Well, another cake and another lesson. I volunteered to make a baby shower cake for a recent get together. It was a shower for two women, so I wanted to make two cakes. I had an idea of a baby block, one for each woman. One turned out okay, the other cake completely collapsed on me and there was no saving it. I had a mental breakdown. I don't know why, call it my female DNA, but I had to go upstairs and have a good cry about it. I felt disappointed that I couldn't achieve with the cake what I wanted to. I felt frustrated that I wasn't very good at something I love to do so much. It's one of those paradoxes; either you are really good at something and don't like doing it or you really love doing something but just aren't that good at it. I was experiencing the latter. It was scary for me because although this cake was just a gesture and nobody was depending on it, I do have a cake due on Saturday that people are dependant on and that I am getting paid for. And, the commissioned cake was way more elaborate and complex. Would I be able to pull it off. So, I went upstairs and had my good cry. Then, I had an idea. I finished decorating the one block cake that came out okay. I say okay because it wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. After I finished icing and trimming that cake, I took some of the pieces leftover after trimming the collapsed cake. I cut them into four smaller blocks, iced them, and stacked them on top of the finished cake. The result was cute. It wasn't perfect, but it was a cute cake. Everyone at the shower enjoyed it, and it tasted great!!! But, can you really go wrong with chocolate. So, the lesson learned: a step back and a good cry can lead to delicious outcomes. I also learned to lighten up on myself.
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