I'm 2 classes into my session two class. Its still fun but its more intense then the last class. Royal icing is harder to work with, and it tastes like paste! But the flowers are pretty, and color flow is fun. I bought more supplies.
$14 for student kit (used coupon)
$9 for several frosting colors
$9 for new carring kit, works wonderfully
$7 for color flow (this is a stupid tax, i lost the packet that comes in the kit)
$3 brushes
$1.99 for 2 1/4 cup countainers
$5 cake carrier
Total $48.99 am i done yet? Unfortunatly no, I need a tip keeper, more tips, and a covered container to carry my frosting flowers in. My flowers flew all over my yard!
Showing posts with label cake decorating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cake decorating. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Cake decorating class
I'm having so much fun! The ladies in my class are very nice and the instructor is crazy. Not to mention, YUM! My husband loved my cake. I made a (scratch) yellow cake with chocolate buttercream frosting, then decorated with mint and vanilla buttercream frosting. I was the only one that made different colors and flavors of frosting. I figure since I'm doing it I might as well make it interesting. I'm also the only one who made a scratch cake. Everyone has a kitchen aid mixer, which makes baking from scratch very easy. I wonder how much I save baking a scratch cake instead of a mix. My (frugal isn't that wonderful?) instructor buys cake mix at Grocery Outlet for .99 a box. I'm tempted to compute the price of a scratch cake! But i have all the needed ingredients in my pantry and I don't remember their individual prices. However if I need more I think I'll price everything out. Because I'm just that nerdy!
My cake was not a work of art! But its the first one so I don't intend to beat myself up about it. We needed 3 batches of frosting, stiff, medium, and thin. My medium frosting was the constancy of thick! I have plenty of frosting for a few classes. I made 4 batches of thin (accident!), 1 of medium (which is now stiff), 1 of stiff. I do need to make another batch of medium. The instructor drew the design on my cake, a simple 4 leaf flower. I filled it in with yellow, then outlined in orange. When my husband saw the cake he got very excited and said 'Is that a propeller??' lol sure honey. Like I said I dont mind that this one is not a masterpiece I had lots of fun making it and I really enjoy eatting it!
My cake was not a work of art! But its the first one so I don't intend to beat myself up about it. We needed 3 batches of frosting, stiff, medium, and thin. My medium frosting was the constancy of thick! I have plenty of frosting for a few classes. I made 4 batches of thin (accident!), 1 of medium (which is now stiff), 1 of stiff. I do need to make another batch of medium. The instructor drew the design on my cake, a simple 4 leaf flower. I filled it in with yellow, then outlined in orange. When my husband saw the cake he got very excited and said 'Is that a propeller??' lol sure honey. Like I said I dont mind that this one is not a masterpiece I had lots of fun making it and I really enjoy eatting it!
Monday, January 14, 2008
More cake decorating supplies
I spent another $14.42 at Michael's
Cake circles 12" $5.49 - 40% off coupon $3.29
100 ct disposable bags $19.99 - 50% off coupon $9.99
Yesterday I spend another $9 at the dollar store on toothpicks, 2 sets of Rubbermaid tag a longs, 2 containers for frosting, parchment paper, gallon sized Ziploc bags, sandwich bags, and sisors.
Today I bought two spreading spatulas for $1 total at the thrift store. we went to the thrift store first then to the craft store. Dh was looking at the cake decorating supplies sighing over the prices, when he spotted the spatulas we had just bought for $4 each. It seemed to cheer him a little, he said 'at least we aren't spending $8 for spatulas!'
A few days ago i bought meringue powder, flavoring, and coloring for $9.44
Which brings my total for supplies to $62.42! OUCH! Thank goodness I've been using coupons or it would be a lot more!
Cake circles 12" $5.49 - 40% off coupon $3.29
100 ct disposable bags $19.99 - 50% off coupon $9.99
Yesterday I spend another $9 at the dollar store on toothpicks, 2 sets of Rubbermaid tag a longs, 2 containers for frosting, parchment paper, gallon sized Ziploc bags, sandwich bags, and sisors.
Today I bought two spreading spatulas for $1 total at the thrift store. we went to the thrift store first then to the craft store. Dh was looking at the cake decorating supplies sighing over the prices, when he spotted the spatulas we had just bought for $4 each. It seemed to cheer him a little, he said 'at least we aren't spending $8 for spatulas!'
A few days ago i bought meringue powder, flavoring, and coloring for $9.44
Which brings my total for supplies to $62.42! OUCH! Thank goodness I've been using coupons or it would be a lot more!
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