I was told there'd be cake...

Last night was my second class in the Wilton Cake Decorating Course. Thanks to the airport fiasco Sunday, I barely had time to bake a new cake for the class. I decided to stick to the basics with an 8-inch round since my last attempt at the shapes left me scarred. We were told to have a crumb coat on if we were bringing a round, and I was running pretty tight on time, so I opted for the slap a bunch of icing on it and smooth it down later method.

I am proud to say my Baskin Robbins background has finally come in handy. I can zigzag border with the best of them.

I wasn't digging the rainbow design, and want to amaze everyone at the big Tech vs Miss St tailgate, so I tried my hand with the Louisiana Tech logo. I love the piping gel transfer, but am a little scared to actually consume too much of this stuff...

Star Tip anyone? believe it or not, in college days I used to do this with easy cheese and ritz crackers. Shocking I know :)

The 92% finished product... I only did the part of the border that showed in the picture.

Next week is cupcakes and clowns...