Sweet Endings..

I had my last class from Wilton Course #1 on Tuesday night :( We learned how to do the "Wilton" rose. This time I did chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream in the middle, with vanilla buttercream on the outside. I know it might seem like A LOT of frosting in the middle...but it actually was the perfect amount. I was very proud because I finally got a tall looking cake. It was still a little lopsided...but tasted great anyways!!

I think I will enroll in the next class, everyone at work is disappointed because although its a 4 week class I only make one cake for my final.

I am really EXCITED to use my new Giant Cupcake pan. I am going to make a practice cake this weekend with it and then make one for real for my G'ma Birthday.

Long weekend...nice

Yay...I love long weekends!!!

Marsh gives their employees half days before holidays so I left work around 12ish on Friday and went to Aimee's to help her make some cookies for her niece's graduation. My cookie job had gotten cancelled so we thought we would work on her cookies on Friday instead of Saturday. It took us almost 5 hours but the cookies turned out really cute!

Saturday I made cupcakes for Chommany's Birthday dinner that night. I have been really wanting to try to make Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes. I thought a Birthday celebration would be the perfect occasion. I also made chocolate buttercream for some of them.

I only have one more cake class left from my Wilton Course #1. My second cake was a white cake, that I filled with my grandma's homemade strawberry rubarb preserves. We also learned how to make these clowns. Me being a huge fan of clowns (not) didn't put any on my cake but I did practice them.

My First Cake

Here is my first cake from Wilton Course #1! It's lemon with lemon buttercream filled with raspberry preserves. Can't wait to have a piece!

May??...Already!!!

I finally got to planting my flowers this weekend. I keep several pots on my deck during the summer. I didn't do my upside-down tomato plant grower this year or herbs. Those didn't go so well last year so I thought I would forget about it. Maybe again sometime...Oh and don't ask me what any of these flowers are...because I don't know.

Considering that I had no plans this weekend I was pretty busy! The weather has been great...so I have been running around playing outside (golf, tennis and dog park). I made it to the Des Moines Farmers Market today, got some beautiful Lilacs, my favorite breakfast burrito and an eggroll.


I started my golf lessons at Willow Creek on Monday, May 4th. They were great fun and I really learned a lot. Unfortunately, I must have forgotten all of it because today I didn't golf so well. Good thing I have more lessons to come!

I also started my Wilton cake decorating class on Tuesday, May 4th. We didn't get to start decorating yet, but we will be this coming Tuesday. I have to make a cake, frost it and bring it to class to play with. It will be my first time using buttercream and smoothing out the frosting like a professional cake! I can't wait to see how it goes. Everyone at work was excited to hear I was taking the class because that means they get a cake every Wednesday!! Oh and PS: After reading the buttercream recipe, I have decided that buttercream = bad for you, but tastes soooo good.

Whats new with me?

• I just noticed that my new hobby golf really leaves me with some horrible ugly tan lines...booo
• My friend Sherry and I got our first PAYING baking job. We are making 10 dozen cookies for a graduation at the end of May. I did a wedding a few years back, but it was my wedding gift to the bride, so not sure if that counts for not.
• I am going to try to keep my deck plants alive past August this year...I will just need to remember to water them.

Gangs of New York

So I just saw a commercial for the movie Gangs of New York, I guess it's going to be on tv soon. It reminds me when it first came out in the theaters. I went to go see it with Joe, Jon and some other friends at the NOVA (the discount theater). Tickets were only $5 or so, and came with a pop and popcorn. Nice and cheap with my college budget! We get all settled to watch our movie, and all of a sudden the film starts melting and burning up!! It was crazy to watch on the big screen. This happens about 4 times, so we finally give up. Everyone is in line to get their money back so we wait too. Joe and I get our money with no problem. Then Jon gets there and they look at him and say, "You ate your popcorn you don't get a full refund." Poor Jon!! Everyone else ate their popcorn and got a full refund! I still have never seen the movie either, I guess nows my chance.

Golfing

Well today was my first outing onto a real golf course. And it was interesting! I won't even add up my score. The first 3 holes started out a little rocky, with glares and mean mugging toward my "coach" Joe. But after a quick talk, I think he realized that I had no idea what I was doing! So with my first 9 holes down, I am ready and eager to keep practicing.

What's new with me?

• I start my cake decorating class on May 5, and I can't wait!! I am eager to have a fun hobby to focus on for a while. I convinced my friend Sherry to join me, so I am excited to learn and get to spend some time with her.
• Maddie just had her 5th Birthday on April 21.
• My allergies are starting to act up...my eyes are itching...but its totally worth it to be spending time outside.

Happy Easter!!