last week, in the cake pilot...

well consider this a last, lame attempt to catch up. once i post this, i'll be back up-to-date with the blog and can devote more time to my writing.

to recap:

1. we practiced covering a dummy tier with fondant;

2.learned how to make royal icing;

3. learned how to make a paper cornet (pronounced "core-nay");

4. practiced piping snail trails, cornelli lace, and swiss dots;

5. learned how to make (MY FAVORITE SMELL ever) marzipan (with almond paste, corn syrup and 10x sugar);

6. practiced covering a dummy tier with marzipan;

7. made marzipan roses, plaques and vines, as well as crimping;

8. piped lace points to later decorate our plaques with;

9. and practiced piping royal icing drop-lines, hearts, fleur-de-lis, dots, and other decorations.

all in all, a VERY busy week!

here are the photos to show all that i did:

well, that's that!

more to come!

xo

m