Honeymoon Bridal Shower

I made this cake for friends of mine.  They were having a honeymoon themed bridal shower and I surprised them with this cake.  They will be getting married on May 19th of this year and will be going to Hawaii for their honeymoon.

The cake was a 10" and 6" tiered cake with white chocolate seashells and fondant flowers and decorations.

I also have the privilege of making their wedding cake.  So stay tuned for pictures to come.

Anyone for high tea?

My cousin ask me to make this cake for a bridal shower that she was throwing for one of her friends.  The shower was at Tudor House in Santa Monica which is a British tea house.  I made this as a topper cake along with 2 dozen cupcakes for a cupcake tower.

This was a 6" round cake covered in white fondant.   I draped the flowers like a rainbow around the cake using small, medium, and large sized flowers.  The pearl boarder was made using a 14mm pearl mold. The flowers were made just using Wilton flower cutters and the leaves were formed by using an impression mold.

Shower me with Tiffany Blue

 

This cake was for my Aunt's surprise Tiffany themed bridal shower.  The cake was an 6" and 8" square red velvet cake with cream cheese filling.  Each layer was covered in fondant and then stacked.  I made the roses, pearls, and bow strictly out of fondant. I used white fondant and teal Americolor gel paste to get the Tiffany Blue color.

This was my first attempt at making fondant roses.  They came out a little thick and I did not have a wire to form the flower around so I used a thin straw so the base started out thicker than normal.  I would definitely use gum paste next time or a gum paste/fondant mix for a softer look.  I used a 14mm pearl mold to make the pearl trim around the base of each layer of the cake.  The bow was 2 1/2 inches wide and placed on all four sides of the cake.

Overall I thought the cake came out good.  It was exactly what my cousins wanted.  My cousins did such a fabulous job planning their mom's bridal shower and the cake was the perfect accent to the party.

Showering Baby Lauren!

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I made this cake for my sister-in-law's baby shower.  It was a 6" round red velvet cake covered in fondant.  I made the flowers using the Wilton flower cut-outs placing 4mm edible silver balls in the middle of each flower.  The cupcakes where chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese frosting topped with matching fondant flowers.