one more thing...

So I just have to say the Birthday Surprise cake (the first picture) was incredibly complicated. I think I must have held my breath every time I had to place a layer on top of a completely decorated layer. It felt wrong making it pretty and then risking ruining the whole stinking thing by placing an iced layer on top of a decorated layer. By the way if you ever want a stacked cake, don't get it in whipped topping because it's not a stable icing for stacking. I had to call the customer who wanted this and tell him it was not possible to do his cake in whipped topping...so he settled with a base icing of WT and decorations with butter cream. (THANK GOODNESS!) I couldn't have done it without the sticky consistency of the BC.

So, after it was all packaged in it's box, which by the way is also quite a feat
--you have to balance this towering sheet cake masterpiece on a little cardboard lifty-thing and then lift it into the box without tipping the whole thing over!!--
anyways, after it was boxed up I just pictured the customer walking out with it and then bumping into someone with it and my cake being thrown into the side of the box...icing sticking everywhere...cake layers smooshed...perfection diminished to cake sludge. I have NO idea if that even happened or whether the guy who wanted it liked it...my shift was over before he came and picked it up. Ah well, the life of a cake decorator apprentice...who definitely went above and beyond her job description that day...for C.D. apprentices are not supposed to fill orders, just do back up...but hey, I had amazingly fantastic training (thanks brian!) and was able to fill the gap and create this insane cake! I actually had 'fun' doing it too, only because it was new and challenging...so maybe one day in the future I will create wedding cakes for people?? it's the same basic concept, except with a few hundred dollars and a couple more layers! ;)

Cake Decorating

Who knew cake decorating could be so fun? The skills you pick up, the icing/water/cookie/fudge wars you experience, the people you meet...man I'm sure glad I checked that little box on my application. So in honor of my 'newly' formed cake decorating talents I would like to present my gallery of cakes. Some of these took an hour, others fifteen minutes. One of these pictures I took while at work because after seeing the cakes I made, felt they were my best original creations to date. The other pictures come from my company's website...which means they are copyrighted and the little toys come in kits, with pictures and icing colors we have to match so we do not infringe on the copyright laws placed on cakes (who would have thought?!). So without further ado, a small selection of cakes created by yours truly...

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8...

Since my last 'numbers' post was so successful, in my mind, I am attempting it again.

28 - the day in April I graduated from college!!! woohoo! :)
300 - the price of insurance I now have to pay! : /
8 - number of full-time positions I have applied for since graduation
3 - rejections I received after they reviewed my applications
3 - positions which haven't said a word to me either way
1 - position I really want which is still "in process"
1 - number of interviews I went to

11 - number of people I know who are engaged
14 - couples I know who are recently married
3 - best friends who live far away from me
2 - best friends who live close to me

13 - new music artists I have discovered this year --I LOVE finding new music artists!
10 - songs I purchased this month on iTunes
7 - books I read so far since April 28th
18 - books waiting to be read

3 - times I have been to Starbucks since graduation --I am in mourning at the loss of my beloved Tennessee Street SB
6 - great shirts I found at Plato's Closet
30 - the total price of those 6 shirts --I officially love Plato's now
3 - pairs of new shoes I have since graduation --one matches my suit beautifully!

2 - posts I wrote in May --how sad!
15 - days since my last post :( I've been bad lately, but I will try to post more in the future!
3 - post ideas formulating in my head, which will hopefully come into existence soon!

Time for a 'smile' break! :)

This is so amazing! Jud Laipply is a very talented man! And now, without further adeu, watch the Evolution of Dance and smile until your cheeks hurt! :)