Cakes

For those of you who know my family, or went to my wedding, you know that my sister Jaisha is an amazing cake decorator. Or is it decatrice? There’s no way of knowing at this point so I will stick with just saying that she is incredible. I truly believe it! My wedding cake turned out to be a masterpeice.  Beautiful white fondant with purple flowers and dark purple ribbon with a cake topper of a seemingly innocent bride and groom. Secret to the topper was the if you looked from behind, you could see the bride pinching the baboosh of the groom. My darling cousin Chaley was the one who so generously loaned that to us.

Now, back to Jaisha. She is fantastic at fondant, flowers and imagination when it comes to her cakes. I believe the only thing she is lacking is a little training and a couple recipes for butter cream. That and her very own studio to create masterpieces J.

I was more than happy to let her be the cake star and I would do something else, but one day the urge to try hit me and I ended up making some delicious cake balls, chocolate covered strawberries, a small anniversary cake for my John and eventually a giant graduation cake. All of these experiences taught me one thing…I am good at making cakes. But not fondant. I never cared for the taste and I’m not all that great with working it. My talent rests with butter cream, melted chocolate and making cakes dense and delicious.

John is 100% my biggest fan and supporter and he bought me a Wilton cake decorating starter kit and a month’s worth of classes at Michael’s crafts! Plus he volunteers as my taste tester. He is honest and sweet which is what you want when you are putting yourself out there and trying something new. Heaven bless him J.

Anywho, that’s what we are doing at the Kelley’s house now. I am learning to make cakes so I can open my own cake studio and sell out of my home and then out of a small shop. That’s the dream!

Here is a peek at some of my creations thus far: