Wilton Class - Grand Finale Cake (with a little help from my kids :)! )

This was the Grand Finale Cake for the Wilton Fondant & Gumpaste class I took in September. I made medium & large pink daisies with green leaves. I brushed them with pink & green luster dust so they really sparkled! I finished it with a twisted rope fondant border. I just love that Dark Chocolate Fondant! It's left over from the wedding cake I made this summer - so you can probably expect to see more cakes covered in it!

My children made the little bugs and flowers from the left over gumpaste. (I believe Larry the Cucumber is there somewhere!) They really did a great job.

Wilton Class - Draping 101

I took a Wilton Class this September & I'm just now posting pictures! I know, terrible of me. I've just not found the time to post. Thinking back on that class (Wilton's Fondant & Gum Paste Class), I was hoping to get some fondant tips & learn how to make flowers. Unfortunately, we only learned 3 flowers, but it sure got me interested in learning more. The flowers are really pretty & the more you practice the better they come out. It really helped being able to watch the instructor actually work the flower in front of you instead of watching a video or look at a book. Anyway, it was fun. This cake was our first cake. We used a fondant & gum paste mix, which makes the fondant drape really nice!