Randy

My brother-in-law got remarried recently.  Because of covid-19, they had to change to a very small ceremony in a temple and weren't going to have a reception.  At the 11th hour, things changed a bit and family wanted to do a drive-by celebration for them.  I wanted them to have something remotely traditional, so we took a cake to them as well.  But apparently my luck with summer wedding cakes is still fried because the very first turn out of our driveway was taken at high speed and a weird angle so the flowers gave the frosting a funky push. I sat for the hour drive with flowers covered in frosting in one had and the cake in the other.  Hopefully it's the thought that counts!  And I'm glad I snapped a picture before getting in the car!

Watercolor Wedding Cake

This was a frustrating cake.  I had practiced it at home and it had turned out so cute!  Unfortunately, the weather turned extremely hot for June and the frosting just would.not.cooperate! As a result, the colors were a tad off, the flowers melted and I was so flustered I forgot the leaf tip to put leaves around the flowers. Luckily the bride was sweet!

Blue and Silver Wedding Cake

I was asked to do a wedding cake for a couple that were moving into our congregation.  I knew family on both the groom and bride's sides.  Realistically, with two birthdays a week before Christmas, Christmas, my 10 year wedding anniversary, being the day before my birthday and being six months pregnant, it probably was not the best time to be working on a wedding cake.  But, doing something like this simultaneously terrifies and exhilarates me.  However, with my 4th coming soon, a husband finishing a PhD & heading back into medical school rotations, it will be looooooonnnngggg time before I have the energy to do it again!

It's definitely addicting though, not gonna lie. :)  Especially when the bride was as easy to work with and to please as this sweet girl was! I'm glad she was happy with how it turned out, I was, too!

She gave me several pictures and she wanted some detail from each to make up the vision for her cake.  The top was an 8" triple chocolate cake and the bottom was a 12" foam tier. There was scroll work and silver ribbon with a blue & white flower accent on the side.  I had never seen that willow tree design before and thought it was not only gorgeous, but perfect for the top of the cake!

Since I'm attracted to simple elegance and wasn't sure which way I'd personally prefer, I took some pictures before I embellished the scroll work.  My camera skills are improving, but still have a long way to go. I wish I'd taken more close-ups, but I did my best to photoshop the pictures to capture the comparisons.  Honestly, I don't know that I can decide which one I like better...

Last one, apparently, I missed this angle before embellishment, so no comparison.

Anniversary Cake

I made my sister's wedding cake last October.  This year, on their exact anniversary, she and her sweet husband were sealed in the Oakland, CA LDS Temple. I was helping decorate a small reception afterward and also handling food in the kitchen, so this cake was literally put together in less than 10 minutes.  But honestly, even a 'quick and dirty' frosting job looks delicious when you have a white cake with raspberry filling and lemon curd Italian Meringue Buttercream.  The gorgeous blue cake plate was a wedding present they received just the day before the sealing and went perfectly with her blue and pink color scheme!

Vanessa's Wedding Cake

Excitement and stomach knots.  I was honored that my sister would ask me to do the wedding cake, but since she is a talented interior designer I was nervous about being able to deliver what she envisioned. She truly did have a great vision for what she wanted.  Luckily, she was very laid back about it all. I hope she was happy with it!

Once the photographer's pictures come back, I hope there will be a better quality picture of the cake and the table I can add, the table decor was beautiful!

Wedding Cake

A wedding cake requested for the young women at a church activity. My first attempt at calla lilies, it went pretty well.