Elegant Back and White wedding

On Saturday I had the pleasure of both styling and creating an amazing cake for Emma and Aaron's wedding. The brief was timeless elegance with the lovely heritage surroundings of Gipps Restaurant as the backdrop.

As Emma's stunning dress was a fitted lace creation reminiscent of the 1940's it was decided that a black and white classic clean look highlighted with deep red roses was the perfect plan.

So here are a few shots of the lovely tables.

And then came the cake.

The Centre piece cake was a 2 tier Raspberry and white chocolate mud cake with a double height top tier. Here are a few pics of the making of the cake. the top tier was wrapped in Sugarveil lace highlighted with edible pearls. The base tier was a black and white chevron pattern, gift box styles cake. The cake was topped with a floral bouquet replicating the look of the bridal and bridesmaids bouquets. White Sugar roses, rosemary sprigs, fresh red tea roses and diamantes created a dramatic top to the white cake.

 The cake was surrounded by tiers of cupcakes featuring piped Butter cream roses.

This was a cake of firsts for me - first chevron, first sugarveil and first piped roses! I am so in love with sugarveil and I can't wait to use it again!

 

I wish Emma and Aaron all the best and a long and happy life together.

xoxo

Sugarpie.

Kate & Matthew - a romantic black and white wedding.

When my lovely friend Vicki's daughter Kate and her fiance Matthew asked me to make their wedding cake I was thrilled. The beautiful couple had decided on a very romantic black and white theme and wanted a tower of 'gift boxes' to treat their guests to for dessert.

Using one of my favourites - white chocolate and fresh raspberry mud cake I set about baking 120 individual cube cakes ( I love my Alan Silverwood Mini Square Pans), covering each one in white chocolate Italian Meringue Buttercream.

 

Each cake was then covered in antique white fondant and decorated with a black chocolate fondant band, bow and edible black diamante ( I buy mine from www.cakesaroundtown.com.au). The top tier was panelled with a 50/50 blend of white modelling chocolate and antique white fondant to give it more stability. The band and bow where ten added along with a pretty brooch centrepiece to match Kate's wedding bling.

 

And just a few pretty pictures in the function room at Picnic Point (such a lovely backdrop).

A special thank you to my ever helpful hubby who very patiently sat and folded all the cake boxes!

 

More weddings to come in the next few weeks :-)

xoxo

Sugarpie



Raising the Tardis - Doctor Zimmo?

When Shannon asked me to create a Tardis cake for her husband Zimmo's birthday I jumped at the chance to refine my original version!So from the base up - here's how to raise a Tardis.
Before starting on the cake I rolled and cut sugar paste panels for the sides and tops.

The base cake was chocolate mus with chocolate ganache and a chic chip chocolate cream filling. Covered with a nice smooth ganache, it was ready to decorate.

 A nice shiny layer of black fondant.

 

 A black and white checkered band completed the 'police hat' - pommy colours of course.

 

Then it was time to build the Tardis. Inside were layers of chocolate mud cake and ganache, then grey fondant (to add a darker base for airbrushing later). Panels were attached with royal icing, and same was used to create nice sharp edges.

 

 

The came the fun and messy part ( and no I didn't do this in my kitchen!) - airbrushing. Hubby set up the booth in the garage and on went the layers of Tardis blue and a bit of black for shadow.

 

 With a big soft brush and dark and mid blue petal dust more shadows and highlights were added.

 Pop in some white fondant windows with a bit of dusty brown shadow for that 'Tardis needs a wash' look. Add the light on the top.

 

 Add the Police Call and St Johns Signs and a couple of door handles (to be painted silver) so the Doctor can get in and out of course.

 Attach the top signs and place on the base with a little gold birthday message complete with 11's signature bow-tie.

 

 

 

 

 

 I hear a good night was had by all at his party. Happy Birthday Zimmo.

XOXO

Sugarpie.