My Cake # ?, Wilton Buttercream Ribbon Rose

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Comment by Bonnie Willey on July 17, 2014 at 3:14pm

You are kind! lol

Comment by Timothy Jansen on July 17, 2014 at 2:45pm

Yummy!!!!

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on May 29, 2014 at 8:20am

maybe I need a class for piping !, but now that I moved to Greeley PA , there is nothing ! I would have to go 1 hr 15 min away for a class , ; ((

Comment by Betty on May 28, 2014 at 9:11pm

Thanks for the info...Bonnie.

Comment by Bonnie Willey on May 28, 2014 at 7:52pm

Hi Betty!

After viewing all your cakes, AGAIN, I don't see that you even need gumpaste. You certainly don't need it for your flowers, they are perfect as are. Might come in handy if you needed to do figurines, I guess. I now am so into the GummyGel, that I have not used gumpaste, or fondant, for a while now.

BUT! If you do decide to do this just for the heck of it, look for the sales first! Locally, they are on sale right now. I bought all my classes when they were half price, $20 each, the same with all the 'boxes' that were needed for each class, bought them when they were half off. They, Michaels, also have a 40% off coupon on the most expensive item you purchase each time you go in, so I save a lot on molds, luster & petal dust, cake pans, etc.. that way too. Even if I don't have a coupon on me, all I have to do is to request my 40% off, and they give it to me. If I already had all the stuff that came in a box, my instructor did not insist that I buy that box, she let me use my own stuff. Just look on the side of the box to see it's contents. I had quite a collection of things by then! lol I even took the classes out of order, so I could suit my schedule. I took class 1, then 3, then 4, then 2.

I have a recipe for 'GummyGel' for decorating cakes, works with all molds. http://www.cakeswebake.com/profiles/blogs/homemade-gel-for-decorati...

And if you are into making your own molds, my 'Mold' recipe works very well. http://www.cakeswebake.com/photo/food-grade-mold-recipe?commentId=4...

It works best if clarified, but I did not know about 'clarifying' when I made this recipe. lol One of you cakers brought it to my attention. Now I clarify both my mold mix, and my GummyGel mix, before pouring. Bubbles can certainly mess up a mold!

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on May 28, 2014 at 6:50pm

I hear you ! I do the same thing and most get trashed , or we can make cake balls , lol !

Comment by Bonnie Willey on May 28, 2014 at 6:41pm

It is a very good thing that there are so many kids in the neighborhood, or I would never be able to get rid of all these cakes that I practice on! lol

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on May 28, 2014 at 6:32pm

nice job ,looks yummy !

Comment by Betty on May 28, 2014 at 5:53pm

Thanks Bonnie, I would like to know more about "gum paste" stuff, have to check it out. Most of what I learned was by trial & arrow too and lots of practice..

Comment by Bonnie Willey on May 28, 2014 at 4:22pm

They give one all of the basics.  Basic buttercream, basic fondant, torting & stacking, flowers, etc...  I took it mostly to get the right consistency when using buttercream.  I was having trouble getting my flowers to not 'PUDDLE!'. lol  And I knew nothing about crusting buttercream, etc...  I have learned so much in the last year & a half.  Go to the site below & check out each class.  It was fun!  We all had a good time laughing at each other's results.  I was able to share my mold recipe with them, came up with it while still taking the classes.  Came up with the GummyGel recipe just recently.  They also all preferred the gumpaste recipe that I was using at the time, the instructor said it had the right consistency. lol  CONSISTENCY was my main goal, the reason I took the class.  I was learning things at a pretty rapid pace, just watching youtube, and joining my 3 cake sites.  And I have not looked back, am having too much fun! 

http://www.wilton.com/classes/?cmp=EMC-ewiva2014&icid=LEARN

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