Wedding Week

Well, this week was wedding week!!!! Its unusual that I have a week with NO party cakes, but this week was it!

My first project, due on Thursday, was a second cake for the Philadelphia Wedding Magazine's Spring/Summer issue. How exciting! I can't wait to see how the finished photography turns out. I also made up a small tasting cake for them to slice and possibly display next to the finished, three-tiered cake.

On Saturday, I delivered this simple-but-classy buttercream scroll tiered wedding cake, garnished with fresh (and might I say, YUMMY!) raspberries and mint leaves:

The top two tiers were rich chocolate fudge cake with whipped ganache filling. The third (down) tier was lemon pound cake with buttercream filling...and the bottom tier was pumpkin cake with cream cheese filling. A nice assortment for the guests!!!!

Next was a wedding cake that had been planned and reserved for nearly an entire year!!!! This couple was planning early in order to have a gorgeous wedding at The Old Mill in Rose Valley, PA. The entire place was decorated in lovely fall colors and pumpkins.

The bride wanted to have a personal touch in everything, and this included her cake. She almost completely designed the cake herself...the 3D pumpkin was her own idea, and then I sent her photos online to help her decide on the design ideas for the rest of the cake. Then, I made a sketch combining what she liked, and she, along with her fiance, declared it final!!!!

So, after months of planning, behold, the delivered cake, shimmering with gold (which is hard to see in the photo):

The pumpkin was completely made of cake, and of course, it was PUMPKIN cake! With cream cheese filling. The tiers were each torted in layers of pumpkin cake and spice cake, and also filled with cream cheese filling. The couple also requested that I add extra spice to their cake, and I must admit the final result was quite delicious!!!!!

I always feel privileged to be a part of a bride-and-groom's special day! Out of everyone in the area, they chose ME to make a special cake centerpiece just for them...and I'm always honored to have a part in each wedding I'm able to deliver cake to!

Of course, I'm honored to create cake for ANYONE who orders one!!!! So check back for next week's projects...as well as watch for a special post soon, giving you an "inside look" at a hectic cake week...you know, kind of like "the rest of the story"...... :-)