Okay I need everyones advice

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Permalink Reply by Tierra Spencer on April 25, 2010 at 1:05pm

I have the same problem......I never feel confident about my work. My husband tells me the same thing, it is nice to hear but husbands can be bias :)

Permalink Reply by Anne-Marie Main on April 25, 2010 at 1:08pm

LOL....ONLY EVERYTIME I MAKE A CAKE!! I do have confidence in my cake flavors, but when it comes to decorating them, I also lack confidence. I actually shake until I hear the customers comments, then I feel better. Part of me wants to hold on to that confidence the costomer gives me to build from it and the other part of me wants to let it go to keep me humble. ;)
I have not made many cakes since I started a year ago, but sure am loving each one because I have learned so much from each one! By the time I am done I know exactly what I would do better next time.

Permalink Reply by Connie DeGood on April 25, 2010 at 4:44pm

Yes.. in fact i just made a Boston Red Sox cake for a person that called only two days prior to the surprise birthday party event! I wanted to to do it.. so i told her "No Problem" Then had to run across town and get everything i needed. I was very excited to make it and finally finished it just two hours before pickup. I have posted the picture on my page.. it was to feed 50 people. I was very nervious about it all the way until i heard back from the customer saying it was a huge hit! WHOO.. now i can breath and quit biting my nails.. my husband is constantly telling me to relax. that i provide a great product and quit under charging myself! LOL i am sure no one else hears that from their husband.. right???? :) always about the profit! HA. Take care

Permalink Reply by Crystal Stricklin on April 25, 2010 at 5:16pm

Hi everyone I would like you all to take a look at my cakes and tell me what I could do better?

Permalink Reply by mary lacy on April 26, 2010 at 5:07pm

The best advise is take your time, remember its only icing, if your not happy with the end result that its not the end of the world. You can remove the things you don't like, My mother taught me how to decorate years ago, her motto was leaves are your best friend. meaning if you were working on a floral cake and still were not satisfied, run a couple of vines down the side of the cake and add leaves. It built the confidence up. and always take pictures of your work. This way you will see how well your doing and where you can improve on the next one. Happy Baking!

Tierra Spencer said:

I have the same problem......I never feel confident about my work. My husband tells me the same thing, it is nice to hear but husbands can be bias :)

Permalink Reply by Lauri Myers on May 14, 2010 at 1:24pm

Oh sure!!! I have to make my husband tell me honestly what he thinks and make him understand that he's got to tell me what I want to hear not what he thinks I want to hear....he's my partner not just in marriage but in this caking adventure that we're on. He's been watching the videos that found on ytube by seriouscakes. I will watch a video on how to do something a little different to make my own style...I'm starting to feel more confident in what I am doing because I practice as often as I can. Having hubby help with his own culinary style (he's a chef/cook where he works a non profit emergency shelter for kids) he makes suggestions and then we try it out before decorating if it tastes palette-able then I decorate it. My major problem is my roses, I'm going to practice more and more with just doing roses until the roses start to look just like real roses...

Permalink Reply by diane kilgore on May 27, 2010 at 2:22pm

Hi also to critical on my cakes, i found practice practice, as i've said before i took the classes and thought oh i know how to do the borders and such, no true, on thing that is said on sites never buy without a coupon, i've bought all my supplies for around 10.00, the 56 piece tip set is 65 so 1/2 is great, 100 disposable bags 10 bucks, u-tube has a lot of video's on bc and decorating edna's are great, you need a good crusting bc, and you might want to try the viva paper towel method i like it bc has to crust first, i like for cupcakes and the 1 or 3 star tip non crusting a turn table is a must 1/2 off wonderful, you will need a scraper to smooth the sides, i bought a new tip for cupcakes 869 really sharp lines, a really good book i just bought is by wilton, the uses of the most popular decorating tip, it show's a lot of things, it's been really helpful, i bought a dummy cake that in need to practice on i haven't in quite a while out it comes, i like you cakes, i go on 3 sites that everyone is so helpful on cc, wilton, and here. i love the tutorial's on here and cc has alot to and i go to u-tube and will watch them over, i even had my bc, paper and and did some right at the computer, well i hope this helped, i love you fondant purse, you have the no bulge down pat. also the wilton class books are good, keep up the good work and post more pictures