Final Wedding Cake at CHIC

So last week I finished my advanced cake class at CHIC... it was unbelievable how short that class felt. We learned a lot in a short amount of time, especially gum paste flowers. I hate to say it but that's what I came to school for. FLOWERS. I had worked so hard to educate myself on things I had seen on TV and websites, or just pictures people wanted for their cakes. But flowers? Oh my god, they are a stressful thing! They only had to teach us the basics and you essentially have to just go out and stare at flowers and teach yourself how to make them.
It's incredible how little you can be taught and it immediately changes your views on things.

Anyway, I made some lilies.. and accidentally made them with five petals instead of six (whoops!) but lost no points, thank god. I made an obnoxious amount of Cali lilies, even though I don't like them very much... and didn't end up using them, and a lot of fuchsias.

We had to have at least 20% of the cake covered in Cornelli Lace (the squiggly-line looking portion of the cake), that incidentally became a lot harder than it looks, but is such a classic design for cakes and I am so excited to know simple it really is once you get the hang of it.

We then had to make 120 lace points-which are really-and i mean really- small designs piped out with royal icing and left to dry. I ended up doing small butterfly wings and placed them around the top of the bottom tier.

We made the cake topper in advance, and it had to be "flaming hearts" themed. We definitely had a lot of wiggle room with this one, and basically just told us to use a few elements and not just flat hearts cut out with a stencil.

All of our cakes are displayed in the massive, beautiful display case in our building for all to see and it is such a great feeling to be at this point in school. I remember the first day of class; I was scared out of my freaking mind, and i was staring at that case in awe at the cakes that were displayed, and it's so wierd to be in that place, seeing the new kids staring up at that same case just as I had.

I only have one kitchen class left... and I cant help but get a little teary-eyed when I think about it. I've met a lot of cool people here and I dont want to see any of them go.

In the end, the cake was success and next up: Sugar and Chocolate sculpting!