Wilton Basics - 4

Side view with cascading flowers



Final cake





Ribbon rose

         I had my final basics class on Saturday.  We learned how to write and make ribbon roses.  This was my best rose.  I didn't end up using it on my final cake since I had already planned it out with the pinwheel flowers.  A couple other students also made some flowers and brought them in as well.  I ended up changing my final design slightly.  1) I used the flowers around the base of the cake since I had more than enough. 2) I didn't do the french dots (groups of 3 dots) since it would be too busy with the flowers. 3) I cascaded the flowers down the side to look like it was a pile of flowers dumping off the cake and into the bottom border.  I really like the way it turned out.  We each received a Wilton Basics "diploma".  I'm very happy with what I learned these last four weeks.  One thing I definitely learned was that I need to save the next class for when the kids are in school.  I was soooo hard keeping the house clean, the kids busy and obedient, and prepare for each class.  I was plain exhausted when I got home on Saturday.  However, I do really love cake decorating and plan to do this for family and friends that wish me to do this, I don't plan on making this a career.  P.S. My final cake was chocolate with raspberry filling and vanilla buttercream icing.  It was sooo yummy!