A wedding celebration in Albury

Matt and Gillian had been married six weeks before in Taiwan and the celebration today was held in Albury NSW Australia for family and friends who were unable to make the ceremony in Taiwan.
The cake a rich fruit cake and the figures and flowers made from fondant/ edible gum paste. The holly was added - as it is Christmas 2013.

Bride and Groom Cake Topper

Feedback: " Thank you for making the cake topper for Dani's wedding. The time effort and attention to detail that you have put in to it are very much appreciated and added that little extra to our special day"
The Ro.... family

Adamshurst Wedding

THE VENUE
A wedding at the beautiful Adamshurst in Albury was the setting for Lisa and Braden's wedding.The setting was truly magnificent but well the day was cold and wet. Now I come to think of it the last wedding cake I prepared was set against torrential rain. All the more reason to produce a cake which brings a smile to the eyes! Note I couldn't resist getting a photo in these surroundings!

PRIOR CONSULTATION

We had had a complimentary cake tasting and the flavours decided. The cake - rich chocolate mud and strawberry cake filled and covered with white choc ganache and finally topped with fondant. Cupcakes - vanilla / chocolate/ coffee/ banana. Lisa had requested a cupcake tower for 30 people and that she would supply the cake topper of a bride and groom. She added no love hearts but loved flowers. 

The flowers took some time to produce but i just love making edible decorations so it was no hassle. A dusting of pale pink was added to the dress of the bride [the topper not the real one] so that it toned with the large pink flower on the cake. The use of the lacy cupcake wrappers added to the style of the moment.

Spirit-level and Straws!

Brides Mum, Liz rang me today and thanked me for the cake. 

She said it was "more than good ... it was magnificient. The ganache was especially wicked!"

Emma had purchased the cake stand and her grandmother had made the silk flowers (so beautiful) She couldn't find a suitable ribbon and so found some discounted wine gift bags from a store and cut them to size - it gave her the look she wanted at a fraction of the cost of bought ribbons. How clever - the pattern looked like it was embossed into the cake.Photo used with permission of the beautiful bride.

Now for the recipe: 

The 'bottom tier' - Dark Chocolate Jaffa Mud with Bitter Orange ganache filling-  and 'mid tier' - White Chocolate Raspberry Swirl Mud sandwiched with Sweet White Choc ganache and Raspberry sauce . The top tier was extremely dry - so dry in fact that it is inedible ........ I trick you it was a dummy cake made from polystyrene!

Now for the levels:

I ganached, levelled and laid the fondant on the cake. No worries! I had to get the cakes absolutely level as I didn't want it to look like the leaning tower of ...... you know where! The spirit level was invaluable in getting the level accurate, I used straws inside the lower level of the cake instead of dowel to strengthen and prevent the cake sinking. Note: A Martha Stewart tip!

I went along to the marriage service at St Pat's in Albury and Emma was stunning in a beautiful gown. Definitely giving Kate and Pippa a run for their money! Privilege to be part of this happy event.