@Christina Georgiou Thank you so much! This was perfect!

@Sue Bull He looks amazing! So cute!

@Sue Bull Thank you do much!

@Donna Hart I guess more of us decorators feel the same way. It is nice to know that I am not alone! Thanks!

Yes, I have cried a couple of times. Gotten mad many more times! In fact, that is why I now mostly make toppers and flowers but not cake. I was usually upset over buttercream. I would spend hours trying to perfect my buttercream. It would finally come out perfect. Yea! Then as soon as I started to ice the cake, the nightmare would begin!! I would struggle so much. I watched videos and more videos and more videos... I am doing what they so say to do. Metal scraper, turntable, freezer, etc. Then, I watched a better video, from a better teacher. She talked about consistency. That you need different buttercream for different parts of the cake. Firmer for inside, looser for the outside. Ugh!! So simple, yet caused so much heartache! The fix: soften the buttercream just a bit for the outside of the cake. So simple! This is why you need a great teacher. Which is why I am part of this Cake Club!! Excited to learn!

These are great tips! You can also dip a small paintbrush into vegetable fat and then use it to pick up tiny fondant details. Another great tip with vegetable fat: Add a tiny dab to gumpaste when making sugar flowers. It makes it so much easier to handle the petals without having them dry out. 💖