the first class

I had my first class last night and it was a great class. Our instructor is a professional cake decorator with quite a few years experience. It's a little overwhelming once you find out there are a lot of supplies to buy. This is not a cheap class, it does require supplies. A few of the other women there were a little surprised about how much you have to buy for the class.

After the class I ended up buying meringue powder, piping gel, baking strips, a turn table (which is absolutely necessary if you want the cake decorating experience to go smoothly), and clear vanilla extract. I also bought a triple star tip. I wish I had known about this a few months ago. It would've made the birthday cake decorating go a lot quicker. I learned a few new tricks that I'm going to try.

For class 2, you can make any shaped cake you want, even a character cake, but a round one will work best for the things you are going to learn. An 8x3 pan is the best to get, and a Wilton one is recommended. The ones you can buy at any grocery store are usually only the 8x2 size. It's not the size that's the issue here, it's the sides. A Wilton pan has straight edges, but a Baker's Secret or other type of pan has edges that are not straight up and down so that you can get it out of the pan easier. The straight edges look more professional, especially if you're going to layer a cake.

I am going to make a supply list on the side of this blog to let you know exactly what you need for each class. I will explain the supply list at a later date to let you know why you need these items and in some cases you may be able to buy alternate items.