Decorated Cakes

Fall-Themed Wedding Shower Cake

August 2, 2010 |

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Do you all remember the Super Mario Brothers birthday cake that I made for a 30th birthday earlier this year? Well, the girl that I made that cake for is a bridesmaid in an upcoming wedding and since she was helping to plan the wedding shower, she asked me to make the cake. I was [...]

Wedding Shower Cake

June 30, 2008 |

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I made this cake for the wedding shower of one of my sister’s best friends. The bride’s colors are sage green and silver and her invitation “theme” was circles and squares. I tried to incorporate all of those elements into the cake and I think I succeeded, as the bride was extremely happy with the [...]

Wilton Course III, Class 4

June 18, 2008 |

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My final cake, a 2-tier wedding-style cake. This cake consists of 10-inch and 6-inch cakes, covered in fondant with fondant roses and leaves, and buttercream borders. I actually completed this cake on my own at home because I came down with a little bug and couldn’t make it to my final class. I am pretty [...]

Wilton Course III: Class 2

June 11, 2008 |

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My very first fondant cake! I was excited about working with fondant, and it turned out to be really easy once I got the hang of it. Kneading it may give me carpal tunnel, but I was beyond pleased with the final product. All said and done, the decorating ended up taking me close to [...]

Wilton Course 1, Class 4

April 24, 2008 |

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I “graduated” last night from Wilton Course 1: Discover Cake Decorating. I had so much fun with this class, and was very pleased with my final cake: When we learned “THE ROSE” last week in class, I was awful. I couldn’t remember which way to hold the tip or spin the flower nail and as [...]