J does Kid’s Cake Decorating While Mom Crochets
July 19, 2008
My youngest finished up a 3 class kid’s cake decorating class at The Decorette Shop in Tigard, Oregon yesterday. The first day they learned how to pipe frosting. They learned how to make stars. The next class they used their new skill to decorate a sailboat cake. She did a great job.
I, of course, had to bake the cake and make the buttercream frosting. In the process I figured out why my buttercream frosting never tastes the same as the buttercream frosting in cakes I’ve bought from the bakery. They don’t use butter in their buttercream frosting!
On the last day of class the kids played with fondant. The cake was round and they were supposed to create flowers on their cake. When I walked into the room I immediately noticed that my daughter’s cake was more highly decorated than the other children’s cake. Her philosophy is Why do when you can overdo. The cake must have weighed 10 lbs…OK, I exaggerate a little…only a little.
She enjoyed the class immensely. I wish I could have taken it. They weren’t offering a full cake decorating class for adults in the summer. 
It’s probably a good thing they didn’t, I seem to have a little too many projects to complete now.
I was rushing around so much in the morning that I forgot to bring something for me to do while a waited a couple of hours for J to finish her class. Luckily the class was in a shopping mall. Next door to the cake shop was a yarn shop. They concentrated mostly on knitting, but I did find the Fun and Funky crochet book on the left at that shop. Joann’s was also in that mini mall, so I perused their yarn section. I ended up buying a slipper pattern book and a skein of Red Heart yarn.
At the yarn shop next to the cake shop, I found this book on needle felting. I always wanted to try it, so I bought the book and some roving.
J has another cake decorating class next month. I better remember to bring my yarn and books next time. I don’t think I can afford to buy anymore crafting materials. I know I don’t have the time to finish anymore projects.
