Let's See Your 1St Ever Cake :)

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kakeladi Posted 5 Jun 2017 , 11:51pm
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We all had to start somewhere.   Let's see your very 1st decorated cake.......and then add the last one or the one you think is your very best work!

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MBalaska Posted 6 Jun 2017 , 12:00am
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Let's See Your 1St Ever Cake :)

The first cake was back in the 1980's, piped with a star tip. 

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bubs1stbirthday Posted 6 Jun 2017 , 7:57am
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I can't get the image on here of my first cake as it is not saved to this computer, this is pretty close though. Haha - that fantastic cake display stand - still on the baking paper I decorated it on because I had no idea about cake boards and couldn't move it other than sliding it on to the box to get it to the table haha and the fondant straight from fridge to table sweating like crazy.

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Minh Cakes Posted 6 Jun 2017 , 8:34am
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Haha fun!

This was my first cake:

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I was living in Spain at the time and made fondant myself. There was no shortening available so I used lard! It smelled and tasted awful!! :D 

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Freckles0829 Posted 6 Jun 2017 , 1:02pm
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I have only recently started to decorate cakes.  I always loved to bake but rarely decorated the cakes I made beyond a piped border.  I can't find my first cake that I made for my husbands 27th birthday (about 6 years ago) but it was a sheet cake with the Baltimore Ravens logo piped on.  Sad that I can't find it because I was damn proud of that cake since that was my first true effort at an elaborate decoration.

This is the first cake/cupcakes that I was "hired" to make for a baby shower.  Also my first time using fondant.

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And these are the last two cakes I made for a joint birthday party/

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kakeladi Posted 6 Jun 2017 , 7:06pm
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MBalaska:  just as I thought..........a HUGE improvement :)  And actually for a 1st cake that star isn't all that bad.  The pic isn't clear but it looks like the icing is smooth and the star work is very neatly done.

MinhCakes:   That was some undertaking - making your own fondant - even if it didn't taste good.  Really, for a 1st try it's not bad work.

Freckels:  I don't have a pic of my 1st either :(  Not the last one but one of my many favorites:  hhttp://www.cakecentral.com/gallery/i/84663/romantic-wedding-shower-design

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me_me1 Posted 9 Jun 2017 , 5:34am
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What a fun thread, love it!!   :)

Haha, everything looks so very clunky on that first cake now! But I adore my two most recent big fondant wedding cakes.

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Minh Cakes Posted 9 Jun 2017 , 3:04pm
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Nice job everybody! I love when progress is so visibile :)

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SandraSmiley Posted 9 Jun 2017 , 3:26pm
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I've been baking cakes since I was 5 years old, but this was my first decorated cake since I started this hobby, my niece's wedding cake.  The small cake with purple flowers was one of my last and the turtle is one of my sculptures.Let's See Your 1St Ever Cake :)Let's See Your 1St Ever Cake :)Let's See Your 1St Ever Cake :)

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kakeladi Posted 9 Jun 2017 , 5:29pm
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Me_me: excellent 1st creation:)  It facinates me to see such inprovement. 

SandraSmiley:  No way could that purple rose cake be your 1st! :)  Much too good looking.  And that turtle just blows me away.   I didn't get much into sculpting - just did one or two.  Tried lots of times but never even remotely happy w/results.  Yeah, we almost always are our own worst critic.

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SandraSmiley Posted 9 Jun 2017 , 6:02pm
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Thank you, @kakeladi ‍!  No, for some reason the pictures swapped places when they posted.  The tiered cake was my first and the one with the purple flowers was one of the last.  It is a good thing for me that someone invented gum paste and modeling chocolate because figures and flowers are what I do best.  I am yet to master the perfect buttercream, ganache or fondant finish.  And, oh how I envy anyone who can pipe!!  I do love a beautifully piped cake!

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SandraSmiley Posted 9 Jun 2017 , 6:04pm
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@MBalaska ‍, even your first cake was pretty, but oh those roses!  Gorgeous!

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kakeladi Posted 9 Jun 2017 , 7:12pm
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And b'cream/piping is what I cut my decorating teeth on. For me it's easy:)  Fondant wasn't much around when I started back in 1980.  I didn't get into that until around the late '90s and never really did that much w/it.   

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SandraSmiley Posted 9 Jun 2017 , 9:03pm
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@kakeladi ‍ , I just love your buttercream cakes!  I guess I took up cake decorating a little late to master the exquisite flowers and string work possible with bc and ri.  My hands are quite compromised from arthritis and it makes squeezing the bag difficult.  Therefore, I just enjoy the work of others!

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SandraSmiley Posted 9 Jun 2017 , 9:06pm
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Clunky or not, @me_me1 ‍, your first cake was pretty cool, but those wedding cakes are beauties!

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SandraSmiley Posted 9 Jun 2017 , 9:11pm
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@bubs1stbirthday ‍ , this first cake was super fun, but oh my, look at those edges now!!  Gorgeous finish on both and I love the originality of the square design!

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SandraSmiley Posted 9 Jun 2017 , 9:15pm
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Freckles0829, evidently you were born with the "fondant gene" because your cakes look wonderful! 

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SandraSmiley Posted 9 Jun 2017 , 9:20pm
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@Minh Cakes ‍, you really were brave to tackle fondant, particularly living in an area were the specified ingredients were not available.  You cake is actually quite cute and I bet it was good anyway!

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Marian64 Posted 10 Jun 2017 , 4:38am
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Wow lots of improve @SandraSmiley ‍ I love the turtle cake.

This is the first cake I think I decorated. It was for my son'

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Marian64 Posted 10 Jun 2017 , 4:47am
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I tried to edit my post but it says it is locked.  

The first cake was my sons first birthday 29 years ago. 

The second is from a wedding this fall.


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SandraSmiley Posted 10 Jun 2017 , 2:42pm
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@Marian64 ‍ , your son's birthday cake is adorable, but the wedding cake is magnificent!  Beautiful rustic buttercream!

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flamingomtn Posted 11 Jun 2017 , 12:22pm
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gscout73 Posted 11 Jun 2017 , 2:51pm
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Ok, this is my 3rd try. I don't have a pic of my first cake, must have been poor image (began '91). I do have one of my first, DD 2nd bday all buttercream. The top is clear because it is a separator plate and I did not put a tier on top so I piped with butter cream. The blue hanging down is bc. Fast forward to present, my most recent cake (14" & 12") using buttercream, fondant, and gum paste. The bridge is rice krispy treat with marbled gumpaste/fondant to look like stone.

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gscout73 Posted 11 Jun 2017 , 2:53pm
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gscout73 Posted 11 Jun 2017 , 2:57pm
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SandraSmiley Posted 11 Jun 2017 , 3:27pm
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Wow, @flamingomtn ‍!  Brilliant improvement!   Love the concept of the rainbow coming from the sky to earth!

@gscout73 ‍, your piping puts me to shame, even on your first cake! 

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gscout73 Posted 11 Jun 2017 , 3:45pm
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Thank you, SandraSmiley, and my name is also Sandra.

Flamingomtn, I agree with SandraSmiley, what a huge difference in skill!! BTW, what was your first cake supposed to be, anyway?

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kakeladi Posted 11 Jun 2017 , 8:29pm
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I am just blown away with the HUGE improvements you all have had.  See what practice, Practice PRACTICE! does? LOL

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SandraSmiley Posted 11 Jun 2017 , 8:37pm
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Look, @kakeladi ‍, this is my most recent cake....just finished it.  Nothing special, coconut cake for Mike and me.  I never make decorated cakes for us, just good cakes, haha!Let's See Your 1St Ever Cake :)

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SandraSmiley Posted 11 Jun 2017 , 8:37pm
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Look, @kakeladi ‍, this is my most recent cake....just finished it.  Nothing special, coconut cake for Mike and me.  I never make decorated cakes for us, just good cakes, haha!Let's See Your 1St Ever Cake :)

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