So it begins...

I've been doing a lot of blog hopping the past few months and had been waiting for a good time to enter the world of blogging myself. Cue last night tragedy-- my first cake catastrophe. I have always enjoyed baking, but in March this year I took the Wilton Course I cake decorating class and thought, "Maybe I could do something I enjoy and make some extra money doing it!" So I've been baking cakes and cupcakes and cookies and bars and have loved it. My friends have been great and supportive and have given me opportunities to provide them with my baked goods. Up to this point, most of my creations have turned out pretty good in my opinion; cookies haven't burned, cupcakes have risen, and cakes haven't split-- until this one. I was making a monkey cake for a baby shower and after I had added the first layer of icing and his cute little monkey fur on his face, I noticed a little crack begin to form. Oh, I thought to myself, I can probably just fill that in with some icing and it will be fine. So I did that and got back to my work. Next thing I know there's another little crack beginning to form, so I crinkle my forehead and begin to fret a bit... maybe this is not an easy fix. But I begin to fill that in and go on my way frosting around the outside of the cake, doing quite well I must say to make it look like fur. I walked into the kitchen for a bit and came back out and another crack--more like an earthquake's fault line-- had formed and I knew no amount of frosting would patch it. So frustrated and unwillingly I put on the lid and sat down to take a break from my work. I called in support and had my hubby pick up another cake mix to start all over again. When he got home from work, I lifted off the lid and this is what we found... Yikes!
Glad I decided to start over... so I began again and I was able to present something I was proud of, something that didn't fall apart and crumble. Here was the finished work...

I know it happens to nearly everyone and I guess it was my turn to have to learn to deal with a mishap, but it was not fun and I was not thrilled at the time. But the good news? The fault-line cake is one of the best I've ever made! The white cake is moist and crumbly, the strawberry filling is soft and sweet, and the chocolate buttercream frosting (first time I'd made it) pulls it all together into a sweet messy taste of bliss! So here's to my first blog. I'm excited to actually be able to be fans of other people's pages and make comments and be a part of the blogging world. Hope you enjoy my first entry and I look forward to writing more :-)