Alaskan Iceberg Wedding Cake

Rachel is definitely the exception to my rule about wedding cakes.  I've sort of ruled them out to focus on birthday cakes and other special occasion cakes.  Wedding cakes usually require a significant amount of space and time of which I am limited.  I applaud my fellow cake people who frequently make wedding cakes.  It's not an easy task and the patience required for such accomplishments is to be applauded.  

Soooooo, getting to this cake.  This cake is the exception.  A cake baking friend of mine, Kari, had an order for this very wedding cake and then her house had a fire.  A bad one.  Her kitchen was gone.  She called me requesting back-up support and I was happy to step in.  A cake needed to be made, wedding cake or not I was in!  So, Kari referred Rachel to me and the rest is history.

Rachel's mom was getting married and then heading out on an Alaskan Honeymoon Cruise.  She wanted a cake that would incorporate icebergs and Alaskan wildlife.  So, I tried to give her the best of both worlds.  The bottom two tiers of this cake are "Alaska" and the top tier is the iceberg.

All three cakes are chocolate-flecked cake with buttercream filling.  They are topped with homemade marshmallow fondant and lots of buttercream and gum/paste decor.  

I had a really good time with this one.  I'm sure that the wedding was absolutely beautiful and I hope that the Newlyweds are enjoying their honeymoon!  

Jessica and Ryan's Cupcake Feast

Jessica and I go WAY back!  She was one of the first people I met in high school.  She sat next to me in band on that first day of school and I discovered that she, too, was new to the district.  Our bond started right there.  Lots of giggles about the completely idiotic inside jokes that we shared throughout the years.  I bet even now she can recite some of the silly things we wrote on our shared band folder! 

So, when she met the man of her dreams and asked me to do the cupcakes for her wedding, I was more than ecstatic to help out.  She ordered mini-cupcakes, which I had never made before and discovered are way too fun!  She ordered red velvet, chocolate and yellow cupcakes and when asked what she and Ryan's favorite flavors were, she responded with red velvet.  I know she wanted cupcakes, but I HAD to make them a cake as well...red velvet of course. 

Now, when it came to displaying these cupcakes at a wedding, I didn't know what I was going to do.  Jessica left it up to me and was incredibly flexible with design.  I looked online and found different displays that are specifically for cupcakes but I had a different vision in mind altogether.  I decided to use some of my vintage cake pedistals (and also invested in a few more) to make the statement I wanted to make. 

Here's the wedding cake; red velvet with the creamiest cream cheese frosting ever!

 Here's a picture of the entire display. 

Another shot of the cake.



Here are the yellow cupcakes with vanilla buttercream frosting. 



Here are the chocolate cupcakes with 7-minute frosting.

Here are the red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. 

I got a sneak peak last night at a few pictures from the wedding and Jessica made the most beautiful bride!  (Ryan was VERY handsome too!!)  I wish you two (and your family) a lifetime of happiness!