Month: March 2017

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Art Deco Wedding Cake

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This stunning cake was for an amazing couple’s wedding at Dresser Mansion in Tulsa, OK.  There were Gatsby touches throughout the reception and this cake served as a gorgeous centerpiece of the event.

For this cake, we iced all four square tiers in white, vanilla buttercream. The third tier was then airbrushed gold and chilled.  Next, the cake was stacked and a black band was added the base of each tier.  The gold and black fans were made from fondant ahead of time, so they could dry and be glittered.  These were attached to the second tier, which was a jumbo tier made from three layers of cake.

The final step was to add the hand-painted gold chevron accents.  To do this we chilled the cake and made sure the buttercream was completely dry.  We then laid a stencil over the buttercream and painted the chevron pattern making sure it matched up as it turned the corner of the next side of the cake.

Simple colors and accents came together to create a unique cake that will surely be remembered for years to come!   Congratulations to the happy couple!!

  

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Monsters: So Cute it’s Scary!

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Monster parties have become pretty popular over the last few years.  With their multiple eyes, horns and drool…ewwww!  This colorful version was a joy to create for Mason’s First Birthday!

This cake started with a base coat of blue and lime green buttercream and was stacked to create a two tier monster.  The monster faces were created using fondant that was applied directly to the cake.  The horns, feet and #1 topper were made from fondant a few days ahead, so they would be dry and hold their shape when attached to the cake.

All First Birthday cakes come with a coordinating smash cake, so we created a mini monster for Mason to dig into!  This cake is a 4″ all-buttercream version of the main cake.  So fun!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MASON!  See you when you turn 2!!

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Calling All Lumberjacks!

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Lumberjack parties are all the rage these days and we love receiving requests for these cakes.  Connor’s 1st birthday cake was no exception! This cake is a perfect blend of buttercream and fondant leaving party guests wondering if what they are looking at is edible.

It’s ALL Edible…from the buttons and suspenders to the tree bark and ax…It’s all SUGAR!

HOW IT’S MADE: For this cake , we started with a crumb coat of red buttercream on the bottom tier and chocolate icing on the top tier.  To replicate the plaid look, we cut out fondant squares of light red, medium red and dark red and placed them over the buttercream.  We then added light brown fondant suspenders and belt with stitched accents.  Buttons were the final addition to the bottom tier.

Next, we gave the top tier a thick coat of chocolate buttercream and impressed a bark mold to create the perfect tree look.  The top of the tier was white buttercream that was hand painted with a mixture of clear alcohol and brown food coloring.  The paint is very thin leaving the color on the cake and the alcohol to evaporate.

Next we added the name plaque to the top tier and piped a buttercream border.  We mimicked the top tier on the smash cake making sure to keep it all buttercream.  The final piece added was the ax topper.  This piece was made days in advance.  Once dry it was hand painted and the #1 was added in fondant.  We hope Connor had a fabulous 1st birthday!

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Simple and Sweet!

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In the cake world trends come and go.  Some we love and some we love to hate.  Love it or hate it, this baby shower cake is on-trend on so many levels!  This cake is what we call a “naked,” barrel style cake.  The cake is naked because it’s missing it’s second coat of buttercream icing.  And the barrel style is created by adding two additional layers of cake to the tier, making it 8″+ tall or twice the height of a typical tier of cake.

For this cake, four layers of cake were baked and leveled.  When stacking the layers of cake, the first two layers are filled, then a board is added for stability with the final two layers with filling on top of it.  Next, a single layer, or crumb coat, of icing is added to the cake, careful to avoid adding crumbs to the icing since there won’t be another layer of icing added later.  Finally, this cake is chilled to firm up the cake and icing with a small buttercream bead border being the last step.

Fresh flowers and a gold glittered “Oh baby” cake topper were added at the shower giving this cake a fresh and trendy look. So what do you think?  We vote: LOVE IT!