How You Know You Are A Cake Decorator...
Decorating By Kitagrl Updated 5 Aug 2006 , 4:59pm by chefdot
When you always walk down the cake decorating aisle in every craft stor you walk into, no matter what you're actually there for.
My DH was laughing at me a few weeks ago when I came home from a trip to Michael's and I was telling him how much Wilton has finally updated alot of their stuff. I was so excited, and he just kept making fun of me!LOL
~Nicole
I have a couple too: My Viva papertowels do Not go under the sink and HANDS OFF with warnings!! There are at least 3 old Hershey containers (without labels) in the fridge with various frostings. And my favorite: My kids go around the grocery store trying to find sweets that I CAN'T Make (lots of amusement for them and me - true story)
I have a couple too: My Viva papertowels do Not go under the sink and HANDS OFF with warnings!! There are at least 3 old Hershey containers (without labels) in the fridge with various frostings. And my favorite: My kids go around the grocery store trying to find sweets that I CAN'T Make (lots of amusement for them and me - true story)
kitagirl
You have pink stains on the countertop where you spilled red or black coloring.
Ooh a good way to get rid of that is with "Barkeeper's Helper" it's like some kind of kitchen scrub..... my mom always uses it (b/c I cool at her house) and it works like a charm!
kitagirl
You have pink stains on the countertop where you spilled red or black coloring.
Ooh a good way to get rid of that is with "Barkeeper's Helper" it's like some kind of kitchen scrub..... my mom always uses it (b/c I cool at her house) and it works like a charm!
I use SoftScrub with bleach, it works good too. Thanks! 
Everytime your 2 year old sees you on the computer he thinks you're looking at cakes....and begs you to make him a CAR cake! (To which my reply is, as soon as you let me potty train you!)
Your curtains are decorated with buttercream icing.
My husband has to ask if he can enter the kitchen, then after he has 'permission', he asks what is off limits in the fridge. Or, he will ask what he can use in the kitchen, like utensils, pans, etc. if he wants to fix himself something to eat. I don't have time to feed him cause I'm too busy reading all of the funny posts on CC!
....your 3 yr old can say the word "ingredients" and pretends to bakes cakes all day long
....your 3 yr old already planned what she wants for her birthday cake (6 months from now!) lol
....you get 15 phone calls from your family and friends when there is a cake challenge on food network to make sure you are watching it.
imartsy.........you've seen the fondant loop bow,with curls of ribbon?well usually you wrap your fondant strip around a dowel rod,to get the curly effect and then slide them off to harden and put your curly ribbon in your bow.I like to use my turkey baster to wrap the fondant around because it is thicker than a dowel and I get fat/wide curls which I like.it depends if i want fat or skinny curls and i had no dowels one time so i improvised and used my baster by the way I LOVE your 4th of july cake it's great but what do you mean rootbeer and 7up..flavored cake? 
I have one more.....
You know you're a cake decorator when your tummy pops out of your jeans, but your arm muscles would give The Terminator a run for his money!.............rolling out all that fondant!
...When your kids ask you to "whip up some ganache"
...When your kids are disappointed that Colette Peters is merely a judge on the next Food Network Challenge
Heck, when your kids know who Colette Peters is!
...When your husband and kids know the difference between MMF and Wilton fondant (DH despises any kind of fondant, by the way - he sees it as an expensive waste - if he complains too much, I point him to his Harley in the garage...)
...When you've actually considered putting your dogs down in case you might possibly want to have a "legal" kitchen someday..(Just kidding - sort of...I recently discovered that dogs love cake and buttercream frosting) 
Annie
There are probably more,
Gotta laugh at these - pretty much all of these are true for me but here goes....
You know your a cake decorator when...
You suffer from suffer from a personality disorder related to say 'Yes' to 3 birthday cakes and a wedding cake for the same weekend and nothing seems to be going right for any of them.
You throw a packet of walnuts at the cat when you see it jump up on the bench where the 3 tier birthday cake is you just finished frosting is....
You're completely incapable of "just" icing a cake. My husband is forever telling me, "you don't have to decorate it....you could just put some icing on." To which I always reply, "you don't seem to understand...I can't do that." Sometimes I try...but I just can't. There at least has to be smooth icing and a border.
When your DH asks you to make a cake "just for us" or refuses to put money in the collection at work for the monthly birthday cake unless they order it from me. 
He has also become a pro at mixing icing colors (as has my 3yr old) but only wants to mix the "manly" colors-NO PINK.
More on the pet theme ...
You take a cake to your daughter's house, having admittedly plopped buttercream onto your foot and ankle while icing the last-minute cake you brought ... and all of her inlaws are there for the party ...
and you sit down and suddenly all THREE of her cats gather round and start licking your foot, ankle and halfway up your calf!
One of them even started gently biting me! I guess he thought I was a cake and he was trying to eat it.
cakesasyoulikeit
You're completely incapable of "just" icing a cake. My husband is forever telling me, "you don't have to decorate it....you could just put some icing on." To which I always reply, "you don't seem to understand...I can't do that." Sometimes I try...but I just can't. There at least has to be smooth icing and a border.
Oh my gosh yes! My mother doesn't understand why the icing has to be "smooth". She says "just run a fork through it to create a design". That's okay - but I want a blank, beautiful, smooth canvas for my creations!! I don't WANT to just run a fork through it - I want to make it a masterpiece!!! Now if I only had more time.....
Oh and
You know you're a cake decorator when your tummy pops out of your jeans, but your arm muscles would give The Terminator a run for his money!.............rolling out all that fondant!
made me laugh so hard! I haven't gotten there yet (and hope to avoid it) but I know I'm gonna develop some arm muscles if I keep rolling fondant!!! It's exercise, right???
I just started a job as a cake decorator at the local Food Lion and I come home with a rainbow of icing on my shoulder. Or when you gave up the Weight Watchers forums for CC forums!!!
Gotta love that aunt!!!! 
You know your a cake decorator when you say....
"No, it's not a new perfume, it's MMF"
or
You know your a cake decorator when someone asks how you keep your hands so smooth and you answer CRISCO....lol
Gotta tell you I ROTFL at You know your a cake decorator when you collect Michael's and AC Moore coupons like a squirrel collects nuts...
when your two yr old calls the KA mixer "Cake"
he is bad about constantly asking what I'm doing...and most of the time I'm in the kitchen standing in front of the KA...and most of the time my response is..."mommy is making a cake". so he whenever he sees the KA now he just calls it "Cake"!!!
Very Fun!
Ok so I know I am a decorator when I have dreams. Dreams about a house fire (mine) and I save nothing but the KA! I risked my life for the KA.....
Butter seen by my 15 month old instantly makes him scream for 'cookies' (i know its cake but still)
I think the KA is better than sex..........
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