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One of the girls at work bakes, but doesn't decorate, so she brought me the cake and asked me to pretty it up. (A coworker got married very quietly on her holidays.) It was very difficult, as it was a chocolate cake and there were a lot of crumbs in the white icing. She had also split the layer herself, and basted them with a liqueur, then just slipped foil between the layers and stacked it all back up in the pan and wrapped it in foil. It was a bit of a mess to work with, actually.
I still have trouble getting my icing smooth. I read that really great tip about the high density foam paint roller, and since I work in a hardware store, I think I'll check that out.
This was a very easy cake to do. There is very little icing technique involved, because the lace and ribbon really make the cake. The bride didn't want a traditional cake topper, but she also didn't give me any ideas for what she wanted instead. I just happened to be in a dollar store and found the stained glass tealight, just as I was giving up hope of ever having an idea. I used a battery operated 'candle' in it, and it looked very nice. (The real flame looked nicer, but wasn't as safe.)
So, I have these friends who decided to have a flamingo themed wedding.... :p
The blue flowers are actually floating flowers that are powered by water. I set them in a small crystal dish with a little bit of water.
This was for a co-worker's girlfriend, who loves dolphins. (Disregard the dates in my pictures. I could never seem to remember to reset it, so it looks like every cake I did was in 2003. I have just turned the date feature off now. :P )
This is similar to one I already posted, but it gives a better view of what the side looked like.
Everything on there is made of icing, except the farmer and the candles.
Not a great picture. Taken with a cell phone camera. She never had a decorating lesson, and had only been shown basic techniques an hour before. She practiced on her own and then made this one. Her first rose was almost perfect. She's a natural talent, I think.
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