A wedding in July

This past month I finally got the opportunity to do another wedding cake. This one was square offset tiers (size 14", 10" and 6".) It was a chocolate fudge cake with a buttercream finish. This cake had a very simple and classic design with only the black ribbon and silver dragees. The flowers on the cake are silk flowers that the bride provided and her mom and I placed on the cake when I delivered it. This is a great alternative to sugar flowers if you're trying to watch your budget and I think they looked fabulous.

Feeling Tospy Turvy

A few years ago, when I first set out on this whole cake decorating endeavor I made a topsy turvy cake for my daughters birthday. I didn't have a clue what I was doing and it was a train wreck from start to finish. Seriously, I had yet to even educate myself on the whole crumb coating thing. Luckily, even though the cake looked terrible, it still tasted good. Whew.

Fast forward a couple years and this is what you get. I made this cake for my niece's birthday this summer. It was the first time I had tried making a topsy turvy cake since my first attempt. I was MUCH happier with the results. =) And since I absolutely love the look of topsy turvy cakes I was glad to get the opportunity to redeem myself with this one. I struggled with the fondant a bit, but that's been par for the course lately with the heat. Luckily, a few well placed polka dots took care of the few imperfections. Horray for polka dots!

And at the risk of embarassing myself I have also incuded a pic of the original attempt. UGH! :/