Cute Lil' Turtle

Even kids can be crazy about cake decorating and this cute little turtle was created by a 10 year old enrolled in my Introduction to Cake Decorating for Youth Series.

Kids develop self-esteem, brush up on math skills, hand-eye coordination, following instructions, and taking turns....and at the end of class, have a beautiful work of edible art to share with family and friends. Who knew cake decorating could be so much fun!

My Geisha Cake

My favorite class this year was a class with Bronwen Weber hosted by the NYC Cake Decorators Meetup.  It was the first time in years I carved a cake....I just had that thing about throwing away cake--you know the starving kids in Africa or China thing...Bronwen devised a method to carve an 11 x 15 inch cake with virtually no waste! That was simply genious!  Now I am challenged to use my noggin to accomplish the same thing.

My Geisha is a little quirky....Yikes! I forgot about the eyes-they are too round and the chin is too long.  Other than that I'm not too disappointed, except when I picked up the cake to take this photo and cracked the neck! I took notes and the second time around will be the charm.