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06 June, 2011

Sugarcraft

Way back in 2007 I took a 9 week recreational sugarcraft course at Tamworth College. I wanted to do something with my spare time that I enjoyed, and as I come from a family that loves to bake I thought that this would be the perfect way to spend two hours every Tuesday evening, that wouldn't interfere with my job and shift patterns.

Yes, please ignore the very crude photo, but I was extremely chuffed with my efforts from my first proper cake decorating course. It may not look like much, but that was my flowerpaste poinsettia! Don't you just love the glare of the flash against the red of the petals?

At the time, I felt frustarted that I couldn't quite get the hang of using this 'stuff' that was not too dissimilar to chewing gum. My hands were always too hot and made working with flowerpaste really difficult. I almost gave up within the first couple of weeks as it seemed almost impossible to create anything.

Patience and persistence was all I needed. I felt I could create (almost) anything once my poinsettia was complete! Bring it on...

...I mean, just look at my bow cake. You want one don't you? Admit it.




And this is my embossed, piped and whatever-else-I-could-get-on-it cake. Simply Beautiful (with a capital B)




Hey kids, you gotta start somewhere.




2 comments:

  1. Your cakes look fab! Particularly like the embossed one... planning on doing any more courses?

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  2. Thanks Caroline, that's very sweet of you! I did a second sugarcraft course not long after the initial one, but I haven't done any more since. I have a few books so I practice whenever I get the chance! When I first thought of courses, I looked at a patisserie course but it would have been too difficult to fit it around my job :(

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