Wedding Cake - Finished!

Phew! It's done. They loved it!... couldn't get over how much like the groom the little model was! LOL!

As always, you can see it on my other blog: http://www.patacake-parties.blogspot.com/ or on my 'proper' website: http://www.patacake-parties.com/Wedding.htm

Oh, you might notice that there aren't any ribbons or bows on the cake. Well.... I should have put the ribbon on before I stacked the cakes. I just couldn't get it to stick. And despite the pulling ribbons making gorgeous bows, they just didn't look right stuck on the cake without the ribbon. So I left them off.

But the bride and groom didn't say anything when I delivered it and set it up and they seemed really, really happy with it!

Suzanne x

Nearly!

The groom now has his wing collar and his cravat.

Good news: I went to the cake supplies shop this morning and bought some 'pulling bows'. They're great! It's ribbon which has a string that runs through the middle. You pull the string and it pulls the ribbon into a bow! Fantastic!!!

Bad news: I don't think they look right on the cake.

Righteo.... all I need to do is give the bride some hair, decide for once and for all what I'm going to do about the bows and then it's all done.

So Near and Yet So Far

12.25am

It's almost done.

The groom needs a shirt collar and a cravat. The bride needs hair!

I'm not 100% certain what I'm going to do about the bows yet. But I'm too tired to concentrate properly right now.

I'll decide tomorrow.

Bows

6.10pm - bottom tier is decorated. Apart from the bow. I can't do the damn bow.

And the middle tier is supposed to have one, too.

What am I going to do??????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Stacked

1.10pm - cakes dowelled and stacked.

Carry on Cake Making

The vanilla madeira cake is now filled and covered.

This cake presents another first for me, because this one needs to look like a box with a lid. I haven't done that before.

There's a tool I nearly bought - several times - but didn't. But I wish I had. It would have made things a lot easier when doing the 'lid'. But it was over £12.00 and I didn't think I could justify the expense. But it looks OK, I think.

I've found a pic of it on the web. It's the 4th one down... http://www.kitbox4sugarcraft.co.uk/shop/exec/shop.php?pid=2

Now I need to assemble the cake before I can put the decoration/finishing touches to it.

I need to find my junior hacksaw so I can dowel the cakes!

And the audience said.....

I went for c.

She's so lovely.

She said that she did want vanilla madeira, but if I'd made chocolate, she'd have chocolate as she didn't want to put me to any trouble.

What could I say?

"No, don't be silly. It's no trouble. There's time. If you want vanilla sponge, I'll make one for you". That's what I said.

So, I'm off to Tesco before I get the boys from after school club.

*sigh*