Tuesday, August 24

Al and Mary’s Wedding Cake

Encountered some troubles along the way,
don’t think I’ll be making a wedding cake again any time soon,
but in the end, it turned out just like I wanted it to.
A rustically elegant cake…

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…for an elegantly rustic couple.

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Details:
Five two-layer square tiers: 6”, 8”, 10”, 10”, 12”, two yellow cakes, three chocolate (Devil’s Food, to be exact). All were covered with high-humidity buttercream frosting, then piped with green buttercream. Flowers and leaves made of gumpaste, painted with green petal dust in certain spots, then outlined with chocolate buttercream.

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My brother, Al, and his buddies made the cake base and pillar section, using plans I gave them. Well, sort of using plans I gave them, but that’s a whole other story that includes drilling a cake… By the way, Al also made the trellis and sign shown in the ceremony photos above. Cool, huh? He’s a neat guy. And Mary’s a neat gal.

Congratulations, Mary and Al.
May your life together be as sweet
as all the frosting I slathered on your cake! 

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6 comments:

  1. Karin, that is so gorgeous.... you did a great job! I'm sure your brother and his new wife were thrilled.

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  2. Oh my goodness, that is a HUGE cake! Awesome! How did you get this done???

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  3. thanks, friends.

    MsMuffin, well, I flew in four days before the wedding and worked on and off til right before the ceremony! When I have a bit more down time, I think I'll post some in-process pictures...

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  4. Oh, this is just like Cake Boss...my new favorite show! You're great, Karin. (So very talented...in just your pinky finger alone)

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