Engagement Cake in the Making: Part 1

Everybody who knows me well, knows that I love good food. One thing that I didn't even know about me, was that I have some ability to make decorations for cakes. Let me explain for a moment why I have always held this opinion. I do not have a sweet tooth. I didn't, up until tonight, really know or want to know how to make decorations for cakes, however, my soon to be sister in law decided that she wanted to make her own Engagement Party cake!

Before I actually knew what I was saying, I had not only offered to help keep her company as she made it, but I actually suggested that it might be a good idea that I help her with it. So this evening, after spending the day in the city with my husband and the late afternoon doing a spot of shopping at a local fashion retailer, I headed over to her place filled with anticipation.

Below are some images of our endeavours. It is a white chocolate cake, that will be covered with a white ganache, topped with a lovely Magnolia made of fondant and the letters R & P, for Rebecca and Paul.

The outer perimeter will be wrapped with a blue 'Tiffany' ribbon and in the middle of that, a string of pearls. I will be sure to upload some more pictures as they come.

Tonight I learn't that I quite enjoyed making the cake, the ganache and the decoration. I learn't that I shouldn't be afraid to have a go at cake decorating. Mind you, I did feel the pressure (that I placed upon myself) in terms of wanting to get it as close to perfect as possible - given it was my first ever attempt, and this attempt is for an Engagement Cake for an Engagement party at which 150 people will be in attendance...

I also truly understood the meaning out of necessity, invention is born.