Self taught

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Permalink Reply by Connie DeGood on May 12, 2010 at 9:02pm

Well.. i am self taught as well.. no time or money for the big classes.. i have take course 1 through Wilton but that was it.. it does get easier with practice.. i have 4 cake due this weekend and just completed a 4th anniversary cake this past weekend and it went great! I have three kids myself but are much older.. i start at 7yrs and go up to 17Yrs.. :) life is busy and sometimes very stressful, running the house and a full time job( which i am blessed to be able to work from home) making and decorating cakes is a pure joy and stress releaver for me..youtube is a great tool! you can really learn alot from it. I know that is how i mastered the buttercream rose... smoothing buttercream icing and so on..

Permalink Reply by Jhoanee Beltran on May 12, 2010 at 9:14pm

yes, it's practice practice practice for ppl like us i guess hehe. it does get a bit hectic. i know it does in my home! .. i, myself don't use a lot of buttercream. i try to stay away from piping! lol! i'm so terrible at it!

Connie DeGood said:

Well.. i am self taught as well.. no time or money for the big classes.. i have take course 1 through Wilton but that was it.. it does get easier with practice.. i have 4 cake due this weekend and just completed a 4th anniversary cake this past weekend and it went great! I have three kids myself but are much older.. i start at 7yrs and go up to 17Yrs.. :) life is busy and sometimes very stressful, running the house and a full time job( which i am blessed to be able to work from home) making and decorating cakes is a pure joy and stress releaver for me..youtube is a great tool! you can really learn alot from it. I know that is how i mastered the buttercream rose... smoothing buttercream icing and so on..

Permalink Reply by Angie Pewitt on May 13, 2010 at 1:18pm

I hear ya!! I was looking into Culinary Schools, but with 3 kids myself and a busy schedule and part time work on the side at night-it's tough!! Family first!... I also took a Wilton cake course to learn the basics and it really helped to make things easier to do it the simple way!! I have recently learned about more cake instruction via youtube and plan on using that when I need it! They have EVERYTHING on there these days!! Other than that, it seems to be the materials you get and learning how to use them. Learn as you go! Planet Cakes are awesome!! They do great work!! I recently came across their website :)

Permalink Reply by diane kilgore on May 28, 2010 at 4:13pm

try cake central and wilton site i like both but favor cc both are really friendly

Permalink Reply by diane kilgore on May 30, 2010 at 1:33pm

i like u-tube to, be sure to also watch Edna