Cake Decorating Disaster There were days when I did attempt cake decorating, I wasn’t too bad at it. But one day disaster struck .I think that was the end of my cake decorating. I have been too embarassed to ever talk about this. But now that I mentioned it let me just dish it out. If you didn’t know I am also a nail technician. I decided I needed something to keep me busy after I left corporate. I love doing nails but I don’t think my heart and soul is into it. Whereas my blog is my absolute passion, can you tell…haha! I wanted to work in a salon, thought it was a way to spend time with people again. I was tired of being home alone all day. I rented a space at a Salon in the area. One day we had a little function at the Salon and I volunteered to bake the cakes.I must admit the cakes turned out amazing. Everybody loved them and they were delicious. I was pleasantly surprised, that it was such a success.
One day the co-owner of the salon asked if I could bake her a wedding cake. Let me tell you I didn’t think I had it in me to bake wedding cakes but she thought I would be great. And if you know me I cannot say no to people. I agreed. However, two months before the wedding I was seriously ill. I wasn’t sure if I would be well enough to bake, by the time of the wedding. But I couldn’t find it in me to cancel. Luckily by the time the wedding date arrived I was fairly well recovered. Everything went well. I baked the cakes and it was supposed to be decorated with fresh flowers. So I had all in order. I delivered the cakes to my friend who was to transport it to the venue. I explained to her as to how the cakes should be assembled and asked her to be careful as the cakes are very soft. It was really moist and could collapse easily. Of course if I was at the venue I could have ensured that the cake was assembled correctly. If something didn’t work I could have found another way. But I wasn’t so lucky. After the wedding I didn’t hear from the bride. But my friend said I shouldn’t worry because the cake was perfect. It did collapse on the one side, just a little but they managed to salvage it.
I wasn’t quite buying that but I didn’t want to stress about it so I let it be. Only a month or two later the photos were out. When I looked at them I nearly died. It was the most disastrous wedding cake you will ever see. It was a complete mess. The bottom tier didn’t carry the weight of the top tier very well. The cakes could have been placed side by side but I don’t think anyone thought about that. In the pictures the cake was lopsided, any bride’s worst nightmare. I didn’t want my name on that cake. I promise I never spoke about that cake again. I actually wish I could have erased it from my memory. I felt terrible for the bride but I thought it’s best never to mention the word cake to her again…LOL! I’m hysterical as I type this. What was I thinking, agreeing to bake a wedding cake. Never, ever again will I say yes to a wedding cake. Now you know why cake decorating is a sore topic for me these days. I have nightmares just thinking about decorating a cake. It’s best I just stick to loaves and muffins. On that note hope you enjoy these Double Chocolate Blueberry Muffins, all baked in one-bowl and no instructions needed. If you loved this, please share!
