Cake Mania!!

Well this week I (Kim) have been working on a wedding cake all by myself. Usually Jeff's mom (Patsy) and I do them together but this time I have been doing most of the work, which is something we are both excited about. Patsy has made cakes for a long time and I think she gets a kick out of getting to hang out and play computer games while I'm working. ;) Oh she would, and does, help when I need her, or if she just feels like but I think she is enjoying not having to do as much. She handled the business end this time and I am trying my best to handle the in house work. So far things are going really well, apart from the frozen butter issues that occurred on Wednesday there haven't been any catastrophes. Knock on wood!!

I am super excited and happy to say that I have finally learned how to put icing on the cakes. Yes I know I have done it before. But to be honest i have never been very good at it. Patsy has always done that part of the cake process. But I did it this time! She was shocked and excited! She said, "Well you don't need me anymore." Trust me, I do. I have lots left to learn. Jeff said she was still the cake master and I the apprentice. Besides we always have a good time doing them together. :) Now why are things all of a sudden different in the icing department? Well... all the credit can go to this amazing new tool. I can't believe how well it worked for me. What used to take me hours and hours... took about half the time. I can't explain to you how excited I am about this new development. It always stressed me out to know that I couldn't do it. And it upset me to know that Patsy had to do all that work without my help. Trust me it can be very frustrating. I am just so glad that things are going well with the cake and that I continue to improve my cake skills. Thanks Ma, you rock!! :)

The cake will be done on Saturday and I'm planning on posting a picture of the final job. So tune in this weekend to check it out.

Peace and butter grease. :)