tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557412432315894254.post9162443877224400342..comments2024-03-27T09:01:23.971+00:00Comments on Keeping it Real: My adventures in cake decor - part 1Teresa Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09686064578142193320noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557412432315894254.post-55251160815683190202018-10-04T17:36:34.147+01:002018-10-04T17:36:34.147+01:00Thank you, for hosting and for stopping by. To be ...Thank you, for hosting and for stopping by. To be honest, I thought these would be harder than they really were, mostly because I used cookie cutters for the shapes, so I could make them quickly.Teresa Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09686064578142193320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557412432315894254.post-42247466256274201582018-10-04T17:35:16.723+01:002018-10-04T17:35:16.723+01:00Thank you for stopping by. My advice is to keep th...Thank you for stopping by. My advice is to keep things as simple as possible. There were some cakes my kids saw on Pinterest that I had to say no to. Maybe I could even make them, but it would take me forever and it just wasn't realistic. So I limited myself to what I could do with cookie cutters and my limited shape sculpting expertise.Teresa Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09686064578142193320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557412432315894254.post-75694303136569433252018-10-04T17:32:59.629+01:002018-10-04T17:32:59.629+01:00I hear you on the time issue. I have the same prob...I hear you on the time issue. I have the same problem, but then realized I was paying so much for someone else to make the cakes that...well, I found the time. I baked the cakes and prepared the filling on the day before the party, and then got up real early the next day to assemble and decorate the cakes...Teresa Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09686064578142193320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557412432315894254.post-62335195105542642092018-10-04T17:31:03.530+01:002018-10-04T17:31:03.530+01:00Thank you! I used cookie cutters for most of it.Thank you! I used cookie cutters for most of it.Teresa Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09686064578142193320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557412432315894254.post-36174569363504102792018-09-25T16:07:37.858+01:002018-09-25T16:07:37.858+01:00I love it! Beautiful. I have never made one myse...I love it! Beautiful. I have never made one myself but my sister is really into cake decorating. I have been wanting to try it too!! The kids would die if I did that for them:) Saw your post at the bloggers pit stop!K. Rupphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08791173556548898885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557412432315894254.post-36370843910714129872018-09-24T21:19:02.574+01:002018-09-24T21:19:02.574+01:00WOW! These are AWESOME!! I have been wanting to tr...WOW! These are AWESOME!! I have been wanting to try my hand at cake decorating... I just can't seem to find the time... ugh. Still - these cakes came out soooo nice! Kudos.<br /><br />Alexandra<br />EyeLoveKnots.comAlexandra EyeLoveKnotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06182444696068705573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557412432315894254.post-14789388072836579472018-09-22T05:13:54.633+01:002018-09-22T05:13:54.633+01:00Oh these are amazing!! I did my fair share of crea...Oh these are amazing!! I did my fair share of creating and decorating my kids' birthday cakes many years ago, but they were nothing as professional-looking as yours!! I'm so impressed. What did you use for the icing shapes??Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779414148015624624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557412432315894254.post-90132976000768995812018-09-22T01:05:04.380+01:002018-09-22T01:05:04.380+01:00I've been decorating cakes for a very long tim...I've been decorating cakes for a very long time and I know I wouldn't have attempted cakes like this when I started out. Brava, you did an amazing job. Thanks for sharing with us at Celebrate Your Story and have a great weekend.Sandra Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11871849887888793449noreply@blogger.com