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 >^..^<

Peach Wedding Cake

Last weekend I had to deliver a coral/peach colored theme wedding cake.

It was a 3-tier cake with extra large peach/coral colored gum paste rose.


The Extra Large Sugar Rose
For the extra large gum paste rose, i always use egg shape foam.
The bigger the egg shape foam, the larger the rose is going to be.
So i used a real size egg - egg foam about 5cm in height.

I posted how I make XL gum paste rose here.

I made the gum paste rose leaves manually.

Started with the leaf silicon mold.
I used a universal leaf silicon mold for these leaves.
Rolled the green leaf colored gum paste on it.
Cut the leaf shape using scissors.

'Peel-off" the leaf carefully then thread in floral wire.

I made some unwired.

I used this tool to create rose leaf edges.

Once finished and dried, i brushed all of them with confectioner's glaze.

For the calyx, i use Clematis cutter,
and create the edges the same as rose leaves.

This is the finished product :)
Coral / Peach colored gum paste extra large rose

I also made white one :)

The Design Process

Here is the bride's wedding dress:

Close up on the details:

Here is my cake sketch:

Here is the cake :)

And the cake close-up photo :)

My extra large gum paste sugar rose :)

Huge Congratulations to Tanya and Craig!
Wish you HAPPILY EVER AFTER!

I Thank You Very Much for your Trust :)

Here is the lovely comment from them :)

Hi lena,
A big thank you for our beautiful wedding cake looked amazing and tasted Devine !
All guests complemented how wonderful it was truly a work of art !
Sharon the owner of leaves and fishes also complemented your professionalism and I'm sure she will be recommending you to other brides in the future.
Again many thanks
The day was just fantastic the best day ever.
xx Tanya and Craig !





^^Thanks for looking^^