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Floral Wedding Cakes

 

What’s not to love about a floral wedding cake? The trend to decorate cakes with flowers, whether real or gum paste, really became all the rage during the 1980s, when Martha Stewart showed us all how wrong we’d been doing weddings up to that point. Gone suddenly were the little bride and groom figurines made of porcelain or plastic that stood proudly atop cakes. Replacing them were mounds and cascades and accents of flowers of all shapes, sizes, and hues. The trend may have died down to some extent; today, we’re as apt to see a bride and groom cake topper – or a pair of birds or bicycles, or anything else the couple might fancy – as flowers. But flowers have not lost favor completely. In fact, florists are still busy preparing floral toppers for cakes that match the bride’s color palette and bouquet. Likewise, bakers are kept busy crafting handmade, sugar or gum paste flowers, or at the very least, custom coloring store bought gum paste creations to offset their beautiful cakes. There are a couple of points to remember when choosing to trim your cake with fresh flowers. First, make sure that the bloom you’d like to use is NOT poisonous. Wouldn’t you hate to send people to the hospital because they ingested a piece of your cake that had ivy on it? And secondly, if at all possible, ask your florist for pesticide-free blooms. Bug killing chemicals = not tasty. And finally, if it’s gum or sugar paste flowers that you’re after, remind guests that, although they are technically edible, it’s probably not very tasty or a good idea. If you want edible decorations, you should probably stick with real or marzipan fruit.

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Fall-Themed Cakes

fall mini cakes

I’m going to answer Brooke’s question from yesterday.

I celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas to the max. From the time November 1st until January 1st I embrace as much of the holidays as possible. I know sometimes Thanksgiving can get brushed over because of the hustle and bustle of Christmas. But not in my house. My mums are blooming and pumpkins and warty gourds Read More

 
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Orange and White ‘Double Happiness’ Cake with Anemones

Orange and White Poppy Cake

I heart this cake. Majorly.

Okay, with the “majorly” I majorly showed my age just now.

So, this is another fantastic cake from Shawna at Flourish Cakes. We have been working to get this one up for sometime between the two of us. But she had sick kiddoes, and I ran off to the wilds of West Virginia and well…here we are.

I thought this cake was breathtaking the first time I saw it. Its simplicity, the clean lines, the East-meets-West feel, the, I don’t know, crispness Read More

 
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Inspired Cakes

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Sometimes inspiration for cakes can come from the funniest places. These cakes were created by Sweet Face Cakesin Nashville, Tennessee. The black and white cake was inspired by a shirt that the cake designer saw being worn by Mila Kunis. The pink and gold cake drew inspiration from her grandmother’s brooch. If you look closely Read More

 
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Blue and Yellow Cake

blue and yellow

I love fresh color combinations and this blue and yellow is one of them.

Blue and yellow is a combo that can go drastically wrong though.  At times if the blue is too dark or the yellow is too gold it can come off a bit “sports fan”. Unless, you are specifically having those colors at your wedding because you are indeed the worlds biggest fan of whatever team you love..well then.  True story, I once went to a wedding of a friend who was such a big Clemson fan that she had her wedding in purple and orange.  We don’t have much here in South Carolina but we love our college football.

Back to blue and yellow..particularly this blue and yellow.  I love.  The blue is just light enough and the yellow is bright and sunshiny.  It makes me thing of Spring.  I love the yellow roses too.  I know they traditionally mean friendship..but who cares..they are so fun!  What do you think?  Do you love blue and yellow?  Do you know someone who had a sports team themed wedding?  Was it well done or over the top tacky?

 
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Destination Wedding: The Greenbrier

Greenbrier Wedding Cake

Thinking about a destination wedding?  Have you ever thought about…West Virginia?

No.  Wait.  Listen.

I’m from West Virginia.  And if you’ve never been to the Mountain State, then you don’t know what you’re missing.

There are some truly amazingly beautiful venues and sites all over the state, from Wheeling in the north, to the Blennerhassett Hotel in Read More

 
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Miniature 3D Wedding Cake

3D Cake

What do you do when you’re having a small wedding, or if you’re eloping?  Do you forego the cake altogether?  Well, you don’t have to.

I thought this cake was adorable at first glance.  I think my favorite thing about it is the “mixed media.”  The artist paints a floral motif, but then pipes some stems in a matching green for emphasis.  She paints flowers, but then affixes fondant flowers as well.  The combination of the painting and the piping and fondant work Read More

 
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Rose Wedding Cake

deserts

Sure..have your wedding cake, your chocolate cake, cream puffs, strawberry cake, cheesecake and …pumpkin pie? And eat it too.

I’m not sure if I have ever seen this many desserts at one wedding…but…you know…why not? Desserts are kind of amazing yes? The highlight of this dessert table is of course the three-tiered white wedding cake adorned with deep red roses. The cake is a traditional three tiered round cake covered with Read More

 
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Zen-Inspired Wedding Cake

Zen Cake

I super need some Zen today.

I am running a half marathon tonight – my first ever race, and I pick a half marathon – and I’m a little nervous about it.  My poor family.  I’ve been a little on the crabby side this week.

But then I remembered that I had this lovely, Zen-inspired cake tucked away in my “favorites” file for just the right time…and lo and behold, here it is.  Just the right time.

Just looking at this cake calms me the heck down. 

Isn’t it elegant?  Four tiers, trimmed in black, Read More

 
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Big Huge Harrod’s Cake

harrods

Oh hi, guess what?  It’s our 300th post!  No big deal right?

Big deal to me!  Granted I know I haven’t written all 300 of them myself…we’ve got to give a big shout out to Brooke who takes the weekend shift and creates a great round up…(not to mention fixing all of my grammatical errors)…but to me it’s still a pretty big deal.  Basically because I never got past January 13th in my diaries that I swore I’d write in every day on December 31st.

Much like the fact that this is our 300th post, this cake is a BIG deal.  I mean literally.  Check it out.  It’s HUGE.  It’s a five-tier Read More

 
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Au Revoir, Summer: Brightly-Colored Floral Cake

Bright floral fondant cake

It’s September 22nd..and guess what? I’m done with you summer. I’m done with the heat, the miserable heat. Although, I must add I will take the vacation back though. Anyway, as my goodbye to summer I thought I’d share this cute little summer cake in order to make room for all the fall I am going to be throwing in your Read More

 
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