Lovely Laura's Wedding Cake

I was blessed to be able to make a wedding cake for sweet Laura a couple of weekends ago. It was such a neat collaborative process that we went through together to come up with a unique and beautiful cake. Initially I was worried that I wouldn't be able to come up with something that she would love because she was so open and easy going about what she wanted in a cake. After she emailed me pictures of three very different cakes that she liked I was even more concerned. Once we talked and I learned which elements she liked from each cake: crimped fondant, gold ribbon, white anemones with black centers, the vision started to take shape.

Once I saw the cake in the room, I new our design was meant to be. The Crystal Room at the Sheraton Gunther is bathed in gold with a beautiful black foliage print carpeting. It was perfection!

Thank you Laura for trusting me with your cake and for being such a joy to work with! I pray you and David will enjoy a happy and blessed marriage.

The reception site...bathed in gold.

See the carpeting was black...perfect! (Note my assistants hard at work on the left)

Anemone close up.

Practice cake for Laura

Crimped fondant with gold ribbons and gum paste anemone.

Close up of anemone.

Croucquembouche Inspired Groom's Cake

When I meet with a bride or in some cases bride and groom, I love to find out as much as possible about them. I take those unique details and try to translate them into a cake. In this case the bride and groom had no specific ideas about the groom's cake. The only thing they were certain about was no chocolate. In questioning the bride, I learned that the her fiance was of French heritage and this was something of importance to his family. I suggested that his cake be inspired by the traditional French wedding cake, the croucquembouche.

The cake tiers were moist almond cake layered with dark cherry preserves and Amaretto French buttercream with bits of crushed almond nougatine. The tiers were covered in Amarretto French buttercream and encirled with rolled wafer cookies. Each tier was topped with cream puffs which I filled with vanilla pastry cream and dipped in caramelized sugar. I made a miniature croucquembouche topper and placed white chocolate fleur d'lis on the topper and cake. The monogram was made of white and dark chocolate.

Melody's Cake

A sweet cake for a sweet bride. Five tiers covered in fondant and decorated with royal icing dots, ribbon, the couples monogram in royal icing, and Gerber daisies. The cake was coconut with alternating fillings of passion fruit curd and coconut cream.

Vanessa's Cake

This bridal shower cake was Italian cream with cream cheese icing. It was encased in rolled wafer cookies and topped with fresh roses that I covered in edible gold luster dust. I selected ribbon and fabric in the brides colors. I loved the way the scroll pattern of the fabric I found to cover the cake board echoed the "V" monogram. The monogram was done in dark chocolate on white chocolate rubbed with luster dust.

Laura's Traditional Wedding Cake

Laura requested a very traditional white cake with fresh flowers in oranges and yellows. The cake was a light yellow butter cake with lemon curd and American buttercream fillings. It was frosted in American buttercream with vine piping. Such a fun contrast to the whimsical groom's cake!

Rachel's Cake

This bridal shower cake included six layers of moist coconut cake. It was filled with alternating fillings of an Amaretto mascarpone cream with chopped toasted almonds and an apricot filling. The cake was covered in Amaretto mascarpone cream and surrounded with rolled wafer cookies. The monogram was stenciled in dark chocolate on a white chocolate base.

Lacy's Rustic Summer Wedding Cake

Each tier was comprised of four layers of moist white cake with alternating fillings of lemon/orange curd and fresh berries folded into Italian meringue buttercream. The outside of the cake was iced in Italian meringue buttercream.