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.
