Trucking good design

Why oh why do I do this to myself??  I am just not that good at 'boy things'.  I am happy with the Foose design panel, that's because I devoted a lot of time to getting it as good as I could, there is one on the other side too.  The conditions were trying to say the least because the fondant stayed really tacky.  Oh well I suspect the recipient, a 40 year old truckie, was happy with it.  I have to say this chocolate cake recipe is a hit - so yummy.  The buttercream crumb coating was a bit light in colour, but it did the job.

Diamond Anniversary

I love this recipe - given to me by the lady who ordered the cake - Lemon cake with sour cream (and 12 eggs), taste delicious (I had a wee try of the batter before rinsing the bowl).  It was meant to be simple and elegant but I feel the finished cake missed the brief.  I should have enhanced the vine pattern, perhaps adding a couple more patterns so the cake doesn't look quite so 'empty'. I did not receive any feedback as yet and I do not know if the customer was happy or not. It's not terrible but certainly not stunning either - oh well - I pop that in the 'learning curve' box. (P.S Note to self - I must invest in a tilting turntable) it really is a mission to pipe on a virtual vertical angle.