Sometimes in life it is fun to slow down a bit, get creative, try something new and enjoy life a bit. For a person who loves to cook, is creative, and has a talent for art, baking and designing a personalized cake can be a rewarding and relaxing endeavor.
If cooking is not your thing, you can purchase premade cake blanks; then all that is left for you is the decorating. However, the real enthusiast will want to start from scratch. If that is the case use the internet as your friend and search out some award winning cakes, use the best ingredients and take your time. You may just end up with an award winning desert.
Next comes the decorating, it is important that you let the cake cool before beginning to decorate it. I would even recommend freezing it first, this helps keep the cake intact while you apply the cream and frosting.
One thing that you may consider purchasing is a cream charger; this is a nitrous charged whipped cream dispenser that automatically dispenses the whipped cream, with the pull of a button. You can find different tips to make you favorite design; and you can make your own flavor of whipped cream possibly adding a little Irish Crème or Amoretto to it to give it that extra little twist.
Use this whipped cream dispenser to make a border around the outside of your cake. Next, you should invest in some pastry bags; this will be used for the frosting. You can get multiple tips with this as well to make all sorts of neat designs, accents, and patterns on your cake.
Take your time, research some pictures on the internet to get some general ideas, and then add your own unique touches. Soon you will have completed your masterpiece, something for you to adore and your family to delight in.