Both my
FH and I are obsessed with cake shows (you know, Cake Boss, Ace of Cakes, Food Network Challenge), so we knew when we started planning our wedding, that a great cake was a must.
While searching the
Internet I came across some beautiful inspiration.
First, there's this beauty. I adore this cake with it's patterned fondant. The flowers seem to have been highlighted with some sort of
iridescent food colouring. I love it's simplicity. I think it's very elegant.
via Nati's Cakes
Then there's this beautiful damask number. To make such a cake, one normally applies fondant first, and then uses royal icing and a stencil to make the slightly raised design. If we decide to go with this one, we'd change the blue pearls to black or white.
Sticking with the damask theme, there's this lovely number. This damask appears to be hand-piped which makes it look more
whimsical and less formal than the one above. I adore this cake and it's unique style, though I think I'd prefer it with black rather than white pearls (the design between layers).
And finally, la piece de resistance. I have no clue how these flowers were created.
Gum paste? Fondant? Royal icing?
Buttercream? Regardless, they are gorgeous. I love how they just cascade down the layers.
via Donna Makes Cakes
I'm torn between a damask cake and something a little more unique. I adore the last cake, but I'm not sure if we could recreate it to my liking. Yes, I said we. As in, my FH and I. As in, we're making our own wedding cake.
I know, you think we're both crazy, but our need for perfectionism usually takes over any rational thought.
Don't worry too much though, this isn't our first cake. We've made more than 5 fondant beauties and countless buttercream wonders.
It will be our first wedding cake, however. OK, so we are nuts.
