Tuesday, March 19, 2013

A Special Wedding Cake

Ever say "I CAN do that !" 
and then wonder, "What was I thinking???"

Yep, that was me. 
My very good friend Shelly's daughter was getting married.
It was a BIG wedding.  
600 guests and I volunteered to make the wedding cake 
as a special gift.

It wasn't to far fetched for me to make this offer.  
About 15 years ago I had a wedding cake business,
but since then I have only done 2 wedding cakes.

Times have changed
 and wedding cakes have gotten much more elaborate!
Have you ever seen an episode of Cake Boss or Cake War?
Then you know what I am talking about.

I started to agonize over the cake.  
Since I was a guest at the wedding 
I wanted it to be perfect.

The bride only had a few requirements...
Buttercream Frosting...
A Monogram on the cake...
Each tier of the cake had to have a different design..
The tiers of the cake had to be square...

So here's the process and the finished cake...

I rented this pretty cake stand.


Next step, the monogram.
I used a wooden disc to cut a template.


 Fondant was used to make the disc for the monogram.





I printed out some different font styles for the monogram.


Here's the font I decided to use.


To get the exact size of the monogram
I placed the disk on the unfrosted cake.



I lightly traced the monogram onto the fondant
then filled the letters in with Royal icing.


It took a few tries but finally got it to work out.



I ordered this gold rhinestone ribbon  from HERE
 to add some glam to the cake.




Layer by layer the cake started to come together....



Each layer had a different design....





Once delivered to the reception hall 
fresh flowers were added to the cake.


With a sigh of relief the cake was done.
I couldn't wait to put on my dancing shoes 
and celebrate at the wedding!


It was a perfect wedding.
Shelly's attention to detail was unbelievable.
The next morning I relaxed with a cup of coffee
 and a BIG slice of Cake!
I'll be linking up to the following...

8 comments:

  1. Oh my...the cake is absolutely stunning.
    Well done
    Hugs
    Sue
    Ann

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  2. Great to hear from you SueAnn...
    It's nice to be back blogging!

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  3. Beautiful! Love how you added the sparkle! Hugs and blessings, Cindy

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  4. Wonderful monogram! Beautiful cake. You have a new follower in me!
    ~T

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  5. How beautiful! I know they had to be wow'ed by it. Glad to see you blogging again!

    Susan
    xoxo
    twentyfour7

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