I maybe got carried away with the ocean scene--it distracts from the boat. Should probably have just left it a nice clean aqua blue.
Ichiko's wedding cake:
I wanted to put a big red cherry on top, but there was so much food coloring in there, to get that nice deep cherry-red shade, that the damn thing wouldn't hold its shape correctly. They were happy anyway.
Halloween cake (little pumpkins on top by Tilo):
This was my first try at piping royal icing, and it was a royal pain in the ass. Mich Turner, in her Masterclass book, says to just use wax paper instead of a store-bought piping bag. This was my first time, and cutting and folding up all that wax paper seemed confusing, so I figured I'd just go ahead and use a bag. Well, the bag was a disaster! The nozzle kept falling out, and the icing got all over my hands, and then finally the bag burst. So in desperation I decided to give the wax paper a try and damned if it didn't work like a dream. Thanks, Mich Turner!
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