Although the main point of this blog is cooking for picky eaters, I do occasionally find time to do some baking. Recent Food Network shows like Ace of Cakes and Cake Challenges have enticed me to learn more about cake decorating and I will be writing some about my experiences as I learn.
This stylized flag cake involved a lot of piping with several tubes so was good practice as I am none too skilled with a decorating bag. For those just learning to pipe designs in icing I offer one main piece of advice - practice extensively on waxed paper before commiting yourself on a cake. The icing may then be scraped off the waxed paper and put back in the bag for continued practice.
Another learning experience here was to cover my unwaxed cake board. Within an hour of finishing this cake the grease had soaked into the board making an unsightly design around the cake. Although I could have camoflaged this by icing the board, that is time consuming and my kids were hovering around ready to devour it so I let them eat the evidence.
For those who would like to see the step by step process used to make this, see: U.S. Flag Cake Project
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