Wedding Cakes

This cake was made for a New Year wedding celebration.

My clients already had an idea for their cake. It is fairly simple in design but the number of tiers and separators between make it a tall cake with lots of impact.

The cake itself consisted of four tiers of different flavoured cake.

The bottom tier was a dummy cake, the second tier was a fruit cake, the third tier was a lemon drizzle cake and the top tier was a dairy free strawberry swirl cake intended just for the bride.

The bride to be told me that she was intolerant to dairy (specifically cow) products so she would need the top tier to be dairy free.

The top tier was a dinky four inch cake.

Despite its small size the bride would get at least six slices of cake from it.

This was a good result for her considering that often the bride and groom don’t get a look in with their own cake because they are busy with socialising.

The tiers were decorated with ivory sugarpaste which was overlaid with embossed roses with a lustrous ivory finish.

The cake was topped with fresh roses supplied by W Flowers. They were decorated with gems in the centre of each flower.

I decided with this cake to include a central supporting column to provide extra stability. Because the separators were smaller that the tiers sitting on them I wanted to ensure that the tiers would sit securely on top of one another.

The central support was fixed into the base of the cake which consisted of four cake drums meaning that the support could sink approximately two inches into this. It then went all the way to the top of the cake.

I drilled holes through the centres of the dummy tier and polystyrene separators. I then inserted hollow plastic dowels through the centres of the edible tiers to prevent the central supporting dowel coming into contact with the cakes.

Once assembled the cake stood really tall and looked stunning in the elegant surroundings of Gosfield Hall

It has been a while since I last posted anything so I thought it was time I did so.

I have been busy driving up and down the country to run cake decorating workshops which have been brilliant fun but pretty tiring.

I am back home now so I have no excuse.

This wedding cake was made for a celebration at The Three Rivers Hotel in Cold Norton. … continue reading ‘Beaded Wedding Cake’

I am writing this post while the X Factor results are on. Robbie is singing and it’s really not very good but the audience love him.

Anyway back to the matter in hand. That being a wedding cake.

This one was made for a large wedding celebration in Kensington (very glad delivery was on a Sunday.) … continue reading ‘Orange & Gold Wedding Cake’

Good evening. I am doing this post from my lovely new desk which is twice the size of my old one.

I also have a comfy new chair which makes me sit upright instead of slouching into a ball.

Now that I am sitting comfortably I will begin.

This cake was made for a wedding celebration at the Ivy Hill Hotel in Margaretting. … continue reading ‘Grapes and Vines Wedding Cake’

This cake was made for a wedding celebration at Gosfield Hall. … continue reading ‘Paisley Wedding Cake’

It has been a long day today. Last night wasn’t great either. After having to vacate my own bed due to my husbands cold and subsequent very loud snoring I had a night on the sofa.

Ok that is my little moan over.

I was really pleased with this cake and so was my client. … continue reading ‘Roses Wedding Cake’

This cake was made for a wedding celebration at Leez Priory In Essex. … continue reading ‘Pink Piping Wedding Cake’

After the busiest few weeks I’ve had since starting my business I have some time to post some cakes on my blog. … continue reading ‘Yellow and White Wedding Cake’