My Nana and I are starting to get together on Thursdays from noon to 4pm. The goal is to be playing around with techniques and playing with icing. My Nana used to work at a bakery when my Uncle, Aunt and Mom were still in school. She would practice through out the week and they would have a cake every Sunday. It's been awhile since she's picked up a piping bag and some couplers, but simply playing around is bringing some things back.
My mom remembers odds and ends that my Nana used to do, such as dipping the spatula in water before icing the cake to keep the icing extra smooth, and putting a damp towel over icing bowls to keep them from drying.
I have thoroughly enjoyed looking through books, lessons and practice sheets that Nana has let me borrow. And her set of tips has been way to much fun going through.
I've requested just about all the books on cake decorating that the library has to offer.I just need to get my nose out of the books and start working with the flour.
This is one of my first roses. The icing I'm using is my Nana's recipe. It's not stiff enough for roses, but how it's holding is also effected by the hot weather, even with the AC on.
I split a batter in half. One mini cake for me, one mini cake for Nana.
Nana's end result. Absoultely love her borders. She did great with the lettering as well!
My end result.
Hope you all are having a great Summer!
-Cake Crumb Girl
Awwwww, they're so pretty!
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