I finally had my first class in Course 1 and we were asked to bring an iced cake and to choose between the rainbow cake and flower cake design. Although they are both cute, I had to ask my teacher if I could use another design. To my delight, she said yes! I am attaching a pick of it to get feedback if this is okay for a Lesson 1 design or if it might be too much in terms of detail etc.
All feedback would be much appreciated.
I don't think that is too much for a Course 1 cake as long as you do it with stars. I think that is what the first cake is kind of focusing on is practicing your stars.
Nice design though!
HeatherMari
I think it might take you too long, I found that rainbow cake time consuming but that's just me I was barely starting cake decorating
That's a great flower and I don't think too much for Course 1 at all!
That's a really grooovy design. I couldn't imagine doing that in BC though, too much time and precision! 
But go ahead and tell us how it turns out, I bet the finished product will be great! 
Is the rainbow cake new or something? I don't ever remember making a rainbow cake in Course I. 
It all depends on your instructor. My instructor doesn't even give us enough time to finish the cake before the class is over. I end bringing my cakes home and trying to finish before everyone wants to dive into them! It is a great pattern, but you might want to take some of the smaller details out of it. Maybe make one petal of different colors. Good Luck!
Thank you all for your inputs. I think I will stick with this. I will color my icing at home and make sure I have enough bags and couplers so I can finish quicker. Bummer that there is no sink to wash any of our tips in class. Does this mean I have to buy extra star tips for each color?! 
You will have around 30mins to decorate your cake. So it will depend on how fast you work.
Having your icing precolored and even prebagged will save you time, and give you more time to decorate. As far as having more than one 16, I think it helps save time. I always suggest to my students that they buy extras. Saves you time, even at home, so you don't have to wash the same time several times when working on a cake. If you don't want to buy more tips you can use the same one. You can use a toothpick to scrap some of the icing out, then after you put it on the next color, squeeze the icing out until it comes out in the new color.
I would buy a few extra star tips! are you going to be having that many different colors on the cake? If you are than I would make sure that you have that many tips, to make sure things go quicker for you. Good Luck and enjoy the course.
The rainbow design uses 4 colors so I figured I would also go with the same amount of colors. If it is too much, I an always change it to three and eliminate the smaller details of the design. I believe I will need the extra star tips since my stepdaughter loves to decorate with me. 
Is the rainbow cake new or something? I don't ever remember making a rainbow cake in Course I.
The rainbow cake is in the Course 1 book.
So ladies, I decided to trim the design down to 3 colors and removed some of the small details. Attached is the revised design. Let me know what you think.
You will have around 30mins to decorate your cake. So it will depend on how fast you work.
Having your icing precolored and even prebagged will save you time, and give you more time to decorate. As far as having more than one 16, I think it helps save time. I always suggest to my students that they buy extras. Saves you time, even at home, so you don't have to wash the same time several times when working on a cake. If you don't want to buy more tips you can use the same one. You can use a toothpick to scrap some of the icing out, then after you put it on the next color, squeeze the icing out until it comes out in the new color.
I was thinking about prebagging my icing but was worried it might dry up but I will do it a few minutes before I leave. Thanks for the tip!!
BTW, cute dog 
Thank you all for your inputs. I think I will stick with this. I will color my icing at home and make sure I have enough bags and couplers so I can finish quicker. Bummer that there is no sink to wash any of our tips in class. Does this mean I have to buy extra star tips for each color?!
I use the same star tip for all icing colors, but when I replace it I squeeze out the old icing until the new color comes out. It wastes a little bit of icing but it's good in a hurry.
Good Morning All,
I just wanted to let you guys know that my Course 1 design worked out fine. My instructor loved the design and the best part was I was able to finish the cake in class as well! I will post pics of the cake when I get home tonight. It was a fun, exciting and a nerve-wracking experience all rolled into one. Thanks to all your posts and tips, I got a lot of praises since my cake was the smoothest one in class LOL. Still need to work on my lettering/outlining and learn to relax and of course practice, practice, practice 
Got a whole bunch of icing to practice on, that's for sure! Thanks to everyone who helped me. You have the greatest support group in my life 
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P.S. The best praise I got was from a lady who said, "if I saw your cake in the store, I would buy it"
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