17
Jun
Author: Heather // Category:
Bridal Shower Cakes,
Fondant,
Wedding
Ooh la la!
Believe it or not, this cake was for a boy. It was a joke of sorts; we had a “Man Bridal Shower” for him, and decided to make it a very feminine affair. The mirrored “L” topper was purchased at McCall’s in Etobicoke.
Both tiers of this cake are vanilla, with a mocha cream filling. It is iced in vanilla buttercream and covered in white fondant, with purple fondant “ribbon”, and purple and white fondant heart accents. The small purple hearts which adorn the white fondant are hand-painted. Manly!
16
Jun
Author: Heather // Category:
Bridal Shower Cakes,
Fondant,
Wedding
This bridal shower cake was my first attempt at creating lifelike flowers, and I think they turned out quite well. Although you can’t see all of the flowers, there are orchids, calla lilies, and rose buds, along with some ivy leaves.
The cake istelf is vanilla with a lemon butter filling. It is iced in buttercream and covered in white fondant. The accents are royal icing, and all flowers and leaves are made from gumpaste.
08
Jun
Author: Heather // Category:
Birthday Cakes,
Buttercream
This is a birthday cake I made recently (OK not that recently, almost a year ago now!) for my brother when he turned 21. He’s a card player, so it was a doubly appropriate design.
One cake is chocolate, one is vanilla, and they both have a cherry filling. They are covered in “American” Buttercream, which I try to avoid now. These days I prefer to work with a Swiss or Italian Meringue Buttercream.
If I were to recreate this cake today, I would have covered it in fondant for a smoother finish, and made the spade out of fondant as well. However, at that point in time I wasn’t working in fondant.
Below is a slightly angled shot to give you an indication of the thickness of the cake.
You’ll have to excuse the photo quality; I haven’t got my editing software installed on this machine, but I promise to take the electrical cords out of the background next time 
