{"id":1027,"date":"2011-01-26T00:23:42","date_gmt":"2011-01-26T00:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=1027"},"modified":"2011-01-25T04:51:39","modified_gmt":"2011-01-25T04:51:39","slug":"wilton-cake-courses-week-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=1027","title":{"rendered":"Wilton Cake Courses- Week One, Class One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I signed up three cake classes that are being offered by Cranbrook&#8217;s Parks and Recreation group.<\/p>\n<p>The first course (Class One) is teaching basic decorating skills.<\/p>\n<p>Our job this week was to come back to my Wednesday night class with a baked cake, iced with Wilton Icing, and extra cup of Icing to learn how to pipe flowers etc. \u00a0I decided that since I know what a cake is (that was seriously one of the steps of the first class), I would teach myself how to do something . . . and I double &#8220;torted&#8221; the cake. \u00a0Basically that just means that I cut my 10&#8243; cake into three layers.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d87093;\"><strong>Step One: Lemon Raspberry Torte Cake<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01551_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1028\" title=\"Lemon Raspberry Torte Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01551_2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01551_2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01551_2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I used a cake leveller and this step was crazy simple! \u00a0You just change the height of your leveller and you come out with a smooth, even cake layer!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01556.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1029\" title=\"Lemon Raspberry Torte Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01556-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01556-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01556.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01558.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I put a layer of Raspberry Icing on the bottom layer, as this is what I had left over from the Giant Cupcake from yesterday. \u00a0I didn&#8217;t need to put a layer of icing around the outside as this raspberry icing is very thick&#8230;.so thick I couldn&#8217;t spread it without the cake crumbling underneath it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01558.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1030\" title=\"Lemon Raspberry Torte Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01558-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01558-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01558.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the next layer, I used a lemon spread. \u00a0As this lemon spread was thinner than the raspberry icing, so I was worried about it spilling out of the sides, so I used the thicker raspberry icing to edge the cake. \u00a0Yup, it&#8217;s messy! \u00a0That stuff was THICK!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01559.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1031\" title=\"Lemon Raspberry Torte Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01559-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01559-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01559.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Torted cake!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01564.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1032\" title=\"Lemon Raspberry Torte Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01564-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01564-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC01564.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All it needs now is the base coat, and it&#8217;s ready for Wednesday&#8217;s class.<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=1027\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=1027\" data-text=\"Wilton Cake Courses- Week One, Class One\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plusone addtoany_special_service\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=1027\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcookiescupcakesandcardio.co%2F%3Fp%3D1027&amp;linkname=Wilton%20Cake%20Courses-%20Week%20One%2C%20Class%20One\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/pinterest.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Pinterest\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nwpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I signed up three cake classes that are being offered by Cranbrook&#8217;s Parks and Recreation group. 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