I want to make my daughter's babtism cake look like her invitations. I think I'm going to make a double layer sheet cake (not sure which size yet). The problem is, the invitation is a three layer invitation (see attachment), but the three layers are flush. What can I use on top of the cake to make it appear to have two layers (pink and then white/creme)? Also, other than fondant, is there any type of material that I could use to make an actual bow but that will not soak up the shortening from the buttercream?
Any ideas are welcome!
Shanna
Make a slab cake and ice it with ordinary buttercream with vanilla added to it, this will make it look ivory. If that still is not the right colour use some ivory colour gel. Then roll out some white fondant and cut it in a rectangle shape that is slightly smaller than the cake itself. Do your writing with edible markers, colour the edges pink like the invitation, and lay it on top of the cake. Colour some fondant pink and lay strips of that across the cake and make a bow like your invitation and you are done!
Beautiful invitation by the way and congratulations!
What a pretty invitation. I would make the top layer (white) slightly smaller than the bottom one (pink). Then wrap them both in a bow as if it is a stack of presents. You could use actual ribbon if you are worried about the fondant. I read somewhere on here that people iron the ribbon on wax paper which then seals it from soaking up the oil. I have not yet tried it though.
For the top layer (looks like vellum paper?) you could use rice paper and do your writing on that. Could you do a fabric bow and place "just" before everyone shows up? Maybe lay some cornstarch where the bow would be, that might slow the absorption of grease. Sorry...pretty new to this so I'm just grasping ideas here.
How about a round or square cake with ivory icing, with a pink satin ribbon tied around the base (just like the invitation).. Then decorate with pink roses and borders.
You can type "pink ribbon" in the search , then go to Photo Gallery and see several cakes done with pink ribbon for more ideas.
I would pay a bakery to do an edible image of the invitation. As far as the bow, you could make it out of gumpaste (or fondant for that matter) and let it dry completely beforehand. Then paint some luster dust on there to give it a satiny quality. The strips to the side you could always do out of icing if you didn't want to lay down strips of dried fondant.
How about a round or square cake with ivory icing, with a pink satin ribbon tied around the base (just like the invitation).. Then decorate with pink roses and borders.
You can type "pink ribbon" in the search , then go to Photo Gallery and see several cakes done with pink ribbon for more ideas.
Oops, sorry. 
I just read the other post. I didi not realize you wanted to cake to look exactly like the invitation. I thought you wanted it to match the invitation.
I forgot to say that you could always ice the top of the cake ivory, and the sides of the cake the dusty pink, maybe coming up over the edge about 1/4 inch with the dusty pink. And then to cover the seam of the two colors meeting, use the smooth side of the basket weave tip to go around the perimeter with the other shade of pink. I don't know if this is making any sense.
I've read somewhere that people take a real ribbon and grease the whole thing so that the color is uniform. If it absorbs more grease from the frosting, the color won't change. I'd like to hear if anybody has actually done that, though.
You can...take the invite and have an edible image made of the WHOLE thing!..
Then add the bow?
That's a beautiful invitation and I'm sure your cake will be equally lovely.
I use real ribbon all the time on my cakes and here's my trick: clear packing tape! I cover the back of the ribbon in clear packing tape and then apply it to the cake. I use double-sided tape to hold it together in the back. It works perfectly and never shows grease. 
Thank you, all, for your input ... lots of great ideas! I just had another thought ... for any of you who are from Texas and know a groom who graduated from Texas A&M, I'm sure you've all seen the groom's cake that has the round plaque of Texas A&M's seal on top of a chocolate cake. I wonder if I could use that same technique and put a "plaque" on top of the sheet cake to give the "invitation" it that layered look? The only problem is ... I'm not sure how the "plaque" is made. Anyone familiar with this?
Shanna
You can do a plaque from gumpaste or fondant. Simply roll out your dough and cut it to size. Let it dry and it will become hard. Gumpaste will dry hard like porcelain, but fondant will always have a little bit of give.
If you want to go with the layered vellum look, what I would do is ice your cake white (or ivory). Then, lay pink fondant on just the top of the cake. Then, lay a copy of the invitation printed from edible ink on top of the pink fondant. You can get these printed at Wal-Mart on icing. If you can find someone to print it on rice paper or wafer paper (these might be the same thing, not sure) it would look more transparent. Anyway, once you have the printed part attached, I would then attach a fondant bow. I've never had a fondant bow show grease from buttercream.
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