Last night I went to my first cooking class ever.  Well, I guess you could say it wasn’t technically a “cooking class” since there was no “cooking” involved, and really no “class” either.  It was pretty much one of those free exploration events . . . which is fine if you know what you’re doing, but I didn’t!  It was a Wilton Cookie Decorating with Fondant class.  Let’s remember that I hate fondant.  This is a hate that developed due to it’s nasty taste (and my love affair with buttercream . . . pick your poison), so I was extra excited to come to the class to learn to love it.

Here’s what was at our places when we got to the class . . .

Crisco, a paint brush, and six colours of fondant . . . and a knife and a rolling pin (I figured you could identify those two things).

Here’s what I created.

Mostly, I just watched what everyone else was doing, as they looked like they knew more than I did.  I asked a couple questions about what to do with certain tools that the instructor had brought along.  Basically, I did my own thing.  It was fun and I’m happy to report that working with fondant is not as hard as I had envisioned.

I could hear the $$ running out of my bank account last night as I saw, and used all sorts of fondant tools.  So much for that house down payment.  I’m taking donations if you’re interested in contributing.

I can’t wait to use the rest of the fondant that came in my kit . . . two more days until Christmas holiday’s and I’ll be baking up a storm.