Here’s a wedding cake that sticks with tradition, white with lacy trim. It’s topped by vintage-looking blue and gold roses hand-molded out of marzipan. Yummy butter cream inside.
Photo with permission from Mendy of CakesbythePound.
The biggest wedding cake!
The wedding cake picture is real. It is the biggest vanilla wedding cake, or any flavor of wedding cake, in the world since 2004. It has 7 tiers rising to 17 feet. It took 10,000 pounds of pound cake batter and 4,810 pounds of creamy frosting to make and can feed 59,000 guests.
So how much [...]
White wedding dress cake by Chef Mendy.
Note: This wedding cake was created by Chef Mendy of CakesByThePound.com.
Gabriel Vidauri (CakesbythePound’s Operations Manager) wrote that the wedding dress cake featured below was inspired by 3 wedding dress designs. The bottom layer takes the ruffles from a wedding dress skirt (each ruffle Chef Mendy meticulously made herself), the second level is ribbons from a [...]
How to assemble a wedding cake YouTube video.
Here’s a YouTube video on wedding cake decorating. Watch carefully the part where a layer was put on top of another. The decorator piped frosting/icing in the shape of a heart. Nobody at the reception will notice this but it’s nice to know the layers were glued together with love.
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Big Ol' Pile of Chocolate wedding cake by Sarah.
Last year, WeddingCakeHints featured a really sinfull chocolate wedding cake created by Shara. We thought we’d never see another one like it. We are glad to be proven wrong.
Sarah of LittleBakeHouse.co.uk whipped up… or rolled out this chocolate monster of a wedding cake she aptly named the Big Ol’ Pile of Chocolate. Three round tiers [...]
Classic white orchid wedding cake by Sarah.
This classic rendition of a white wedding cake with orchid toppers is by Sarah of LittleBakeHouse.co.uk. Stunning, elegant, exquisite… no single word can describe this amazing 3-tier cake perfectly. The purple trim was hand-beaded.
Photo used with permission from Sarah. See it in her Flicker account.
How to cut a wedding cake.
Cutting a wedding cake can be daunting but with a little research ahead, including a talk with the baker to determine the shape, size, consistency, and firmness, this task should be a piece of … cake.
A diagram on how to cut a wedding cake is a great help too. Fortunately, Wilton has graciously [...]
How to stack a wedding cake YouTube video.
Check out this YouTube video on stacking 4 round layers. They make it look easy.
Crab pot groom's cake.
Note: The featured groom’s cake was made by Chef Mendy of CakesbythePound.com.
Crabs cooked in garlic and butter..mmmnnnnn. This cake is edible but it’s not made of crabs. Chef Mendy said the groom was from Maryland and his wife wanted to get him something that reminded him of home. So she created a crab pot cake.
Everything [...]
How to make chocolate ganache.
When it comes to wedding cakes, we often hear about chocolate ganache. It is used for frosting and filling. Ganache is French for a mixture of cream and chocolate. The usual method of making it is pouring hot cream into chopped chocolate and stirring until the mixture is velvety smooth.
Basic chocolate ganache is used to [...]
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Traditional white wedding cake with vintage rose topper.
Modern 3-layer cream and chocolate wedding cake.
If you are looking for a chocolate wedding cake in the UK, lady luck is on your side as Sarah can whip up a chocolate masterpiece just for you. Isn’t this modern and spotty rendition of a classic favorite quite lovely?. 
Photo with permission from Sarah of LittleBakeHouse.
Arte Y Pico Award for WeddingCakeHints.
The Arte Y Pico Award, as far as we know, was originally given for artisan, crafter, and artist bloggers. WeddingCakeHost was honored with this award by CourtneyThelmaAnne. Thank you.
Now, we’re supposed to name 5 other blogs that we feel has made a difference in design and content but we don’t want to impose the link-back so it’s not necessary to do so. We just want to name 5 other blogs in our EntreCard inbox that we feel deserve this award too:
1. Treasure Nature – Blogging for nature.
2. Bloggista.net – Sibling to Bloggista.com and offering a free service that combines the best features of Blogger and Wordpress.com.
3. Musuan – Nothing much to show for design but trying to make a difference for agricultural education.
4. Margie and Edna – You have to read this blog even just once to see why we’re happy to see their card on our inbox almost daily.
5. The World of Silly Willy and Fluffy – 2 clowns doing what they do best, trying to make the web a happier place.
And now for the rules (which we can choose not to follow ):
- Pick five (5) blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also for contributing to the blogging community, no matter what language.
- Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.
- Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.
- Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of “Arte y Pico” blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.
Gold wedding cake takes a bow.
Ivory wedding cake with gold swirls along the base of each layer and topped with a golden bow. Pretty and regal.
Photo with permission by Shara of Cakes by Shara.
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Pink and ivory wedding cake.
An ivory cake with is simply perfect for a traditional wedding. Chef Mendy embellished this one with sugar pink flowers and crystals. They look like trailing strands of pearls.
Photo with permission by Cakes by the Pound.
The Corpse Bride wedding cake for… umnn, goths?
Note: We are terribly sorry for misunderstanding the permission given to WeddingCakeHints by the PinkCakeBox in featuring their creation. We have removed images of their cakes from our posts. Please click on the image we substituted to see the original image posted at their blog. Thank you.
Looking for goth wedding cake ideas? The PinkCakeBox did this unusual Corpse Bride centerpiece for a Halloween wedding banquet. It’s chocolate with chocolate filling, doubly sinful and right for a perfect Halloween wedding.
The Corpse Bride Wedding Cake by Pink Cake Box.
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Wedding Cake Baker in Denville, New Jersey: Pink Cake Box.
Wedding cake baker/artist: Anne
Service area: Denville, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Website: www.pinkcakebox.com
E-mail: cakeorders [at] pinkcakebox [dot] com
Phone Number: 973-998-4445 (Sundays closed)
The Pink Cake Box has granted permission for WeddingCakeHints to feature pastry chef and founder Anne’s wedding creations. Its very kind of the team especially since their cakes were showcased in several national and local magazines including Modern Bride, Brides NJ, NJ Bride, People Magazine, and Elegant Bride.
Anne’s been in love with baking since 6, ‘nough said. We’ll just show what she can do with flour, eggs, and sugar, like this astounding party dress cake…
Wow!
Fairy wedding cake in 3 green layers.
Girls, fairies, and weddings… they are somehow interconnected. For those who want to transform their fairytale wedding into reality, get inspired by this fabulous green wedding cake, fairy godmothers are optional.
Photo with permission from Sarah of Little Bake House.
Wedding cake baker in the U.K.: Little Bake House
Wedding cake baker/artist: Sarah
Service area: U.K..
Website: www.littlebakehouse.co.uk
E-mail: sarah [at] littlebakehouse [dot] co [dot] uk
Sarah of the LittleBakeHouse has kindly granted us permission to use her photos. She describes herself in her Flickr profile as a bit tomboyish and infatuated with baking and gingham. She says she’s fascinated with the amazing things that can be created with a few basic ingredients and we agree, as she does have a few fabulous wedding cakes to show off.
Take a look at her basic ingredients…
That’s a Jack Daniel’s, a French brandy, and a locally famous apple cider. We know somebody who would fret at the thought of such fine liquors used to “feed” cakes rather than wet his whistle.
Square 4-layer wedding cake in cream and chocolate fondant.
Chef Mendy created this 4-layer chocolate and cream cake with delicate lacy borders. It’s topped and accented by white Calla Lillies. The flower represents majestic beauty and is a symbol of purity. Cakes with this motif are said to be just right for spring or Easter weddings but who cares? Beautiful wedding cakes are perfect the whole year round.
Photo with permission from CakesbythePound.
