What a Class!

Hi All,

Chef Nicholas Lodge and me w/ his sample cake.

Sorry it's been a minute since my last post. I've been very busy at work and as most of you know I recently took a cake decorating class.  I think they should call it Cake Bootcamp because it was non-stop and tough.  The teacher was Nicholas Lodge who is phenomenol.  His resume places him in the pastry art and cake art Hall of Fame.  In this bootcamp we learned so many techniques that my head was spinning.  

The picture to the right has his sample cake.  The pictures below are of mine. 

  

I loved making the bows and drapes below. 

They might appear on every cake I do.

On top of the cake is a large wild rose in a technique called Brushed Embroidery.  It's very similar to painting. I can't wait to try this in some more contempory designs. The tassel and the doves turned out great too.

This is my favorite side.  The ruffle drapes are adorable.

 This isn't a great shot and the graduating pearls on the corner look a little bit like a white catepillar that crawled out of the flower.

Carrie gave me a really nice compliment when she saw the cake. She said it looked more professional than any other cake I'd done. Wow!  I can't wait to get some more practice in.  I've also got my eye on a few more classes.  Stay tuned.

The Gang.  (Don't asking what Sebastian was laughing at.)