Canada Day 2009 - Wilton Course 3 Final

(sorry about the sunny background)
I started making this cake for my final class that was on June 30, the Saturday before. I made from scratch (no store bought this time) and baked four layers of cake - one at a time. I used so much ingredients! A dozen eggs and almost 5lbs. of cake flour are among the lot, if that gives you any idea. I didn't finish the fondant on the bottom layer until Monday afternoon as I was a pound of fondant short to completing this seemingly 50lb. monstrosity! This took almost another pound of fondant to do all the fondant "beads" on the borders! The beads and leaves I did during class Tuesday night, although I had to finish three of the sides on the bottom tier at home; very time consuming, I am very happy with the results. We have all been enjoying it since Canada Day. One third of the top layer left and the entire bottom to go!

Royal Icing Flowers - Wilton Course 3

This was last nights class, although I'm not sure why you would use craft stamens, they aren't edible. Yes, it gives the full affect, I suppose. Turned out not too bad, I think for a first try, with practice I'm sure they will get better.

Luau Cake

I was thrown into a theme that same weekend when I took Stirling present shopping for Dad. We ended up with a Hawaiin themed party, and I tried to take it a step further with the cake. David gave me so many ideas and I ran with one of them. I made all the royal icing flowers and leaves that Sunday, baked on Tuesday and decorated that Wednesday. I really liked how it turned out and everyone at the party was quite impressed.



David chose chocolate with orange flavoured icing (tasted like creamsicle) and I chose fresh strawberries and whipped cream (3 dams high) for the filling. It was delicious!

The Gift - Wilton Course 2 Final & Course 3 Fondant Rose

This is the fondant cake that I made last weekend and decorated in the fondant during class that Tuesday. I was working on this one as well as David's birthday cake pretty much at the same time. I needed his for last Wednesday.



I must say I was quite impressed working with the fondant, it was much easier than I thought it would be. I'm terrible at over thinking things to much and overwhelm myself. This was far from overwhelming.
We also made fondant roses, which I really loved. Tedious but simple. June 2009.


I made the fondant centres that Sunday too.