hi all i'm new to the whole cake decorating thing, and dont have a clue where to start, i can bake quite well but when it comes to an occasion i often go for shop bought pre decorated cakes. i would love to start making my own creations, just dont know where to start. any advice for a rookie would be fantastic.
thanks in advance.

Welcome to CC

You can check this thread: http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-589815.html

It has tons of useful information!

Buy a copy of Sugarshack's DVD on working with buttercream. That's your beginning point, and it's well worth the money (not that much!).

The best advice I can give you is to go crazy looking at this site and just try things out.

Oh yea... and have fun.

People here are very helpful.

Are you sure you really want to do this? This site is addicting. There are a lot of videos on you tube, including Sugarshacks. Browse thru the forums here & a lot of your questions may be answered. WELCOME to CC!

Hi and Welcome to CC, chezzajd.

Decoding CC acronyms:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-2926-.html

Quote:

Originally Posted by ngfcake

Welcome to CC

You can check this thread: http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-589815.html

It has tons of useful information!

Thanks for the kind words, ngfcake.

That thread required an update as Wilton redid their site, so those links no longer work.

Here's the updated thread w/more info and working links:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-605188-.html

Here's an extensive thread on frosting/icing:
(Probably more than you ever wanted to know... Has recipes and so much more.)

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-6229407-.html

HTH

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