I have not been on the forums too much this summer. Between work and vacation with the family, I haven’t really had alot of time to browse or even bake for that matter. But I have been trying to prepare for this wedding cake in September. My very first one ( I’m sure I have mentioned that sometime before on the forums. ) and the closer it gets the more nervous I am getting. I am so scared something catastrophic is going to happen. I’m sure this is somehow going to give me nightmares.
I have been busy working on some gumpaste flowers for the cake and I have finally finished the gerber daisies and almost finished the roses. ( the bride is having white gerber daisies in her bouquet ) Well, if I had of known how labour intensive they were before hand, I would have tried to talk her into a different flower. But, I was quite happy with the results, considering I have never made them before.
I have all the buttercream and lemon curd ready to go in the freezer. All I have to do is bake the cakes.
Liza, that’s amazing!!! When I first saw the photo- before I read your post- I thought it was a real flower and you were looking for ideas. I didn’t think for a moment that you had made the flower!
It’s looking like it will be a lovely cake, and you seem very well organized and prepared, doing everything in advance.
Same here, almost! I thought it was a lid to a porcelain or something—something of great sentimental value to the bride that she was using as a theme—and you were looking for ideas. Beautifully done! I’m truly impressed.
I cannot WAIT to see the cake!!!!! Your freezer sounds like THE place to be!
Thanks CRenee. No, this is the first time making them. I did spend quite some time looking at tutorials and pictures before attempting them. Even then, it was alot of trial and error, and some frustration before I was happy with the results.
Liza, stunning, absolutely stunning. How many have you made? I hope you are making the cake for someone very, very close to you…because it will be fabulous.
Liza, beautiful! Echoing the others, that looked like the real flowers, hang on, scratch that, that looked even more perfect that a perfect real flower.
Beautiful!
I’ve seen your cakes and I know the wedding cake will be beautiful. I’m looking forward to seeing it .
Thanks CRenee. No, this is the first time making them. I did spend quite some time looking at tutorials and pictures before attempting them. Even then, it was alot of trial and error, and some frustration before I was happy with the results.
That is a lesson for me… prepare, practice, present
Thanks everyone for your kind comments. I made a dozen of them, but one of them broke ( I accidentally dropped it - They are very fragile flowers ) There will be two arrangements on the cake, one in a sugar vase on the top tier and one between the second and top tier, which will be separated by pillars. I don’t think that I will need all of them because there will also be roses, rose leaves, ivy and burgandy berries as well. I made extra just in case I broke one or two. So glad that I did.
The bride is not really a close friend, but this is giving me an opportunity to make some flowers that I haven’t made before. It is something I really like to do. And she is constantly telling me how excited she is to see the cake. I am actually quite excited too.
oh my word!!! I glanced at the cake and thought “oh there’s a cut flower on the cake” but then I realized that you MADE the daisy!!!!!! It’s incredible.
) and the closer it gets the more nervous I am getting. I am so scared something catastrophic is going to happen. I’m sure this is somehow going to give me nightmares.
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