Our Assignment: Create a three-tier fondant wedding cake including at least three wired gum paste flowers.
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| Winter Wedding Cake |
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| Winter Wedding Cake 2 |
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| Winter Wedding Cake 3 |
Taking a Look Back
Let me take you back to September of this year. Remember my sister's wedding cake? Five-tier. Chocolate Spice Cake. Buttercream. Hand designed fondant appliques with intricate royal icing piping to mimic the lace of Penelope's gown. It was a beautiful cake, but I have to confess--I spent countless hours teaching myself how to do the things I had never done before. So, needless to say, I was utterly thrilled to be making another wedding cake, only this time, under the direction of a chef instructor.
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| Ivory and Gold Floral Lace Wedding Cake 24 September 2010 |
I can get lost for hours creating a design for a wedding cake. Originally I wanted to do something completely off the wall--a Chinese-themed cake using deep reds and striking oriental flowers. I would have gone through with it had we been given a bucket of red fondant. The thought of spending hours dying the pounds of white fondant we were given horrified me, so I decided to stick to the white as my base color. Desiring a different feel for my fourth wedding cake I decided to use an icy silver and aquamarine combination to complement my base and create a stunning wintery wedding cake. I made a rough sketch and started on the flowers and filler--white poinsettias, hydrangeas, sweet peas, jasmine, dogwood, rose buds, frosted berries, dusty miller leaves, mini-cattails, and icy twigs. Now, you're probably thinking--I thought the assignment called for three flowers. Well, it's true; but I was determined to do it all after taking a trip to Michael's Craft Store and playing around in the silk flower section for who knows how long.
The Flowers
The flowers are no where finished, but I thought I'd snap a handful of pictures to keep you all posted on the progress. Kudos to those who can recognize all of the flowers.
THAT LOOKS AMAZING. YOU ARE SO TALENTED. and i loveeee you <3
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog and LOVE it!! I enjoy tempering chocolate (use a home tempering unit), and want to know in one of your posts..you mentioned different white chocolates, but were any of them real white chocolate or just white candy coating?
ReplyDeleteI also made marshmallows for Christmas (tradition) but loved your flavors, and also I dont know how to make them round...mine are basic: http://www.thechocolateladyblog.blogspot.com
Thanks for sharing your desserts, you are quite talented!!
Jonathon thanks so much for letting me know how to make my marshmallows round...I cant wait to try it!!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a wonderful New Year...looking forward to reading more of your blog.
kim
Jon. You're amazing. I want you to do mine. But you won't be here. So, if I send you a link of one I think is cool, you wanna give me your input on how it could be better or if I should scratch it altogether and do something better? I like that I feel totally comfortable doing this, and will forever, even when you are the biggest food network star ever.
ReplyDeleteI was browsing the internet looking for an "ivory wedding cake with lace" and found a beautiful picture of your sister's five tiered laced wedding cake. Wow! Then I saw your picture and was shocked to see that I knew you. You may not remember me, but I b elive we went to middle school together and muler park. How much do you charge? I'm getting married in march.
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