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Square With Round
A 15" sq with the corners cut off is topped with an 8x4" round all iced in buttercream. All the decorations are fondant.. Butterflies are created with 2 hearts each most with dragees for accent. Antenna are pieces of speghetti. The center of the 2 flowers is a fondant ball (about the size of a golf ball) covered with dragees. This was entered in my local county fair and took 2nd in the pro division.
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Fondant With Filigree
12x8 covered with fondant. I wanted it more marblized but had to keep taking it off & re-rolling it :( Royal piped design of birds in a nest w/other birds around. This was entered in my local county fair and took a 1st in the section. I don't think there were any others in this section.
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Different Shapes
This tiered cake was based on one that was in a newspaper article about different wedding cakes. The base is a 12x16x4 sheet with one corner cut off; the center tier is a triangle cut from another sheet and the top is a 6" round. The are displayed on Wilton's floating tier stand. All are iced in buttercream and simply bordered with shells. Decorating consists of 3 and 4 foot long strands of gumpaste ivy, stephenotis(sp?) , roses and carnations. Craft crape paper ribbon bows.
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2 Tiered Oval
From the Wilton oval set the largest and middle pans are used in this design; all iced in buttercream. The flowers are mostly air-dried buttercream roses, then some fondant apple blossoms and bow loops are added. To top the whole thing off is a large wafer paper butterfly. Made for a birthday, it would make a nice anniversary or Easter presentation also :)
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Church Staff Members Move On
Though not made for a holy communion, I thought it best fit in this category. I made this some 15-20 years ago so I hope I can remember the sizes. The bottom tier consists of six 12x18x2 sheets, 3 on each of two boards. On each end is a large book pan cake. Next up is a 36x18x2; then a 24x18x2; a 12x18x2 topped w/a 12x12x2 turned sideways;. All are iced in buttercream; piping is also b'cream. Flowers are air-dried b'cream mums and roses, along w/some gumpaste lilies and waferpaper fall leaves. The books have frosting sheet pix - one dedicated to each family that was leaving. Topper was a metal filigree church. If the sizes are right - this served about 700! The book cakes were sent home w/each family.
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Eagle Flies High
Didn't know where to put this as there really isn't any category it fits. I made this 12x8x4 sheet for a contest. The design is based on something I saw in a wood painting book. The top of one layer is iced in buttercream. There is a cut out made in the other layer, then placed on the bottom layer with the whole cake iced in buttercream. The cut-out is iced separately & added into the hole. The eagle is then piped over that, along w/the rest of the decorations.
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Celebrate Wine
Actually made for a very small wedding taking place at a winery this is a 10x4 and 6x3" round; all buttercream cake. The hand rolled grapes and tendrils are fondant, leaves b'cream. This basic design could be used for many different events, including wedding, shower, wine tasting party, or birthday.
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102 Yrs Old!
What is the age of the oldest person you made a cake for? This was made in the 1980s. The lady lived in a nursing home & shared her b'day with 5 others. Each person has a separate 6" round w/their name. The main cake is a 9x4" hex. All are iced & decorated in buttercream. The '102' #s are colorflow and plastic scrolls highlight the bottom border. The 30x30 plywood board is covered in wrapping paper that is all 'Happy Birthday' design. (The 6"ers are each on an 8" cake circle so they don't touch the wrapping paper.)
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Martha's Tower Of Roses
Martha Stewart's "Tower of Roses" design. The florist tried to tell the bride the cake *HAD!* to be covered in fondant:( I told bride I'd refund her double if my b'cream version didn't hold up.....and, of course, it did. Turned out to be a rare humid day (for that area) and the florist had to replace most of the flowers just before the event started. Notice all the black spots, especially on the left side of tablecloth and 2nd from bottom tier? All those spots are flies :( The wedding was held outdoors at a cattle ranch.
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Golden Music Tiers
This is my version of Earlene Moore's music cake. I created it for a minister of music's birthday. The musical instruments are chocolate molded and painted w/gold highlighter dust mixed w/vodka; treble clefts are royal icing also painted w/gold dust. The angel w/harp is plastic. Real gold ribbon; black 50 candle; piano board & keys along with the scrolls are fondant.
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Flowers Galore :)
Almost a thousand flowers, leaves & grape clusters went into this creation! Most of them were royal as this version was made for a cake show (see trophy in background). It consists of a 16"x4" sq; a 16x2" round; a 9x4" hex and four 8x4" half rounds, all iced in buttercream. The flower vase topper is sugar molded (by hand); a 1/2 styro ball fills it and royal flowers, leaves & grape clusters on toothpicks along w/non-edible pearl strands fill it. There are fondant molded angels on the sides of the hex. The large scrolls are royal icing. Decorations used include: roses, lilies; grape clusters; & tiny apple blossoms, leaves and non-edible pearl strands. Wish I could remember the name of the lady who's book I used for inspiration....it is something like 'belflure' and her creations are really different.
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25Th Anniversary Tiers
Two 10x4" rounds on the bottom; a 9x4: round and a 6x3" round all iced in buttercream. The ovals are gumpaste, painted with silver highlighter dust mixed w/vodka. The angel heads are white choco molds; roses are air-dried buttercream. The doves are plastic and the leaves are silver foil. All displayed on a (wooden) board covered in mylar wrapping paper.