my first attempt at cake decorating....

since having my son lee in 1998 i've always strived for that 'one great cake'! the looks on kids faces when the lights go out and in walks a loved one carrying a cake with a flaming candle is priceless.
i was never happy with shop bought cakes and when lee was old enough to start asking forr certain cakes i could never find the ones he wanted in the shops so had to settle on scooby doo, bob the builder & tweenies!
when my second son jodi came along in 2003 i vowed things would change! i looked at my 3 tier heart shaped wedding cake with roses and though..i could do that! on jodi's second birthday he asked for a motorbike cake..well as normal not one shop had any and if i wanted a specialist cake they ranged from £20 up! no way! i bought a wilton motorbike pan on ebay for £13. unfortuately this did not come with any cake recipes! and i was a terrible baker! my creation failed...miserably! it wouldnt release from the pan and i basically just flicked it all around the kitchen and all over the floor! disaster! i decided to make a normal round cake and got my husband(he's the artist in the family!) to sketch a motorbike onto tracing paper and i etched it into the icing. thankfully it worked and then i iced in the details. for my first attempt i was really chuffed and so was jodi and thats what matters!
i do have a picture somewhere and will dig it out to post!