La Vie en Rose

Cups, Cookies & Cakes (oh, my!)	La Vie en Rose
Silver cake with chocolate pastry cream filling
Blog Beat	La Vie en Rose | Edith Piaf

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How much can you learn about cake decorating after 8 hours of classes? Plenty!

This is the cake I baked and decorated after taking Wilton Cake Decorating Course 1 at Michael's craft store. I used the gardens of Versailles as inspiration for this cake, wrapping the 4-layer silver cake in chocolate almond icing, with thick chocolate pastry cream between layers, topped with pink roses and hydrangeas.

"A party without cake is just a meeting" - Julia Child

The Second Lemon

Cups, Cookies, and Cakes (oh, my!)	The Second Lemon
Silver cupcakes with lemon curd filling
Blog Beat	I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) | Four Tops

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I have recently started taking cake decorating classes, and each week I have been required to make goodies to decorate... Here is the first batch! A silver cake cupcake with a lemon curd filling, topped with almond buttercream frosting.

Couldn't help taking a bite out of this one!

"I believe when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade...and try to find someone whose life has given them vodka, and have a party." - Ron White