Cakes tagged ‘White’
History of Wedding Cakes
The tradition of wedding cakes dates back to Roman times.
A cake of wheat and barley was broken over the brides head to ensure fertility. Wedding guests would then dive in to get a crumb of the cake. The tradition of sharing the wedding cake with guests stems from here.
In Medieval times a mound of buns was presented as a wedding cake which is not so different from the trend of cupcakes we see now as an alternative wedding cake. … continue reading ‘History of Wedding Cakes’
50th Pink Birthday Cake
My client ordered this cake for his wife’s 50th birthday celebration. He wanted pink and white decoration.
It is possible to buy or hire numeral shaped baking tins. In this case I had a frozen square vanilla sponge cake. Providing it is well wrapped cake freezes very well. … continue reading ‘50th Pink Birthday Cake’
Miniature Wedding Cake
I entered this miniature wedding cake in the annual Squires Kitchen Exhibition Competition.
There was a lot of trial and error involved with this cake, mainly because of the free standing collar around the cake. I originally wanted it to be constructed from the ribbons used on the top tier of the cake. Because the ribbons were thin there were a lot of weak points in the collar and it broke. … continue reading ‘Miniature Wedding Cake’
White Ruby Wedding Cake
My client needed a big cake as there were lots of guests coming to her parents Ruby Wedding celebration.
The cake was vanilla sponge filled with vanilla butter cream and covered with marzipan and white fondant. My client wanted something simple and elegant. … continue reading ‘White Ruby Wedding Cake’
White and Ivory Wedding Cake
This cake was made for a wedding at Leez Priory in Essex. My client wanted deep tiers for this cake.
First I made the orchids and blossoms for this cake. I used flower paste for this as I needed fine, delicate petals and flower paste can be rolled out very thinly without tearing.
The cake consisted of one deep tier of moist lemon cake and then another deep tier which was half lemon cake and half dummy tier. … continue reading ‘White and Ivory Wedding Cake’
White and Gold Christmas Cake
This Cake was made for an event held by the Helen Rollason Heal Cancer Charity. They had a stand at a food fayre and wanted a cake they could raffle to raise funds.
The overall theme of the event was Victorian so I wanted to create something elegant and classic that would fit the event. … continue reading ‘White and Gold Christmas Cake’
White Orchid Wedding Cake
This cake consists of 3 tiers which are topped with orchids. It has a very clean look making it simple and elegant.
The orchids were made using flower paste which is a similar consistency to fondant but can be rolled out very thin and hardens very well. There are around one hundred flowers and 50 leaves on this cake. … continue reading ‘White Orchid Wedding Cake’
