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The 10 & 6" rounds are iced w/b'cream. Borders are tip 8 beads. Two different lace molds were used for the decorations. The flowers are a commercially made gumpaste corsage airbrushed lavender. Pearl sprays are added. The use of two cake drums add slight height and much interest.
These 10 & 6" rounds are iced in b'cream. Non edible strands of pearls & wired ribbon are used. Gumpaste stars are dry-dusted in silver & gold. Some are mounted to florist wire.
Made for a New Year's eve wedding this stack of presents is iced in buttercream. Loopy bows are fondant strengthened w/Tylose. The tier sizes are 16, 14, 12x18x2, 8 & 6. Each pkg has a different pattern of decorations on it.
A single layer 10" round; split & filled then iced in b'cream. I had very little notice on this so I had to put the gumpaste moon outside in the hot sun to dry fast enough:) Then it was dusted with super pearl dust mixed with silver for a shimmery shine. Stars & clouds are fondant. Blue & pink were aribrushed lightly to help show off the clouds & stars.
This all buttercream cake is an 8x4:" round. Booties are created from marshmallows, covered w/b'cream stars. Rattles are fondant balls on a sucker stick.
A 12" heart cake is iced in buttercream that is smoothed w/a paper towel for texturing. Royal and fondant daisies w/blue centers & a single airdried b'cream rose. About 2/3 of the heart has a light blue color airbrushed for background. Message is piped 1st in white b'cream then overpiped w/light blue piping gel.
A 12x8x2 sheet for a lady's birthday. It is a basic design that I used often in my bakery, especially when I had little information to use from the customer. I vary the flower combinations, the direction of the curve and colors for totally different cakes that can be used for showers, anniversary or birthdays. On this one I've used airdried b'cream roses; fondant wild roses and gp calla lilies. Fern & leaves piped b'cream.
These are some of the 1st ornaments I learned how to make (some 15 years ago- note the date on the upper left ornament:). They are 1/2 balls (sport ball pan) covered in ganache. All decorating is done in buttercream. The hanger cap is a candy/nut cup (non edible). There are sooooo many ways to decorate these - you could make 100s and never duplicate one:)
Mini 1/2 ball cupcakes are covered with fondant (well dusted with super pearl dust). All deocrations are also molded fondant. Writing and some accents are buttercream. The hangers are silver candy cups (non edible).
this small 2 tier square is buttercream iced. Flat, cutter fflowers are fondant. Tiers are elevated w/styro covered in foil w/real ribbon over it to allow the flowers to hang down below the cake line instead of using a border. Inspiration for this came in a British Wedding magazine. It certainly could be used for any occasion and would be equally nice in any other color.
this square buttercream iced cake is airbrushed light yellow before a fondant bas relif is added. Fondant is used for the stars cut w/a cookie cutter then dusted w/blue pearl dust. The bottle & pacifier are chocolate molded..
Pink fondant ribbon on buttercreamed stacked tiers. Black b'cream piping. Rounds are 12, 9, 6.
Didn't know what catagory to put this in:( Created to welcome a new minister at a church. Inspired by Cecile Burbridge's book (I'm rahter sure I didn't get her name right). The bottom tier consists of a 14" sq with 10x4 round cut in 1/2 & placed at each side of the sq; the next tier is a 10" sq w/8x4 1/2 rounds; then topped w/an 8x4" round; all iced in buttercream. Decorations are fondant molded in grapes, hearts w/cupids, bows, & lace 'wings' . Messages written on wafer paper; topped w/a copper church
This understated 10"x2" round is iced in buttercream. Border is tip 350 leaves which are thne 'nicked' w/a toothpick to be more holly like:) The flower is fondant.
Most of the flowers are royal; some fondant pressed into a mold. Cake is iced in buttercream. Gumpaste bows & lace (trim on sugar molded vase). In the vase all flowers (mostly lilies & roses) & leaves are royal on toothpicks and stuck into a small styrofoam ball. 6 large royal scrolls finish off the design.
This round cake is 8x4; iced in buttercream. Flowers, butterflies, leaves and lace base border are all created from fondant. . The cake is on a 9" circle which sits on a 14" round, blue foil wrapping paper covered cake drum. Ribbon w/bow finishes it off. Dragees accent the whole thing.
In the '80s MBN featured a decorator who did really different creations - most w/o borders. She baked in 11" sq pans and cut & pieced into different shapes. This cake is a take off of that work. I baked in an oval pan & did minimum carving. All work except flowers is buttercream. Flowers are mostly royal.
I got a set of these pans at ICES and seldom found occasion to use them:( It's iced in buttercream with gumpaste flowers, center plaque has royal icing piped stork. Framed with molded fondant pieces made into a frame
A small wedding cake just 10&6 rounds stacked. Iced in buttercream then lightly airbrushed. Chocolate molded seashells. Royal icing 'seaweed' is sprinkled w/shot [white non-perials(sp?)] A few dragees added for accent.
My duplication of a Kerry Vincent design from her book. It's completely done in fondant &/or gp.
This was a display cake in my shop so the flowers/geenery etc are fakes:) The 12, 10, 6 rounds are iced in buttercream. This could be used for many events including a wedding, anniversary or company Christmas party.
12, 10, 9,. 6 tiers on cake drums. All iced in buttercream. All flowers and leaves hand made of gumpaste - some of my 1st ones:)
The castle consists of 14, 10, 5" sqs, then the satalite cakes are 2/8"ers and 2/6"ers. All iced in buttercream. All the trees are ice cream cones (some singles, some 2&3 stacked and some waffle cones) covered w/air-drying buttercream & sprinkled heavely with edible glitter. The castle is purchased plastic but the turrets are cones too. The rounds were slightly rough iced to represent snow fall.
This small cake is based on a pic I found in a British magazine. It consists of 10, 8, 6" tiers iced in buttercream. Roses & lily are gp; airbrushed. 100s of lace points were created in royal using tip 2 & placed using tweezers.
This small cake is based on a pic I found in a British magazine. It consists of 2" layers stacked: 8,7,6,7,8; iced in buttercream. Flowers are gp - most dusted with petal dust &/or super pearl. bow also gp.
As I post this in mid-Dec it is still technically 'autumn' - no we havne't changed into 'winter; yet:) This '1/2 sheet' is 12x16x2 iced in buttercream. The sides of the cake are covered in fondant lace created in a mold & airburshed lightly in orange/yellow. Flowers are gp with a few wafer paper fall leaves worked in, then b'cream leaves to complete the look. Change the message & it could easily be used for an anniversary.
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