I Did The Best I Could. What Do You Think?
Decorating By jescapades Updated 21 Feb 2007 , 7:41pm by onceuponacake
okay, this was a practice cake for me. it was pretty much practice of everything, torting and filling, the melvira method, using homemade frosting, and stacking.
it is an 8" and a 6" devil's food cake with chocolate mousse filling and bc dream frosting. i used drinking straws as support because i don't have any dowels or anything yet.
please let me know what you think. it seems the more i tried to make it better, the worse i made it, so any advice is more than welcome.
thanks!
Dont be so hard on yourself! I think it looks very smooth! Good job! 
Ummm..if you are asking about the smoothness of your cake, it looks really good to me(much better then I can do=)! And I love the beautiful yellow roses, my sister would be thrilled to get that cake! Great Job, Jen
I think you did a great job on the cake. I also just tried the Melvire Method and loved it. You should of seen the looks I got at the store when I kept telling them that I had to have high density. Anyway, practice makes perfect and you are doing great. I haven't made a tiered cake yet so I give you alot of credit!! I will try eventually, I'm just to scared still!! Great job and keep up the good work! 
Looks great! Smoothing gives me so much grief. I really should branch out and try a new method. Keep up the good work
awwww, you are all the sweetest things! thanks so much. i'll tell ya what, though, you should see the sides of the cake (i didn't take pics of that on purpose...lol) i failed to make a dam and my chocolate mousse bled through something fierce. i will know for next time, though. and i don't think i like the vines. i should have just left the flowers and the leaves.
i am going to try an 8" milk chocolate cake with chocolate mousse filling, peanut butter frosting and pirouette cookies for this weekend (my parents' birthdays). i hope it comes out okay. practice does make perfect and if i never make mistakes, i'll never learn, will i?
thanks again. you are all so wonderful!
Jessica,
Is that green border a chain link? I have not seen that one in a long time! That's great, very unique!
Well done!
Theresa
Jessica,
Is that green border a chain link? I have not seen that one in a long time! That's great, very unique!
Well done!
Theresa
ummm, i have no idea 
lol. i just thought it looked cool. 
oh, and you all are gonna make me cry. my dh liked it, but he has to be nice to me, he's my husband. lol. this is why i love it here!
I think you did a fine job
a few changes I would prefer is the flowers if they could curve and be more of a spray instead of a heavy straight line on one side. you might like it better. the roses are fantastic.... maybe change the tone of the green it seems a bit bright. ? I like the vines but a touch or brown would be better than bright green.
borders I prefer white borders but there is nothing wrong with your choices and you did a good job.... I also like to not use to many different borders but as a practice cake that is what you do practice borders
So I think you did a great job and the next one will be even better. Keep it up.
Awesome job. The buttercream is so smooth looking. I haven't used the Melvira method yet but I do have the rollers to try it this weekend.
I really like the vines coming out from the roses. I usually just pull a bunch of leaves out from the flowers, but I like this look! Mind if I borrow that on a future cake?
yeah! heck, if you like it, take it! on one condition, though. i wanna see pictures of yours!
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