Back in February a sweet childhood friend of my daughter's came to me with a request. She wanted me to make her wedding cake. I must admit, my first thought was.....as long as it's not a summer wedding. Tiered cakes are so stressful for me in hot weather. But I really wanted to do this cake for her so when she told me the middle of May I thought what the heck. In northern Illinois the weather is usually still nice and cool. Not a problem. She also wanted to keep things clean and simple and she really wanted an art deco look to their cake.. No fondant, just buttercream. As the guest list grew, so did the cake. I sketched up a plan for a starting point.
I was excited to see she had chosen my favorite color light teal as an accent and she really wanted some shiny gold accents. Adding some sculpted coins to the bottom of the cake so that any lighting she had in the room would make the cake shine.
As time got closer and the final head count rolled in, the cake got a little smaller. We took the bottom 14" tier out of the cake design and decided to go with four tiers. Since each tier was going to be 5" high this was still going to be a LOT of cake.
Let the fun.........and the 80+ degree weather begin!
Yes, the weather took a turn and we had wonderful, muggy, summery temperatures. (of course we did! LOL!) Perfect for working with buttercream. ;)
The windows were closed, the air was cranked up and my house smelled wonderfully yummy!!
The gold "coins" were a wonderful accent! I would love to do a whole cake like this some time.
With the help of my husband and daughter and battling the surprise heat wave, we delivered and set up on site. I topped this cake with an art deco style cake topper that I made using my favorite sculpting ingredients.....Rice Krispy Treats and gumpaste.
The bride did an amazing job decorating the venue. It was beautiful! The cake table glowed and so did the cake. The gold coins were a perfect touch!
Congratulations Chelsea and A.J.! May you have many years of love and happiness together.
And thank you so much for letting me be part of your special day!
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