Each cake is a learning process. I don't think that I have ever made a cake that I have not thought that I would do something differently, or want to change one or two (or everything) on the cake. I know that I am my toughest critic, so I really try to have an open mind to things.
So what I want to do is go through some of the various cakes that I have made (or cupcakes, or whatever) and go through some of the things that I learned from that cake. I think that by doing this, it will hopefully help others. So I know that I can learn from my mistakes, and maybe help someone else too.
This cake- is the shark cake I made for my sister on her birthday.
This is one of the first cakes that I ever made at least as a more extravagant decorated cake and not just a cake in a pan.
I did a 9x13 cake as the base, then a cake in what is called the Wonder Mold Pan. This is the pan that is commonly used to make the Barbie cake- you know the one where you stick a Barbie in the cake, and decorate the cake like her dress- see here if you don't know. I used this cake for the sharks head. I shaped the tip of the cake to make it more shark like, and cut out a bit to form the mouth. For the teeth I got a white airhead candy and cut out jagged teeth. This eyes are junior mints. There are four different frosting colors- red, white, gray and blue. I also got blue decorating gel to add to the waves of the water.
I had a really fun time decorating this cake, but was a little frustrated with the frosting. It was a little difficult to work with. This was before I had perfected my frosting recipe. Since I have started really making and decorating cakes, I am really opposed to store bought frosting. It does not work properly, it tears the cake because it is too thick, and it just taste store bought. Anyway, because I had not had much experience in making frosting, it was just a little hard to work with. But I learned how to control the frosting much better.
This is just one of many learning experiences
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