Well I read the course book (yes, I walked to the school to get it and everything!). Baby stuff. I could do it in my sleep. BUT! The fact remains that I have not done this in a long time and a good warm up can't hurt :) I can't wait to start tomorrow!!
Another great thing about this book is that it introduced me to something apparently marvelous: Wilton Cake Release. I googled it and discovered that I could either buy it at a craft store for $3.49 OR that I could make it myself :) Basically all it does is grease and flour the pan for you in one step, so in order to make it you just need to blend 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of shortening, and 3/4 cups of vegetable oil. Apparently it's the bee's knees. We'll find out tomorrow when I make Melissa's bundt cake for her birthday :)
The book is also refreshing me on little (yet very, very important...) details that have been long forgotten. Like how thick/thin icing needs to be in order to properly ice a cake :\ That bit of info could have been helpful last year at the start of the semester. I tried making a fancy cake for DXD, but the icing was way too thick and dragged crumbs up to the surface of my lovely, white buttercream :( I had to improvise and it looked awful. But not this time!! My Wilton Master Tip Set is in the mail and on its way!! Cakes, prepare to be fabulous!!
Chi Delta Chi Cupcakes???
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