Other cakes in January

Since I am taking a cake decorating class, I have been trying to improve my skills.

This cake was the VERY 1st one I made but I didn't take it to class. I wanted to test out my cake pans, etc. before I made the real one for class. I learned a lot from this trial run. This cake was a 9" chocolate, BOX cake mix with white buttercream icing. My husband and I ate one piece and gave it away. It had way to much icing.

I made this cake for a friend's birthday party. This cake was a 9" chocolate cake with white buttercream icing. She loved it and it didn't taste bad. I am still looking for a good chocolate cake recipe.

I made this cake for my husband's birthday. This cake was a 8" white cake with chocolate filling and white buttercream icing. He loved it and it tasted really good.

I made this cake for a family party. This cake was a 9" carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. It was really yummy. How do you like the "spike" decoration? The frosting wasn't made in a way that allows for it to be smoothed out like the other frostings, so I had to think of something.