Blue-Green Wedding Cake

Good friends of mine, Tim and Karen Ansilio, renewed their vows today. Karen asked me to do a small wedding cake for the reception they were having after the church service. Since this isn't the traditional white cake type of affair, I was looking for something a little out of the ordinary. Their daughters Maria and Katryna were part of the ceremony and they were wearing sapphire blue and seafoam green respectively, so I thought I would incorporate that into the cake design. Karen also requested fresh flowers on the cake and these orchids lent themselves well to the design. I'm not sure who created the original cake design that I found a picture of on the internet. I've made a few changes to the cake I did, but I do want everyone to be aware that someone else did the original design.

The first two tiers, 8" and 10" squares, were covered in white fondant and the top 6" tier was covered in blue fondant. The bottom two tiers got stipes of blue the same width as the top tier on all four sides and then a seafoam green fondant ribbon ran from the top of the cake to the bottom over the top of the blue stripe. The blue was brushed with sapphire luster dust and the green was brushed with light green luster dust. The pearls at the base of each tier were made with a First Impression silicone mold dusted with super pearl dust. The cake was placed on a 14" square white cake drum. The double heart topper is a ceramic piece that I carry in the store.

The first tier is vanilla cake with Irish Cream mousse, the second tier is lemon cake with raspberry syrup and lemon curd and the top tier is chocolate with chocolate mousse filling.

Congratulations Tim and Karen. All the best to you both!

Cove Country Cake Show

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. I know I did. Now it's time to get busy planning for the rest of the year. I love meeting other cake decorators and sharing information. You learn so much. It's one of the reasons I love taking classes with other decorators. Not only do you learn some great techniques from the instructor, but you meet some great people.

On August 20, 2011 the annual Cove Country Cake Show & Challenge is taking place in Bedford, PA. This year's theme is "Children's Movies" and all the proceeds from the show go to The American Cancer Society. In addition to the show, they have some great classes scheduled. I'm taking names of anyone who would like to attend. There are still seats left in all the classes but Tammie Holsinger, the show director, tells me there has been a lot of interest and expects the available seats to go fast. Since it is approximately a 3 1/2 hr. drive to Bedford, this will have to be an overnight trip. Please let me know as soon as possible if you're interested. I would hate to see anyone miss out if they really want to attend.

Here is a list of the classes being offered:                                         

Burton Farnsworth, The Troll Bride
Linda Milea, Carved Cake, Carving Cake Made Easy                 
Beth Parvu, Star Gazer Lilies / Rose Fairy
Jay Qualls, Petals and Pearls Cake
Diane Shavkin, A Variety of Bows & Designs
Ruth Rickey, Dimensional Brush Embroidery
Anna Weisend, Mosaics In Fondant, Gum Paste, & Chocolate

While it isn't on the list yet, Tammie tells me one of the decorators from Swank Cake Design will be doing a high heel shoe class as well. I'm actually heading to Burlington, NJ on the 25th of this month to take this class and an isomalt class taught by Wayne Steinkopf from Swank Cake Design. One of my customers will be joining me and it should be a fun filled day!

You can get more information about the Cove Country Cake Show & Challenge at http://www.covecountrycakeshow.com/ or http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Cove-Country-Cake-Show-Challenge/115485521827768.