I got to do my first official wedding cake yesterday. Here is how it happenedAt 6 o'clock last night Benjy and I were at our ward's activities meeting. During this time, Jason (one of our friends) was catering his first wedding. As we are leaving our meeting we get a phone call that goes something like this...
Jason to Benjy: I have a question for you and for your wife.
Benjy: Who do you want first
Jason: Definitely your wife
Ashley: Hey, what's up?
Jason: How do you get fondant soften after you already let it harden?
Ashley: You knead it with Crisco and powdered sugar
Jason: How do you get it soft when the reception starts in 10 mins and the fondant is already half on the cake and it is the marshmallow kind but there isn't enough and what you have is to hard to knead.
??????
Ashley: I have some fondant made in my fridge, I am on my way down, and I will buy more on the way.
So I get there and an hour later, produce my first wedding cake. Didn't look that great but it sure was fun. I think I would like to make more. I really do enjoy doing them. We spent the rest of the night helping Jason put out fires. For his first time catering, he actually did really well. We just have to get him to make the cake a little more ahead of time. :)
P.S. The cake in the picture is not a cake I decorated. It is the same style though.
5 comments:
Ashley,
You need to start a portfolio and a website! I tell ya you are good, from what I have seen of other posts of your cake, you have a talent!
Lara
Wow, you are good! I can't even frost a sheet cake! I am seriously impressed!
How the heck are you? Just wanted to say hello and how wonderful you look. You have such a cute family. Oh and if you don't know this, this is Heather Taylor well Green now from high school.
Are fondant cakes strictly for weddings? 'Cause we're coming to visit you guys in a couple weekends and if your cakes taste anything like they look, we'll pay money for one!
Wow! Ashley that is so cool!! It is so good to get a message from you!!! How are you?? I am going so good! You asked me what my goal was... I have been working my butt off (literally) and have lost 60 lbs. I still have some more to go but I'm working very hard at it. Bill is a guy that I have been dating for about 7 months now. His cousin Holly (who you probably know, she worked at Walleys?) set us up. He's from Cedar but he lives and works in Vegas. Anyways, when is the next time you are coming down here?? We should get together and catch up on everything. How are you?? Your little boy is SO cute! AHh
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