The Bigger the Better!

“We want it to be big!” says the bride and groom of this cake.  They wanted it as big as they could get it and that’s what they got.  This cake had a base of 16 inches in diameter.  The top of this cake was 10 inches in diameter which in most cases is the center tier of most wedding cakes. To make this cake even bigger if was four tiers instead of the average three.   The decorating of this cake was challenging, but so much fun to do.   The design was to have a diagonal zigzag going up the cake.  First I covered the cake in white fondant and then cut diagonal lines.  I then covered the cake with hot pink fondant where there wasn’t any white fondant.  After that I got my fondant on the way I wanted it, I started doing the piping.  I started with the black buttercream frosting and piped the swirly design on the pink fondant. I then added light turquoise dots to the white fondant.  Then to join the two fondants together I piped the edges of where the fondants met with the turquoise frosting.  Flowers were added to the corners of where the fondant sloped.  By doing this is it tied the whole cake together, and gave it the flare that it needed.  

This cake was fun, beautiful, and perfect just like the bride and groom! 

Every bride wants their cake to be different than the rest.  She wants the cake to stand out and show off the personality of her and her groom.  There are many different ways to do this, by the shape of the cake, the flavor of the cake, the color of the cake, and ultimately the design of the cake.  The Bride  and I showed off their personality perfectly with the design and colors that they chose.

This cake was a square confetti cake, with chocolate filling.  The bottom tier and top tier matched, covered with purple fondant, diagonal scoring, and edible pearls where the diagonal lines met.  The middle tier was covered in smooth purple fondant. When I stacked the cake I turned each tier asymmetrically.  I then added a sky blue ribbon to the bottom of each tier, and added white roses to the corners of the cake.  For the topper on the cake I added a big, silver “D”, and then added white roses around that also to tie the topper into the rest of the cake.

This cake was perfect for this couple.  It showed off their fun, spunky, and sweet personality.

From Paper to Cake!

This cake was so much fun to make.  I was so excited when the bride asked me if I would make her cake.  When we had our first cake meeting, she handed me a picture that her and her fiancé drew.  I looked at it and knew that this cake was going to be fun to make. 

What I did was start with a round cake and covered it in white fondant. Then I took a deep aqua blue ribbon and placed it in the middle of the tier. I then took black frosting and drew swirls on the bottom half of the tier.  I did this for all three tiers. Then once at the reception, I stacked the cakes and then placed roses, daisies, and baby’s breath down the side of the cake.  For the finishing touches I added a Royal Icing plaque that added the bride and grooms initials on it.  This gave the cake a very personal touch, by the bride and groom.

I loved making this cake! It was so much fun! I loved how it challenged me in a way that I had not been challenged before. And everybody knows how I like a challenge! J