Cake 202, Class #3

Tonight was more of the same... Flowers, flowers, flowers. (Royal icing. My new best friend/worst enemy, depending on the tip I'm using.) We've been learning all of these flowers so we can do our Course 2 finale cake next week. Christian and I were the only two at class tonight, and alas, I was too busy making (and taking pics of) my own flowers, that I didn't get any pictures of hers. She, of course, did a fantastic job. She is able to hold the bag in the correct position (something I always seem to struggle with), so her petals always come out better than mine. That having been said... here are some shots of what I was able to get done tonight.

This is my lamo attempt at making daisies. Yeah, when I found out we were doing daises, my first comment was "daisies are the friendliest flowers". Uhm, it turns out that while that might be the case for actual daisies, these buggers were definitely not the friendliest to make. Seriously, those petals were RIDICULOUSLY HARD. And, yeah, I know... they still look dumb. Oh, well. (And I threw away the truly ugly ones, so don't even start with me.)

This is my pansy. And while I know that it doesn't look like an actual pansy, I'm still pretty proud. (I know. I shouldn't be prideful, but I am. I can't help it. Isn't it cute?)

And... the primrose. (Yeah, I know. It looks suspiciously like the apple blossom from last week. Must be why I liked it so much... It was VERY EASY to make, which I'm always a fan of.)

And... the daffodil. I am, of course, crushed that this looks so dorky. I am a BIG FAN of daffodils, and had been so excited about learning how to make them. It turns out that it's nearly impossible for me to get the petals the right size/shape.

Here's the recap of all...

Aren't they cute, all nestled up in their flower trays? I am in love with these curvy white trays. Even when I make flowers that don't look like, erm... flowers... if I put them in these trays, the edges turn up and the petals look perky. Wahoo!

Stay tuned for next week's finale cake. We'll be learning the basket weave with buttercream and will be topping the cakes with the flowers we made this week and last. Should be quite a show. :)