Wilton Course 1, Class 4

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Michelle

I “graduated” last night from Wilton Course 1: Discover Cake Decorating. I had so much fun with this class, and was very pleased with my final cake:

When we learned “THE ROSE” last week in class, I was awful. I couldn’t remember which way to hold the tip or spin the flower nail and as a result, well, they weren’t the prettiest 😉 So I made a batch of icing for the sole purpose of practicing the rose. I probably made upwards of 40 roses just to practice, and it really did help, as I think I definitely improved! A closer look at the rose spray on my cake:

Last night, in addition to putting together our final cake, we also learned how to make sweet peas and leaves. I loved them both! The sweet peas are so cute and the leaves were a lot of fun to make. A close up of one of my sweet peas:

I have already signed up for Course 2 and will be starting when we get back from vacation in a few weeks (the instructor was nice enough to push back the start date of the next class so that I only missed the first overview class!). I can’t wait to learn all of the different flowers!

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16 Responses

  1. Ally, on April 24, 2008 at 8:49 am said:

    I’ve been patiently waiting… It is gorgeous! Those roses look perfect!

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  2. katie102006, on April 24, 2008 at 8:49 am said:

    So amazing! It looks great!!!!! I really think you have a knack for this. You obviously have the love, but the talent is definitely there as well. It’s beautiful!

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  3. Amber, on April 24, 2008 at 8:50 am said:

    Ha, you made me think you were horrible at roses, those roses are everything BUT horrible. They look amazingly good! Practice makes perfect. Congratulations on your graduation. 🙂

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  4. Aggiesgirl (Amy), on April 24, 2008 at 10:11 am said:

    Wow! This looks amazing….like something you would pay a lot of money for in a bakery!! Congratulations on graduating….It looks like you’ve learned SO much! Its beautiful!

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  5. hornedfroggy, on April 24, 2008 at 11:00 am said:

    BEAUTIFUL, Chelley!! 🙂 I hope my cake just comes close to what yours is!! Congrats!

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  6. CB, on April 24, 2008 at 1:32 pm said:

    ::cue graduation music::
    Happy Graduation! Your final cake looks lovely. You are definitely the model student making 40+ roses. I wish I could say I practiced even half that many but obviously thats why yours look perfect! Great job!

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  7. baking soda, on April 24, 2008 at 3:04 pm said:

    You blow me away! This sure looks amazing! I could never ever do this. Congratulations.

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  8. slush, on April 24, 2008 at 3:31 pm said:

    Gorgeous Chelle! You did a fantastic job! You should be very proud. 🙂

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  9. Caitlin, on April 24, 2008 at 6:20 pm said:

    So pretty! I love the sweetpea too – it’s just so simple and beautiful. I’m looking forward to seeing what you make in Course 2! 🙂

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  10. Courtney, on April 24, 2008 at 7:54 pm said:

    You did good. Your roses are perfection.

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  11. Gretchen Noelle, on April 25, 2008 at 7:36 am said:

    So gorgeous! Be proud!

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  12. Kate, on April 25, 2008 at 11:40 am said:

    I think your roses are fantastic!

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  13. Dayna, on April 25, 2008 at 2:24 pm said:

    Your cake is beautiful! I love your rose’s slightly ruffled edge. I think they look authentic and delicate.
    … and the cake, delicious!
    As Gretchen said, be proud! You’ve done a fabulous job!!

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  14. Tammy, on April 27, 2008 at 4:21 pm said:

    that looks great!!!! The roses are cool when you get the hang of them! I have signed up for course 2 as well

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  15. Jaime, on May 6, 2008 at 11:47 pm said:

    the roses are beautiful!

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  16. african vanielje, on May 13, 2008 at 10:57 am said:

    Wow, congratulations. That is just the prettiest cake I have seen in a long time. So delicate it just makes me smile.

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