since I had something I made to post on here. I have made a few desserts for folks in our new hometown, but with homeschooling and life in general being what it is (blissfully right and what God wants it to be right now), I just don't do a lot of baking still. And it's amazing how absence may not make the skills go away, but they make them dull and taker longer to execute, if you know what i mean.
I did do a beautiful birthday cake for my husband's grandmother this Summer. It turned out so pretty and it was sooo super yummy. It was a little confidence builder that I haven't totally lost my gifts. It was the first time I made a stacked tier cake in a long time. It was a little nerve racking, but it turned out great. I love the bright and colorful flowers. This is how I like to make a celebration cake. You can have your icing decorations and keep them. To me this is the height of simplicity, celebration and beautiful when it comes to a cake. Okay, i have to admit, it might also have something to do with the fact that I hate icing flowers. I don't use the kind of icing that holds shapes like that well, and I am just not willing to sacrifice taste in that way. Also, icing flowers and decorations take toooooo much time, of which I don't have, never mind the patience factor. :) I just love natural flowers. You just can't recreate their delicate brilliance. What do you think?
Anyway, had to share this creation to document it and to say, I am still here. I still bake.
