Valentine Themed Romantic Wedding Cake

With all the upcoming shows, I have to increase my inventory of display cakes. Where I'll keep them all until the first show is a mystery yet to be solved... but at least the work is being accomplished!


The damask print on the middle tier was done using a stencil and royal icing. It's a tricky process when stenciling a dark color on white, but the result is well worth the frustration. I LOVE IT!


The pleated effect is accomplished by cutting 1" strips of fondant and overlapping them around the cake. I pre-covered the top of the cake so that my pleats would meet up with the edge. This way I didn't have to worry about setting the above tier on a bunch of pleats.

The roses were made of fondant. I don't know why it worked so well, usually I have to use gum paste but this time didn't feel like trying to achieve the same red color a 2nd time around. I was pleasantly surprised at the outcome. I will say that there was some Tylose added to the fondant which may have firmed it up enough to compensate.


This cake is a Romantic theme since a couple of the shows are right around Valentine's Day. After the Shows, I'll remove the hearts on the top and replace them with a monogram cake topper or something of the sort. The dummies will then be on display at Crystal Rose Catering.

Wedding Season is coming soon!!!

So that means that caterers, event planners, and bakers are working in full force to get ready for the Wedding Rush! We've got several shows coming up in February and throughout the spring so the dummy cakes are being prepared one by one.


This one is a mix of designs to show the brides some different techniques. From using Swarovski crystals, to sugar paste flowers, to lace, swags, and bows, there are lots of options to make any cake a reflection of you! The middle tier on this cake is actually done using a custom silicone mold I made from the lace on my wedding dress.



Happy Baking!!!

A Golden Anniversary and Two Birthday's!

Congratulations to The Wibel's who celebrated not only their Fiftieth Anniversary but also their Birthday's!


STATS: Pound Cake with Raspberry Filling. Iced in buttercream and covered in fondant. The swags were made using a homemade mold of a very pretty pin that I found. The gardenias are gum paste. The whole cake is airbrushed with an ivory pearl spray.

Not only did they get the Anniversary cake, but when their daughter contacted me, she asked for three cakes for the event. They didn't want to overlook their Birthday's so we worked together on the designs to create a special Birthday cake for each of them as well.

STATS: Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Gananche. Iced in buttercram and covered in fondant. The detail pieces on the top of the cake are all hand sculpted of fondant/gumpaste. The cake itself was airbrushed with a light blue pearl spray and accented with little pearls to look like bubbles.


STATS: White Almond Sour Cream Cake with Buttercream filling. Iced in buttercream and covered in fondant. The base is airbrushed green and then it graduates to blue. The detail pieces are a combination of fondant/gumpaste. The grass is royal icing.

It was so rewarding to work on these cakes for them. This week was absolutely chaotic and yet, despite the total chaos, God provided me with an amazing amount of peace and organization. Thankfully, all the cakes went out successfully and everyone was absolutely thrilled. You can't ask for a better week than that! I know I sure can't!