My youngest is being confirmed in May of this year. His confirmation class is the largest the church has had, with 13 kids being confirmed. As a caker, I look for opportunities to expand my caking experiences and stretch my boundaries! With this thought in mind, I volunteered to make the cake for the confirmation reception. I have in mind to make a 1/2 sheet cake that will have a chalice, loaf of bread and wheat stalks made of gumpaste. Included in this masterpiece I am planning on an open book (Bible) with each of the kids' names written on the pages. Sounds very grand and large! The large part I can handle, its the writing part I'm worried about! So - practice I think! Yeah, I can do that. So now everyone I know will be getting a book cake of some sort so I can practice my writing.
This week the lucky cake winner is my physical therapy group. I'm discovering, however, that its not just the writing I will need to practice. The open book pan has some very odd angles to it and I had a difficult time getting the icing to cover the cake and then smoothing the icing. Today, the cake is a plain white surface, smooth, but not quite enough icing. I'm hoping the decorating part of this will cover all that up and it will turn out, if not a work of art, at least a good practice!
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