Here it is....It's awful ! For one thing I forgot to save some icing to decorate with different colors. I tried to do the rosette thing....still need to practice...Got a lot of icing left so I am gonna practice practice practice...Hope this cake doesn't make you fall out of your chairs!!! LOL

quit beating yourself up!! It's very cute! And we ALL been there before, the first cake thing!

I think you did an absolutely wonderful job for your first cake!! Give yourself a pat on the back!! Great job!!

i think its VERY awesome... looks like popcorn to me... i think it looks VERY nice.. and rosettes take a while to get the hang of getting them all the same size and whatnot.. so just keep that in mind!

i think it looks VERY lovely..

( lol WAY better then my first cake!)

Well just so ya'll know...I am self teaching myself (thinking about firing the teacher LOL) and I had to make two batches of icing AND little did I know you need 5 1/2 cups of batter per 9 inch cake...so the cake is short. But husband called a little while ago...said I don't really care if it's the ugliest thing in the world...CAKE IS CAKE lol...he's ready to eat I guess. I tried to do the viva method on the icing..but what I need to know is..do you crumb coat in the same color you are icing the cake in and how long do you wait after you crumb coat do you ice the cake. Another question...How thick should your last layer of icing be? Please judge harshly if you have to and tell me what I am doing wrong, except for just being a newbie Thanks a lot in advance!

I think your icing looks very smooth...especially for your first cake!! Yes, you can crumb coat with the same color you are using for the final icing...or you could just use white if you want to. Just remember to take some out and thin it down a little for the crumb coat. You are on an exciting road...buckle your seatbelt and hang on!!!

looks way better than my first cake!

I just saw that in the gallery and wanted to comment on it but couldn't. I think it looks great. Love the color. I wanted to tell you I love your gingerbread house. Man I would be ashamed to post mine. It looks like my kids decorated it. I am trying to self teach myself also. It's going slowly, but learning alittle at a time. Keep up the good work!!

I think you did a great job. Cake decorating is like many things in life, it takes practice. The more you do, the better you get!!! Don't fire the instructor!!!

Thanks all for the great comments. I just have to remember it will get better with time and more reading on this site . Thanks for the comment about my gingerbread house....that was a total disaster! Oh well we live and learn right? You all are great!!!!

I think you did very good for your first and I absolutley love the color of your icing.

I like it!! Great job!!

PLease don't fire the teacher! You did great! Looks yummy to me

Mel

you did a great job!

I think you did a great job.

Saw you are from Ky. where are you at ? I am in Loretto, about 50 miles from Louisville.

So from one Ky. girl to another, GREAT JOB.

and love the color too.....good job-pat yourself on the back!

Hey I've been decorating for just over six months and I still can't get my buttercream that smooth!

You did good, and will get so much better Every cake you learn something...

It's adorable and very good for your first cake This is one of the things that I love most about CC. Getting to see all the "Firsts" and then watching the progression as everyones grows. Gets me all gitty just thinking about it!

Lazy_Susan

Quite a few years ago, I made a first cake AND there's no way in HECK am I ever putting it on this site or any other. Way too embarrassing. We all have those first cakes but yours looks great!

I think you are being to hard on your self