Is it possible to correct mistakes after you have made the mistake? I just completed a German Chocolate cake and Ditzy me put on the Chocolate Rosettes before I topped the cake with the coconut topping. As you can see in the pic it started covering up the rosettes. I am still just a baby cake decorator so any suggestions will be greatly appreciated I was too afraid of making a bigger mess if I took off the rosettes

Susan

I think it looks just fine! Of course, I can't see the top but from what I can see it looks great.

As it has been said before, we are all our own worst critics. I think we see the mistakes more than other people do.

I have found that when the cake is all done, most of the time I am the only one who can pick out the mistake. Or, that the mistake doesn't look as bad as I thought it would.

I probably would have taken the roses off even if it meant I had to re-make those. Once you covered the top with the coconut topping you wouldn't have been able to see where you took them off. Just mho.

But your cakes are great and you are probably worrying too much.

Hi Susan,

Your cake is pretty...yummy.

If you have finished adding the coconut topping, then it will just look like you just did a light covering of the rosettes intentionally.

I add toppings sometimes to my borders and decorations.

If you don't want the toppings on your rosettes, can you take a small spatular or knife and lift off. If you mess up some, just make your replacement rosettes a little larger to cover up.

Good luck

Forgot to add that it is pretty as is and stop worrying...my lazy susan

I'm sorry I guess you really can't see the top very well. Here's a pic of the top. Hubby already snagged a piece!!!!! lol

I'll tell you this Susan..it looks DELICIOUS! And that IS most important!

It looks great, for your next one you'll know how to work with it don't worry we have all been they!!

I personally think it looks cool with the topping flowing around the rosettes - makes it look like you meant to do it that way....and it looks nice! Don't worry about it......looks great!

From the top of the picture, it still looks great.

Mmmm.... Can I have a piece???



It looks fine with the topping on there the way you have it.

One of my favorite mottos is "Once is a mistake; twice is a pattern!" Since the top of your cake is consistent, it's perfectly fine.

Now where can I meet you to get a piece of that cake? Heehee!

Deanna

Haha, I see you managed to change your name kiddo, very cute!
I think the cake looks amazing, it really looks delicious too. I like it the way you did it. Screwing up is the mother of creativeness, I say!
By the way, uh, just in case you hadn't noticed, I think one of your cake decorating friends stole a piece of cake from the picture.... Hhmnn, wonder who that was?
Hugs Squirrelly

wasn't me..I would've taken a much bigger slice!

i think the cake looks great .


cake_m

I didn't take that slice, as yummy as the cake looks, I'd have taken the whole thing! Janice

I can't believe I ate the whole slice...now I want more

Y'all are so silly!!!! With all the pieces that y'all have eaten there isn't going to be any cake yet. But I am very glad that you enjoy it sooooo much

I think the cake looks soooo good and it does look like you meant to do it that way. They are right, we are our own worst enemy.

I need a good german cake recipe. Do you share your recipes.

Anyway your cake looks great.....wish I had a piece!

Honestly, I think the cake looks great!

(You would have a hard time finding one that looks any better at a professional bakery in my area!)