....Most of all Troy thought it was great, mind you he kept having a joke going "It's not as smooth as those ones in your book! What's going on babe?" .......I'll get there! .....Happy Birthday Troy. I love you. xxx
Thats awesome! Well done!
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