Beautiful Blooms

There is just something about fresh flowers, they brighten up a room, make you feel special when you receive them and they turn cakes into stunning works of art.

This gorgeous cake was for a lovely Bride and Groom who organised their wedding from afar - the Bride sent me a computer generated sketch of the cake she wanted, which was just awesome! I need to learn how to do this kind of thing for other clients, to show them what is going on in my head!

The four tier square cake had the back corner of each tier lining up with each tier stepping down from the Bride and Groom topping the cake and providing the base for the cascading flowers.

I delivered the unadorned four tier cake to Customs House where I added the fresh blooms waiting for me and they absolutely completed this cake. I'll admit, I was a bit nervous about arranging the flowers having not done a lot of flower arranging before, but I think it worked out.

There are sooo many options with fresh flowers and they are often a cheaper alternative to sugar flowers (particularly if they are the feature of the cake) and they can be sourced to match the bridal party and venue flowers exactly. While I was setting up this cake yesterday, fresh flower combos were flying through my head - perhaps a topsy turvy with fresh tropical flowers spiralling down the tiers? Any other ideas???

In addition to the gorgeous exterior, the yummy flavours inside this cake included traditional fruitcake (yum!), cherry-ripe, and a relatively new flavour - caramel, white and choc splotch (similar to swirl but not).

At the end of the day one of my favourite parts of making and decorating a cake is loading all the photos I take through out the preparation onto my computer and watching the transition from naked cake to the finished product! And of course, sharing them with you guys!!

Have a spectacular week!
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