Wilton Class - Week 3 Flowers & Cupcakes
Last night was our third class in cake decorating. We went over shell borders, figure piping (little faces, animals, and clowns which actually turned out kind of cute), star flowers, and swirl flowers.
I found that the shells were actually harder than I was expecting. I couldn't get the "tails" to form well, so I have to practice those. Likewise, the swirl flowers were kind of tricky for me too. My icing keeps raising up, which could partly have been due to having too thin icing. I'm going to make some icing and practice these over the weekend. I think the properly done swirl flowers look really pretty, so I want to be able to make them well.
We're going to Knoebels on Saturday, which is an amusement park here in central Pennsylvania, so Sunday will be devoted to practicing my flowers & shells! Also, if I see any cake stores along the way I'm making the guys pull over!
Our instructor also showed us how to put swirl icing on top of cupcakes. I already learned how to do this by making a swirled ring around the outside of the cupcake and then creating another swirl in the middle. Our instructor just made one large continuous swirl from outside through the middle. I think it really just matters how big the tip is. Last night we used 2D tips; I've also used the 1M tips. I think the swirls look really sweet, especially with sprinkles. Unfortunately, I didn't have any last night.
One class to go. She said we'd be having a graduation next week... not sure what exactly that means.. but we'll find out!
I find it so hard to work with a piping bag - this is beautiful!
Posted by:Patricia Scarpin | June 25, 2007 at 02:40 PM