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CodeMars
To me it looks unfinished without the piping on the sides
PansophicNostradamus
Simple elegance never goes out of style. Nice work! I’d be happy, too!
Affectionate-Tip1415
forgot to mention she paid 100€
Green-Cockroach-8448
You said criticism is welcome, which I assume means you are looking to improve. So I’ll tell you what, in my humble opinion, needs improved on.
The borders are very messy and inconsistent. The bows are very creased. The cake is not centered on the board. And personally I would not have used those little floral bits as I would be skeptical of whether they’re food safe.
Overall it’s still a pretty looking cake, and the client was happy, which is the most important thing 😊
GloveBoxTuna
If those were my inspiration photos and this is what I was given, I’d be pretty damn pleased.
natnat1919
I think it’s great. I actually prefer yours
Accio_Diet_Coke
I got a turn table that locks on a tilt to be able to do sides of cakes with intricate piping. It is a Wilton turn table from Amazon. It’s probably available in Germany.
It is garbage for smoothing because it has a grippy latex layer but that holds the cakes super tight and you can do the sides.
Sour_strawberry07
Not a criticism towards you, but I really hate this real ribbon bows on cakes trend. I was always taught to never put anything inedible on a cake/dish so they just look unprofessional and tacky to me :/
NahtHahn
I’m not a professional, but can see the reasoning for some of the feedback about the inconsistent thickness of the piping.
However, I think a relatively small fix to better match the pictures would also be to add some flowers! I’ve read some comments saying that the cake looks unfinished— when I compare it to the inspiration pictures, it looks like those cakes have denser florals which also makes them look more “complete”.
It’s a beautiful cake and I’m so happy your client loved it!
ttnezz
Looks really nice. I would say the biggest thing is the piping isn’t even as others pointed out. You can print out practice worksheets to work on your piping technique. I also think real flowers would look nicer you can order food safe, edible flowers online.
48756394573902
Looks nice
Fuzzy_Welcome8348
It looks beautiful! I love it
-enjoy-it-
The piping needs some work. Some of it isn’t even in size
essTee38
The title made me think they got a shredded cake but they got a beautiful one 😄. Nicely done!
CynGuy
Your work is lovely and I really commend you for being open to all the …. ah…helpful input being offered. Guess careful what ya ask for!
🤪🤣😂
As a layperson and willful cake consumer, I think you’re incredibly talented and huzzah to your future cake selling biz!!
jimc000065
Beautiful cake ❤️
DramaticHabit7217
Definitely center the cake in the board. I, personally, think it might have looked more balanced if the cake was shorter or if you added bigger flowers. The smoothness of the sides of the cake is AMAZING 👏.
kdjfsk
The request cakes look busier. What they got looks somewhat bare in comparison. Specifically the requests have flowers all over them, a lot of them. What they got, i see no flowers. I see what looks like what might 1 or 2 flowers, but the requests have like 30.
BlackShieldCharm
Honestly? I would be disappointed.
The decoration is nowhere near as rich and luxurious as the inspo pics.
SpecificGazelle8026
I think it’s pretty good, but I will say that the piping around the top and bottom is very messy. What I like to do when piping is start at the “back” of the cake that way when I join it together it doesn’t distract too much and most people won’t be able to see it. It’s pretty cute otherwise and I’m sure it tastes amazing!
Affectionate_Toe9109
Pro tip from a 25 year pastry chef. Buy a Styrofoam dummy cake and make a batch of buttercream. Practice practice practice. You can take the buttercream off over and over again and refrigerate it and re-whip. My dummy cake when I first started baking was used constantly and my buttercream batches were recycled at least 10 times before throwing out.
Mistakes_wereknitted
It’s very pretty, and based on your other comments – you are wonderful at accepting. You’ll go far, I’m sure. So here’s my opinions from a bench warmer baker. 😂(love learning about piping and decorating, but can not do it to save my life)
Start researching flowers and greenery. Figure out how to cover stems of real and fake flowers so you can use what you want. Work on basic flower arrangements. You can even buy cheap dollar store flowers and try making Center peices, then take pictures so you can reference later. It helps you when you go to pipe/place flowers on cakes, and what will look good.
If you haven’t, try out different brands and types of tips and piping bags, or do you like making stuff out of molded chocolate instead? And it’s okay to tell someone – I’m not great at ABC, but I am really great at XYZ instead, is that okay?
Do what you WANT AND LOVE to do. Not just what people ask
papasan_mamasan
I would be disappointed to know the cake I bought was placed on the floor for a photograph.
I know it’s in the box and not touching the floor directly, but it’s tacky all the same.
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To me it looks unfinished without the piping on the sides
Simple elegance never goes out of style. Nice work! I’d be happy, too!
forgot to mention she paid 100€
You said criticism is welcome, which I assume means you are looking to improve. So I’ll tell you what, in my humble opinion, needs improved on.
The borders are very messy and inconsistent. The bows are very creased. The cake is not centered on the board. And personally I would not have used those little floral bits as I would be skeptical of whether they’re food safe.
Overall it’s still a pretty looking cake, and the client was happy, which is the most important thing 😊
If those were my inspiration photos and this is what I was given, I’d be pretty damn pleased.
I think it’s great. I actually prefer yours
I got a turn table that locks on a tilt to be able to do sides of cakes with intricate piping. It is a Wilton turn table from Amazon. It’s probably available in Germany.
It is garbage for smoothing because it has a grippy latex layer but that holds the cakes super tight and you can do the sides.
Not a criticism towards you, but I really hate this real ribbon bows on cakes trend. I was always taught to never put anything inedible on a cake/dish so they just look unprofessional and tacky to me :/
I’m not a professional, but can see the reasoning for some of the feedback about the inconsistent thickness of the piping.
However, I think a relatively small fix to better match the pictures would also be to add some flowers! I’ve read some comments saying that the cake looks unfinished— when I compare it to the inspiration pictures, it looks like those cakes have denser florals which also makes them look more “complete”.
It’s a beautiful cake and I’m so happy your client loved it!
Looks really nice. I would say the biggest thing is the piping isn’t even as others pointed out. You can print out practice worksheets to work on your piping technique. I also think real flowers would look nicer you can order food safe, edible flowers online.
Looks nice
It looks beautiful! I love it
The piping needs some work. Some of it isn’t even in size
The title made me think they got a shredded cake but they got a beautiful one 😄. Nicely done!
Your work is lovely and I really commend you for being open to all the …. ah…helpful input being offered. Guess careful what ya ask for!
🤪🤣😂
As a layperson and willful cake consumer, I think you’re incredibly talented and huzzah to your future cake selling biz!!
Beautiful cake ❤️
Definitely center the cake in the board. I, personally, think it might have looked more balanced if the cake was shorter or if you added bigger flowers. The smoothness of the sides of the cake is AMAZING 👏.
The request cakes look busier. What they got looks somewhat bare in comparison. Specifically the requests have flowers all over them, a lot of them. What they got, i see no flowers. I see what looks like what might 1 or 2 flowers, but the requests have like 30.
Honestly? I would be disappointed.
The decoration is nowhere near as rich and luxurious as the inspo pics.
I think it’s pretty good, but I will say that the piping around the top and bottom is very messy. What I like to do when piping is start at the “back” of the cake that way when I join it together it doesn’t distract too much and most people won’t be able to see it. It’s pretty cute otherwise and I’m sure it tastes amazing!
Pro tip from a 25 year pastry chef. Buy a Styrofoam dummy cake and make a batch of buttercream. Practice practice practice. You can take the buttercream off over and over again and refrigerate it and re-whip. My dummy cake when I first started baking was used constantly and my buttercream batches were recycled at least 10 times before throwing out.
It’s very pretty, and based on your other comments – you are wonderful at accepting. You’ll go far, I’m sure. So here’s my opinions from a bench warmer baker. 😂(love learning about piping and decorating, but can not do it to save my life)
Start researching flowers and greenery. Figure out how to cover stems of real and fake flowers so you can use what you want. Work on basic flower arrangements. You can even buy cheap dollar store flowers and try making Center peices, then take pictures so you can reference later. It helps you when you go to pipe/place flowers on cakes, and what will look good.
If you haven’t, try out different brands and types of tips and piping bags, or do you like making stuff out of molded chocolate instead? And it’s okay to tell someone – I’m not great at ABC, but I am really great at XYZ instead, is that okay?
Do what you WANT AND LOVE to do. Not just what people ask
I would be disappointed to know the cake I bought was placed on the floor for a photograph.
I know it’s in the box and not touching the floor directly, but it’s tacky all the same.