Reflection #1

When i first started this project, my mom checked out two books on fondant icing and cakes.I was very curious to know if there was a class i could take take to be taught how to bake and decorate cakes. My mom found a class at Joann's Fabric in Lynwood. We are taking course 1.2 &3. Course One is all about cake basics. The second course is on borders and flowers. The third class s decorating with fondant.

My mom and I started course two on Thursday, February 5th. We had to buy materials for the class before hand to prepare us for the session. At the class our teacher taught us how to make royal icing. If you leave this type of icing out in room temperature for three days, it becomes very hard and can last up to two years. After making the icing we filled our icing bags an put the first tip on the bag. Then we got out our practice boards and started our first practice sheet.

The instructor,Jill, then demonstrated how to make cones and flowers with icing. Then we were able to practice them on our boards. I learned that over a small period of time, your icing could become hard. To avoid this road block you may need to add a little bt of water to think the icing out. Im looking forward to doing this project because it;s alot of fun to bake and decorate cakes.
This was the final cake for course one.