Lillie's for Sharon

Made my first gumpaste Lillie's for a dear friends bridal shower cake. She sent me a picture of the wedding cake she ordered so I made my version of the cake for a work wedding party.  Instead of a round shape I used a square pan and I changed the colors from black to more fall tones. The lillies were easier to make then I anticipated.  I watched a video by edna from designmeacake.com.  It only really required a heart cookie cutter, a pointy cup and some powder food coloring. Enjoy the cake!

Here are some shots of the flowers coming together...

I needed cone shaped cups, so I cut up bathroom cups and taped them to form a point. They worked nicely because they were wax coated and the gum paste released nicely when it was dry.   I used 20 guage floral wire and formed yellow stamen's for center of the flowers.

 Measuring up the stamens to make sure they were the right size.  The calla lilies were made with the heart shaped cookie cutter, then wrapped them around the cone cups and frilled the edges.

 The supplied needed to add the coloring and shading.
 

  Making the bows...

Added the stamen and hung the flowers to dry on a pitcher...

 The finished flowers ready to be moved to the cake.






The finished cake

Jaclynn's Bridal Shower

I'm so excited about this cake! I have been wanting to make this design... It is for my cousin who is getting married on new year's eve.  I have the honor of making my first wedding cake for Jaclynn's wedding!!!!  I'm very excited and a little nervous but I have faith I can pull it off.  This cake design was inspired by those on cake central. I used layers of fondant to make the dress. The roses are also fondant. I sprayed the dress with a irridescent food grade spray to give it a special shine.  The cake was a hit!

Here is the cake with the crumb coat

 Added the final layer of buttercream

 Used a cut out template of the dress top and started to add layers of fondant. I didn't really follow a pattern, I would cut strips, lay them on the cake and then cut the ends off...

 Ready for the bouquet...

 Almost done...

 Finished... Yeah.

Baby Morgan's Shower

 Made this sophisticated baby shower cake design for a good friend's baby shower. I had this design in my "favorites" folder for a while and was hoping the right occasion would come along.  I used wilton's rose petal food coloring and it came out a little browner then I had hoped.  I also learned that even though I used the same food coloring the buttercream and the fondant are not the same color... I should have known that but another lesson learned...  Overall I was happy with the way the cake turned out.  I'm looking forward to meeting Baby Morgan!

 A naked cake... waiting for icing...

 Used imprint to trace the lettering.  Fondant flower is finished-made it using a heart cookie cutter.
 
 Lettering is finished...



Cake is assembled on site and finished...