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No More Cake Classes

Posted on August 11, 2008 by

The Wilton cake classes at Michael’s are over. Penny and I worked our way through all 4 courses, ending with the Fondant and Gumpaste course at the end of July.

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Perspective … Schmerspective

Posted on July 10, 2008 by

Look – it’s another cake! This one used perhaps the lamest technique from the Wilton series: covering a cake board in fondant. Making the marbelized fondant … not lame. Covering cakes in fondant … not lame.  Covering a board that … Continue reading →

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Sugar Comas Are Your Friend

Posted on June 24, 2008 by

The Wilton madness never ends. Having finished Course III last night, I’m already enrolled in the Fondant and Gumpaste course. It’s not called Course IV, but that’s essentially what it is. So the cake posts will continue! Here’s a look … Continue reading →

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Sweet green icing flowing down

Posted on May 29, 2008 by

Yes, it’s another cake post. I finished up Course II of the Wilton Cake Decorating program. This is the one that focused strongly on flowers. Lots and lots of flowers. Some of them were fun to make; some were hard … Continue reading →

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Butterflies are free to fly

Posted on May 18, 2008 by

The nice thing about the second Wilton Cake Decorating course is that I don’t have to make a cake every week for class. This course is about royal icing flowers. You may know these as the flowers you pick off … Continue reading →

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