When I am in the process of learning something new, I dive right into it until my brain is about to explode. Then I keep going. I love the challenge of learning new things and experimenting to become better. Finding new information wherever I can get my hands on it! Jumping into a bakery department was a good move for that.
While learning recipes, formulas, procedures and other technical things that go along with it, I was learning how to read instructions for cake decorating. Photos with the finished product and the order of layering, right off a recipe card! Then I took that a step further and found #YouTube videos and all the great things that you can do with icing! Starting with the basics is very important, practice, practice, practice!
My whole time as a cake decorator has been a giant learning curve. Learning a technique, practicing it and then adding to what I've just learned. For example: I have made thousands of butter cream roses on a rose nail but I haven't been able to make a butter cream rose on a stick! I am still determined to get it, and that definitely takes practice.
Cake decorating is so much fun. There is always something new to learn and try. It's fun when you see the look of awe, satisfaction, and surprise comes across someone's face when they see a stunning finished product. To hear the kids squeal with delight when they see something that they "must have" for their next birthday! It's a special privilege to be a part of a total stranger's moment, of their memory.
There really is no limit on the potential of what can become when you decorate a cake. I'm realizing as I write this, the learning curve doesn't stop. There is always that next personal challenge and creative inspiration from family and friends. I have fun with it, and love the challenges. It is a delicious way to be creative! I love #CakeDecorating
Chox =)
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