Anniversary cake 14 years woohoo!

By Aerie
"I started my cake class four weeks ago, and we learned how to do lots of cool stuff. We learned how to make the Wilton Rose, and how to make drop swirl flowers, and how to make our own frosting. We learned how to make stars, and clowns out of frosting. We learned how to make patterns out of stars like the rainbow cake. At first I couldn't figure out how to make a rose right, so Dad and I worked on it for a long time. Finally, I was able to do it! I liked being the only kid in the class, because I felt like when I will be their age, I will be REALLY good at cake decorating because I started earlier than they did. I loved seeing the cakes as soon as I finished them, because I felt like I had gotten through something that had been very hard for me before."
by Dad
I really enjoyed the chance to try out some new things that I might not have tried without Aerie being in the class. Making the roses was a challenge, and it took us some time to get so they looked decent, but in the end it was fun to learn something new.

Mini roses on a mini cake

Single large rose on a mini cake.

Below...the first attempt...not so great.

Above...practice really helps.

Aerie's final cake.

"Fancy cupcake pyramid"

Our rainbow cake that was theoretically going to be a birthday cake for Maya...it never made it to the Kendall's house.

Easter Egg Ideas

Here is Aerie's description of what we did...

We started with the cupcakes by rolling out the fondant and coloring it green, pink and blue, once it was colored we rolled it into long snakes and then twisted them together in a swirl for the handle,then we made the basket like fondant , if you know how to make a criss cross pie cover it basically like that ,you put two up and leave two down then lay a different color of fondant on top lay the other two down and so on wrap it around the cupcake{ you'll need to buy those chocolate eggs } frost the cupcake and stick the eggs on

For the handles, you basically braid/twist two colors of fondant into chains then shape them into handles then set them aside to dry a little. They will have to be slightly hardened in order to maintain shape.

The basket is made by cutting 4 strips of fondant about 6-8 inches long, and 1/4 to 1/3 in. wide (Specific size will vary depending on the size of your cupcakes). Then cut the cross hatch strips about 1 to 1 and 1/2 in. long and the same width as the longer strips. Weave these shorter strips into the longer strips. Frost the sides of the cupcake lightly and the top fully your favorite frosting, then roll the woven fondant onto the cupcake and seal with a daub of frosting. Then stick on candy eggs (or jelly beans). For a more authentic grass look color coconut shavings with food coloring and sprinkle it on top of the cupcake.