Trial of my boys Christening Cake

[ElizaDee]

I am making Spencer's Christening Cake. Here is my first attempt at it, what do you think?

Its pretty rough but not too bad for a first attempt I think. :fingerscrossed:

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/elizadee/trial1.jpg

[kristy J]

:confused: Where is the cake

I was too early


It Looks GREAT now i want cake

[veve]

wow ED ...

you're going to make it yourself!!! ooher .. I would be WAAAY too scared - I struggled to make the ORDER .. lol

it looks lovely :D

xx
JEn

[Melo]

It looks fantastic :D!

[cheezelkat]

It looks gorgeous!

[ElizaDee]

Gee thanks, I was feeling pretty bad about it being so primitive looking. You ladies sure have boosted my spirits, I will post the final cake when I do it. :thumbsup: When we have the date organised.

Thanks for compliments :)

[veve]

Gee thanks, I was feeling pretty bad about it being so primitive looking.

ED - you haven't been making cakes professionally for 10 years -so you are not going to get the 'perfect' look that shops produce .. but Spencer will look back at the cake - and know .. that mum made it just for him .. and that there aren't any other cakes out there like it ..

I love it ... good for you hon!
xx
JEn

[ElizaDee]

Oh how I wish I had been making cakes for 10yrs or was at least really good, hehe then I would have an income. :thumbsup:

[jess_live_die]

Hunni is looks great i love it. my girls was boring.

[damien's mum]

Awww that is gawjus!! I wish i had the talent to make something other than a floppy pancake look a like... Well done!! :smiliedance:

[jasminesmum]

It looks great! You should be very proud of yourself. :yes:

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

Wow you have some talent there have you thought about doing it professionally?

[PunkyDiva]

For a first attempt that's brilliant.:thumbsup:

Some tips you might like to use.

To get a smoother surface pack any dents in cake with extra icing before laying icing over the cake, bit like bogging up holes with plaster. Or use a layer of marzipan (be aware that quite a few people are allergic to almonds these days) under the icing layer.

If I've had to patch the icing I smooth it over with my fingers in gentle strokes/small circles (time consuming don't rush it), it warms the icing and you can get a seamless smooth icing. By making the edges of icing slightly thicker you can get that smooth edge.

I use those little tubes of icing to write on cakes or you can melt some choc and copha together and using an icing pipe, pipe the writing onto a peice of baking paper. Will harden and can be lifted off carefully and placed on cake.

[KapowSchazam]

That looks AMAZING!!! For Bianca's, we had the top layer of our wedding cake (http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r292/NayBobBianca/BiancasChristeningcake-1.jpg)(it's tradition)

[Hokey Pokey]

Wow that is really clever!! Looks yum too hehe!

[iluvmeboyz]

looks awsome i had mine made it was a bible with the boys pic on either side of the cake.

[ElizaDee]

Thanks ladies, we have set the date in March so I will be doing another trial soon. Will show you that one too if anyone is interested to see how I am going. :yes:

[iluvmeboyz]

sounds great hope it all goes well with the cake.