Thursday 14 November 2013

Ivory all the way!!



Huge Congratulations to Angela and Jonathan
who got married today, 15.November.2013
at Wandin Valley - Hunter Valley.

I wish you both HAPPILY EVER AFTER.



Thank you very much for trusting me to create your wedding cake :)



The Design Process

This cake were made based on Angela's Wedding Dress and Flowers

Angela's Wedding Dress


I sketched 3 different cake designs for Angela,
and she chosed the one below:



The Extra Large Sugar Rose
Brushed the petals one by one with confectioners glaze,
wait for them to dry,
then brushed them again with petal dust before assembling them.

If they are in colors other than ivory, I would steam them briefly.



The topper was my Extra Large Sugar Ivory Rose.
The top-tier is size 6" and the diameter of this flower is just as big as top-tier itself.



This cake were created based on Angela's Wedding Dress.  
Only 1 color for this cake: IVORY.  That is why I called it "Ivory All the Way".



When I was creating the decoration,
since the topper will be a sugar rose,
I made the cameo - a rose cameo - so it will be "in line" with the topper.
I made the cameo from 2 different moulds,
honestly need a lot of work to make them look "perfect",
especially the edges.  Honestly I can't say that I am satisfied with the moulds,
the rose mould doesn't fit into the frame mould perfectly.
But I am happy with the way they look after putting some "foundation and powder" on them :)

For the color, instead of ivory petal dust,
I used CK CAPPUCINO petal dust,
CK SILK WHITE and ANTIQUE SILK lustre dusts.

The photo below shows the final product of rose cameo:
I LOVE IT!!


The Venue

Here is photo of the room, so romantic with pink accent on it :)


On the way out, I saw some Roos / Kangaroos just outside the venue!
They were just relaxing under the trees, when I came out of the car
and walk closer to them they started to stand,
then they ran away :)
I saw few Joeys too, so cute :)

Such a "sweet treat" for me!





Thanks for looking >^..^<


Thursday 7 November 2013

2 Cake Tasting Cakes 8.November.2013



These 2 cake tasting cakes were ordered by
Kerry (the Bride's Mother).

She came with her daughter and her daughter's fiance about a month ago.
Her daughter lives in Canberra but will have her wedding in Pokolbin next year.

Kerry ordered my "Death by Chocolate" and "Chocolate and Baileys".




They were picked-up early this morning,
and now on their way to Canberra.

I hope you all like the cakes :)


Wednesday 6 November 2013

One of the reasons why I love what I do.

I will have a wedding cake to delivery next week on 15th November 2013.  It will be for Angela (who already booked since last year), a 3-tier cake and she trusted me to designed her cake too! :)   On her last email a month ago, she wrote that she will email me again to see if everything is in order as there is no need for the Bride to stress.

So on Monday, 4th November 2013 I sent her an email, informing her that everything is in order and explaining the whole process of baking, and decorating including the process of making the Extra Large Sugar Rose for her wedding cake topper.

This is her reply:
"wow your amazing! I'm so glad I have you on my team.  I wish everyone I have worked with is as brilliant, proactive and as adaptable as you.
Thanks
Ange"

This is one of the reason why I love what I do.  Most of my clients are nice and appreciate what I do.  And whenever I get good comments, it always makes me want to "give" more.

Thank you very much for your thoughts, Angela.  I am excited and looking forward to delivering your wedding cake :)  And most of all, Thank You Very Much for choosing and trusting me to create your wedding cake.  It means a lot to me :)