The Works for Me Wednesday part is the way I kept the plate clean: Before frosting the cake, I slipped strips of parchment paper underneath the cake to cover the exposed parts of the plate:
Chickpea did a lovely job.
Now this was where I "helped" by smoothing out the frosting. And then I pulled out the strips of parchment to reveal a nice, clean plate underneath:
Maybe next time I'll let her frost it all by herself...
Yummy!
Great tip! I do the same thing!
Great tip! I always tend to make a mess out of these things!
Thanks, ladies, for visiting! =)
Great idea :) My cakes are usually disasters.
And I love your little "welcome" section at the top! Proverbs 14:1 is one of my favorite verses.
Thanks, Lynn!
I've always wanted to learn cake decorating, but alas, I haven't had the chance. I try, though. Sometime I'll have to blog about the Great Pirate Ship Cake Fiasco of '07. =)
I really want a piece of that cake : ). It looks yummy!
LOL Thank you! =)
I love this tip too! Although, I have a tendency to stick the parchment too far under the cake. When I pull it out, it ends up messing up the cake.
Hm, I didn't think of that. I was lucky I got the parchment in at all, since Chickpea was already going at it with the frosting!
Good tips because the cake I made last week DID not look even half as good as yours (although it's probably because I messed up on the icing recipe)
P.S. Found your blog via the blog party
Thanks for visiting! I messed up frosting the first time I made it. It needed a little more milk, and I added WAY too much!