The second Sunday of January was the “Grand Opening” service of our church’s newest campus. My husband and I joined the launch team in October; I volunteered to work in the nursery (which I’m loving!) and he’s having a great time playing his fiddle on the worship team. There’s been a potluck after the service most weeks, too, which has been a great time to get to know some wonderful people.
For the first official service, though, instead of a potluck, we had lunch catered by Buster’s Barbecue (yum!) and the pastor asked me to make a couple of cakes. I started with a practice round the week before to get the creative juices flowing (above).
I kept it simple, but I was fairly happy with the results. And after receiving a few compliments along the lines of “Wow! I didn’t know you could do that. I thought it must be store-bought with that fancy frosting!” I felt confident enough to take on a new challenge: fondant.
I really wanted to recreate the church’s logo on one of the cakes, and fondant seemed to be the best method. Thankfully, it wasn’t as difficult as I thought it might be. My husband deserves some of the credit though; he gave me a few suggestions and even helped create a paper pattern to trace to get the shape of the leaves and stem just right.
As for the cake itself, it’s just a basic (boxed) yellow cake mix, with a dash of vanilla extract, and canned frosting – Betty Crocker, I think. For the icing, I used my Wilton decorating tools - tip 3 for the writing and tip 21 for the shell border.
Stay tuned for part 2!
This post is linked up with the following blog hops: Made by you Monday at Skip to my Lou, Craft-O-Maniac MONDAY, Cure for the Common Monday at Lines Across My Face, Inspire Me Monday at Singing Three Little Birds, and Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do.
