cake #5: Embroidery cake
via cell phone because I forgot my camera (again!). The fondant-covered cake sat in an unconditioned room for a three day weekend before we could finish it. The purple dye warped and turned it into a "mood cake" (green on one side, purple on the other). Chef Instructor makes me smile.
Critique from review: not delicate enough on the top "embroidery" work, too nipply on the side work (I've got little pooks of icing and it's not quite delicate enough there, either), the snail trail is too small and is thus distracting as it pulls focus away from the -er- focus, and the fondant is a little thick on the edging and a little thin on the corners.
But still an "A" - barely. More important - I'm learning a lot. Even though I remade my cake and totally rebeat the crap out of my icings, I still was the first to finish. I will NOT be the first to finish next time.