Keep the faith, you can do this. There is a difference between being good at something and making a career at it. I know I can make awesome cakes, they look good and taste good, but I would kill myself if that were my careeer. You are different, this is something you can do day in and day out. This is not a hobby to you, plus you got mad skills. You didn’t just teach yourself and learn the hard way, you know all the tips and tricks and you think like a cake maker. I think like a hobbyist.

I am so proud of how far you have come. I will always be in your cheering section

An externship (I learned going to ICE) is done after you have completed your classes and graduated. Althou you dont’ get your degree until you finished this. But you do get a graduation ceremony before going to your externship!

Oh and no I don’t mind read/comment away I love knowing other bakers and fellow bloggers.

I hope you don’t mind me commenting! I was just gonna say “welcome to baking” LOL They will put you everywhere, where ever a person is needed but this is SO the best way to be liked LOL

I started, no lie, as a dish washer and doughnut filler. It sucked! LOL But I was 16 and I wanted money. The boss warned me it wasn’t a glamorous job, mind you he was trying to talk me out of it, I had a bit of a goth streak going then.

Anyway I learned baking from the bottom of the ranks and after 6 long years I was baking cakes AND decorating them.

A interesting thing I learned if they like you, they will criticize you. This is a good thing. I at first kinda was like, why (mind you I was a kid off the street, no training) is the boss’s dad, the former owner, always picking on me! But it actually meant he saw potential in me and was helping me. He taught me how to decorate cakes because the person who was the decorator decided to quit (temporarily it turned out) the week of “Night in Venice” a huge cake night! So they asked me if I’d be interested in learning. Talk about being dropped in and told learn to swim!

Now I can not do the fancy fondant stuff, I wish I could, I just haven’t had the time or a place to learn how to do that stuff. Your two tier cake, your final I think? Is beautiful! Absolutely beautiful. I can imagine it took a lot of work and a lot of patience!

Working with customers’ orders takes so much patience! LOL Cause sometimes they want some crazy cakes. If you’re creative and like the challenge, it’s not bad but some people (not me mind you) fall into decorating and don’t seem to really enjoy the crazy unusual orders.

Well I’ve babbled enough on your blog, I hope you don’t mind! LOL I just don’t that man bakery type people online so it’s cool to cross paths with one.

Oh! One last question LOL, what’s the difference between an Externship and an Internship…? LOL
Cheers!
-Cat AKA Twiggy AKA Rachel