Yesterday was my first actual decorating class, and boy was it interesting. For those of you who don't know, I've never taken a baking/decorating/business class in my life. I am what the French call "Le Self-Taught". But since I'm trying to open up a bakery, and convince people to buy my goods, I feel I should do everything in my power to get as much training, practice, and information I can about baking, decorating, business, etc. So I signed up for a beginner's decorating class.
I was a little hesitant to sign up for this class, because, let's be honest, I do know my way around a kitchen. I can fill a pastry bag and decorate cupcakes and cookies and cakes. I can make delicious icing, in a million different flavors, and easily ice a cake. I can roll and dye fondit, spread it on a cake, and decorate fun designs all over the top. So a beginner's decorating class seems a little...redundant. But, at the same time, I have to be humble with my skills: everything I've learned, I've taught myself or Googled "How to..." What if I learned something incorrectly? Or could do something more efficiently I needed to start at the beginning, to make sure I didn't miss anything.
How many holidays did I celebrate with my cookie cutters this weekend?
The class was pretty dull, because it was the first one. We learned how to fill pastry bags, how to make icing, and how to ice cookies. Pretty slow. But next week we're going to start in on some actual skills: creating leaves and vines on a cake, torting a cake, making a floral display. None of which I've actually done. So I'm trying to keep an open mind, because I do believe there are some things I can learn from this class.
Last night I had a huge blessing, for which I couldn't be happier about. Ever have a pretty stressful week where you think, "Honestly, can I NOT catch a break this week?" That was my week. I was feeling pretty bummed out, and then a good friend came to me with several gifts. Not only did she decide she wanted to donate supplies to my Christmas fundraiser (flour, sugar, powdered sugar, butter, etc.) but she needed me to make 150 cupcakes too. Yay!! Business, and supplies, and a way to keep my mind off of the craziness that is my life. Talk about major blessing!!
Now it's time to study, and study hard. My ServSafe exam kicks off in less than 24 hours, and I'm nervous about it. It could either go really well, or really awful. A lot of it is common sense (for example, do not put food in chemical bottles), but then there are all these small details I need to remember, like the distance shelving units need to be from the ground, and the height that a sneeze guard needs to be at on a salad bar. Time to memorize, memorize, memorize. And maybe write out a few flash cards too.
So, it's time to turn on the Office, throw in a load of laundry, eat a sugar cookie or 10, and get studying. Par-tay!!
Lis
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