The Art of Cake Decorating
Cake decorating is referred to as one of the sugar arts in the world of baking. Many aspects of baking, icing and creativity are involved with decorating and its competitive business. In addition to being beautiful works of art, decorating has been used to capture memories and be an inspiration. One may ask, what does it really take to be a great cake decorator and most importantly where did it all start? Decorating skills and techniques have developed greatly since three-tiered wedding and candled birthday cakes. The process has evolved to this day presenting beautiful towers of deliciousness. These unique creations also take us on an interesting trip through decorating history. As most know, cake is a term
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Even though tools are becoming easier to use and adding efficiency, decorating is harder than it looks. Being a cake decorator takes skill, technique, and creativity. Since decorating is a fairly new culinary art, things have been tweaked to continue making amazing creations for display and deliciousness. What really matters in the business of decorating? Speaking with a professional cake decorator opened doors and answered questions most people often wonder. Ultimately, education is a main factor, if a decorator has proper education along with skills, success can go a long way. Heather Boswell, a self employed decorator said she got started from a “friend of a friend who owned a bakery back in high school.” She realized she had a knack for it and noticed her unexpected passion for the business itself. Boswell attended the Art Institute in Charlotte but had no idea that she was going to pursue her love for decorating on the side. Heather also gives some insight about how different the cake business is now from when she worked in the bakery. She states that “Everything is more realistic now; at one time everything was one-dimensional but as equipment enhances, cake is more three-dimensional than ever. The business challenges us as they figure out how to utilize different materials for our unique creations.” Requirements for being a decorator are not that demanding but one must have a passion for what they do to be
Kia Parsons and Billy Bunning were to get married soon. In their first compromise, the two had to find a mutually satisfying decision on their wedding cake. The wedding cake can be one of the most important decisions of the wedding. It's used during the traditional cutting of the cake ceremony where the couple completes their first task together as newlyweds.
Mardi Gras is a big deal mainly because Louisiana is the only state that celebrates it. As always, there is a famous dish that comes along with this holiday and it is King Cake. King Cake is a dessert that is made up of bread, filling, and colorful icing. King Cake was created in the mid-1800s and was made to celebrate the 12th night after Christmas. This dessert represents the coming of the three kings or three wise men (Dave). There are many simple steps to creating a King Cake. After creating the strips of dough for the King Cake, some braids then bakes the strips together which creates the unique look to the dessert. Some people may wonder what makes this thick piece of bread a dessert. Well, after the dough bakes into its unique form, someone splatters icing all over the cake and covers the dough in Mardi Gras colored sprinkles (purple, green and gold). Sometimes King Cakes will be made with different kinds of filling such as, cream cheese, strawberry, apple, or other types. The Mardi Gras colored sprinkles that are on King Cakes symbolize powerful words. Purple stands for justice, green stands for faith, and gold stands for power. The meanings of the colors were created in 1892 during the Rex Parade (Dave). The world’s largest King Cake was baked in 1998 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and it weighed 350 pounds (Dave). There is a secret ingredient that someone inserts in each King Cake and that is
In this day and age anything is possible, whereas just a few years ago all we had for creating graphics were a pencil and paper.
The second part is where the fun part actually starts, you’re going to add one or two heaping spoonfuls of regular white frosting to the crumbled up cake you have.
This holiday class will take place at Public Works Coffee Bar at 314 South Water Street on November 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In this class, seniors will learn the general rules of making royal icing, piping and ways to add unique decorative touches to their cookies to give them a custom look. The first part of the class will be a discussion session and practicing techniques. The second half of the class will
Chef Jean-Georges was considered to be the Unites States answer to nouvelle cuisine and can still be found in kitchens around the country today. Chef Jean-Georges claims to have been the original inventor of the molten chocolate cake. This fact is disputed by many who claim that this dish already existed before his claim. With over thirty restaurants to his name, multiple published cook books, and leading a hospitality group Chef Jean-Georges has influenced the culinary industry in a major way. (JEAN-GEORGES. (n.d.). Retrieved August 12,
The king cakes include a tiny plastic baby doll insid The popularity of small parades in the days leading up to Mardi Gras has exploded in recent years. Chew bacchus, a Star Wars-themed walking parade in the French Quarter, is beloved for its creative costumes and handmade throws. The canine parade Barkus is a family favorite, with plenty of costumed pups to pet. 'Tit Rex is a micro-parade, with elaborately-decorated shoebox-sized floats that are wheeled through the Bywater and Marigny neighborhoods.e; the person who finds the doll is declared "king" and must buy the next cake or give the next party.
Another common tradition is to decorate with special flowers, which are marigold and fuschia. Marigold are spread around all over the celebration grounds. They’re used to decorate almost anything,
The most positive part of my shadowing at Exotic Home Designs was the fact that we started pretty much from scratch with an ugly bare house and turned it into something amazing. I never realized that you could take something so bland and dreary and turn it into a masterpiece. The color schemes matched the house exquisitely and made the overall feel amazing. In my shadowing experience, I am glad to report that there were no disappointments. I did find out though that even though I always knew it is a lot of work I didn't expect it would be as much work as it turned out to be. The thing is though nothing that is as beautiful as art gets done without some sort of hard work. If I had to give advice to future seniors about to experience the same
Its keeping up the maintenance, talking to customers, doing all the other stuff that does not always involve art, but you should balance both, put both time, and effort into it. Anybody that has that desire, that passion for art, or a passion for something, even if you don't know what kind of art form you want to do, shows that you can do it. It's just that passion and drive that will help you. Don't get discourage in the beginning if you figure out this is what you want to do and decide to look at the price. Don't get discouraged. Lot of things will come up and things won't go your way, there might be people who say you can't do it, and you have doubt, just listen to yourself and believe that you will be successful. If you believe you will, then you will. You also have to be realistic and have a backup to fall back on and get a different job. Get yourself as much education as possible, expand your knowledge and get as much experience as
These metaphors describe the way that federal, state, and local governments share responsibilities and divide roles. The terms layer cake was used to describe a closed system where all three of the levels of government, federal, state, and local, were all separate from each other (Cronkhite, 2013). Each level was viewed as being separate and disconnected from the other two levels where each system acted as closed system (Cronkhite, 2013). This system also was called dual federalism (AP, n.d.). Under the layer cake description of government each level is seen to have control over certain areas. The layer cake form is characterized by view that the Constitution gives the federal government power over national defense and foreign policy and
Baking and Pastry Arts Degree at Carteret Community College teaches you the skills for being an employee at restaurants, wholesale/retail markets and bakeries. I might have a interest because I look to cook and home and also eat food. To complete the program you will have to have 65-68 hours of studying but once you complete it you will qualify as a assistant at a bakery, area pastry chef and an assistant pastry chef. You will also get a American Culinary Federation certification.
There are other simple products that can be used in conjunction with edible glitter and sprinkles to achieve professional looking results. Pre-made royal icing or gum paste flowers, for example, can be added to the cake with just a touch of butter cream. Royal icing flowers usually come in different colors, but gum paste flowers may need to be painted. There are different edible paints for cake decorating and most are simple to apply. Edible spray paint is very simple and will give the cake a professional touch that can be achieved by most. Using edible paints and luster dust on gum paste flowers can create a beautiful piece for the cake. Also, choosing the appropriate colors for the frosting can customize the cake for any occasion. This can be achieved with gel paste which comes in a rainbow of colors. There are so many ways one could decorate a cake and make it look as if they bought it from a store.
The sanitation of the premise is good where it is important to make sure the cake is safe to consume by the consumer.
I waked to the box where my cake was and opened it slowly. I am amazed with design. It was a very detailed looking Kawasaki ninja motorcycle you could see parts of the motor which made it look realistic. I was so happy with how it looked.I turned around and my mom was still looking at me, so I said