Hi Everyone! I have a friend who wants me to make her wedding cake. She said she wanted it just like the picture, but now she said she wants chocolate icing. I told her it would be brown, like chocolate, but she said that's fine. Do you think I should advise her against it and keep it white?
Thanks for your advice! I'm not sure where she got the picture, but thanks to whoever make it. I think it's beautiful!
Lisa

I think it would be lovely in choc. I love the brown/pink combo. But if it's just the chocolate she wants not neccesarily the color you could always make white choc buttercream. Just a thought...

K'ly

It would be lovely!

I think it would be beautiful. I, too love the pink/brown combo and the daisies would be very pretty against the brown.

I think it would be pretty -- but I'd use a dark chocolate buttercream.

i am thinking ,your friend wants chocolate tasting icing.. not brown colored buttercream.. or white chocolate buttercream.. so i am like, LeckieAnne.. i,d use a good quality semi-sweet chocolate or dk. chocolate buttercream.. hth and yes, i would be lovely

I love the pink/chocolate combo - I think that cake would be very pretty with dark chocolate. Maybe make the daisies light pink with brown centers?

Maybe this will help to visualize:
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=76698

Thanks everyone! Would you do that with white daisys or with brown daisys?

I think the flowers would really pop off the cake against a dark background. It would be amazing. What a fun cake to do! Good luck.

I am pretty sure there is on just like you are describing posted somewhere on this site...I have seen it!!! But i can't find it!

this is what i did find...though it's not exactly what you want...it gives an idea:
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1312958

http://www.sweetart.co.uk/Cake-Picture-Enlargments-Pages/Chocolate-Cake-Pictures/Chocolate-Wedding-Daisy-Cake-Picture.html
http://www.cakesbyuna.com/gallery/large/daisy_jane_choc_large.jpg
http://www.cakesbyjoti.co.uk/images/enlarged/Chocolate_White_Daisy.jpg

Thanks saycheese! You're great! Where in Colorado are you? I rarely see people on here from Colorado!

I am in Greeley! Not many Colorado cakers, huh?

I guess not! I haven't seen to many from Colorado!

Wow saycheese, you're in Greeley? I'm in FTC! And it's true, you just don't see many Colorado people here.

I personally think a really dark chocolate icing with pink flowers would look really good.

Here's several pics to give you some ideas (colour wise):

white flowers:
http://www.treasuredmoment.com/images/cak_img_big_05.jpg
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1149003
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1311064
http://www.cakesbydesignonline.com/InventoryImages/img97_thumb.jpg

pink flowers:
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1337986
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1197331
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1301228


lighter brown icing:
http://www.weddingo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/milk-chatsworth-236x300.gif
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1255229

all 3 colours:
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1332283
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=833883

See what happens when I can't sleep!

Thanks for your help! Funny thing...now the bride wants purple flowers!

I agree that dark brown and pink look very nice!

I saw a cake that was brown with purple flowers and it looked really nice. I'll see if I can find it for you. So how soon is the wedding?

edited to add:

Found it!

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.lefiores.com/images/2008/purple-choc-bridal-cake1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.lefiores.com/2008/08/05/floral-wedding-cake-series/&usg=__q8TpXJNoPEDMNXSgsOAx8YFxoMU=&h=641&w=450&sz=90&hl=en&start=45&um=1&tbnid=wHni2HPVUPEAhM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=96&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtiered%2Bchocolate%2Bcake%2Bpic%2Bflowers%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1B2GGIC_enCA225CA225%26sa%3DN%26start%3D36%26um%3D1

The wedding is not until August, so there's plenty of time. I just like to plan WAY ahead for big cakes since I don't do it full time!

I think the purple will look nice too. Thanks for the pic!

This past August my sister in law got married and one of my good friends did the cake. It was so beautifull. She did dark chocolate ganache covered rounds with real white daisies cascading down just like in your picture. I do not have the photo of the cake in my photos because I did not do the cake but if you want me to email it to you I will ask my friends permission. It looked just like what you have posted just in chocolate and let me tell you, this cake was amazing!

I think the cake will look very7 nice in chocolate but my preference I like the pic of the white one you posteed just a lil more elegant.

Personally I love the contrast between the white of the daisies and the brown of the chocolate icing. I made a square cake iced in chocolate BC with RI daisies for my cousin's birthday (not sure if it's in my picts or not...) The contrast made for a nice looking cake. Brown and white are neutral enough that whether she goes with pink or purple the colors should pop and look great!

I just had to go ahead and post this picture. This cake was made by Carolyn Lawrence from Excelsior Springs Missouri. She is a good friend of mine and made this for my sister in laws wedding. I think it would be just as beautifull with the purple that your client has requested.