more on decorating cakes

I’m so glad I took that cake decorating class. Roses and ruffles aren’t really my style, but being able to make them with frosting is a pretty cool thing. I’ll be taking the level 2 course in August and should learn how to make many different types of flowers and how to do the famous basketweave technique. I’ve also found a whole bunch of wonderful blogs all about baking cakes, decorating cakes, and appreciating desserts—so many, in fact, that I’ve added a “Food Blogs” category to my blogroll. There’s a huge cake-decorating-and-blogging-about-it subculture.

When I was a kid in the early ‘70s, my mom took the Wilton cake decorating series and I remember her bringing home the Wilton yearbook every year and asking me which cake I wanted her to make for my birthday. I don’t remember all the cakes she made for me, but I do remember a princess cake and a ladybug cake.

My mom died suddenly when I was 12. Taking the classes myself makes me feel more connected to my mom, and also makes me feel like I can create for Lily the same kinds of fabulously decorated cakes my mom made for me—making it a family tradition. Of course, I cringe at the thought of Lily requesting a princess cake and I’m not sure what I’ll do if/when she does.

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