Cake Basics Class

Today I did a cake decorating class. I have wanted to learn how to work with fondant and today I had my opportunity. First thing we did was make bows. Mine was supposed to be a pale green but I didn't realise how little of the colouring I needed

 That meant I ended up with green hands too!

 Next step was to cover the cake in butter icing. The teacher suggested that we do a first layer, chill in the fridge and then do a second layer

 Pink fondant! Again, I used a bit more colour and ended up with a rather bright pink fondant

 As my hands show!

 Placing the stripes

 The finished cake - roses, butterflies and glitter!

I really enjoyed this class and can see myself using fondant quite a lot - even for cupcakes!