Sometimes I post ads on craigslist under services for cakes. Every time I get a great response and end up swamped and question myself for doing it. Then after I make all of the cakes and things slow down I do it to myself again. Post an ad, schedule a Pampered Chef show, do events with the youth group and then I question again, why do I do this to myself?
Well the last time I posted an ad I was asked to do a cake just like the ones on Cake Boss and Ace of Cakes. No pressure,
right? So here is my first attempt at a Topsy Turvey cake. I can honestly say I learn something new every time I bake a cake. Most of the time its because something fails and I have to think of a way to fix it. Hopefully after over a year of making cakes the number of mistakes will dwindle away and I will be left with smooth, easy cakes every time. I can dream.
Just last night when I flipped a cake onto a cooling rack it split completely in half. No amount of icing would have bandaged that bad boy up. Note to self, buy larger cooling racks, holding two together plus the cake pan and flipping = mess!
There is a girl named Eva. First fact I ever knew about her was that she loved beluga whales. I was actually told not to ask her about them because she would carry on forever about how much she loved them. Don't tell me not to do something. I asked her and her face lit up and she was so happy to talk about them. When I was asked to do this cake I was a little nervous. I already had the wedding booked but I thought, "I like a challenge." I was asked about fondant but felt that the buttercream could really give it some texture and allow me to blend the different blues to create more of an ocean look. I left Anthony in charge of the beluga whale because he kept saying "its going to be so easy." My response, "Great! Have at it!" When it actually came time to make it he kept asking, "How am I going to do this?" Well I'm not exactly sure where he started or how he did it but he did and here is our finished product. Enjoy.
