Chocolate Fondant Wedding Cake

This was for my sister's wedding. I loved getting to try this--it was such a unique design. It's chocolate fondant, and the tree is actually cut out of the fondant instead of just piped on. There were some complications (especially since I was making this very, very, quickly and at someone else's house) but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

The layers were yummy--raspberry filling, raspberry cheesecake filling, and strawberry filling. Too bad we didn't actually get to eat any of it due to a miscommunication which meant there were no forks at the reception... Kenna and Brian had LOTS of leftovers!

Don't look too closely at the picture above--it was nasty weather that day and the cake got a sprinkle of rain. I guess it gave it an outdoorsy look...

Pearl Wedding Cake

I made this for Jon's brother's wedding. Claudia's colors were pink and violet, and her only request was for pearls. This was my first time making fondant roses. They were really, really time consuming, but they looked so much nicer than the icing roses!
I also learned that wedding cakes aren't usually 6 inch, 8 inch, 10 inch layers. It's usually more like, 6 inch, 9 inch, 12 inch. I realized this when I had to shove the roses onto these tiny ledges...

Wondering why these pictures are so much better than usual? It's because I had the amazing Krystal take them! She's fantastic (and has great prices) if you're looking for a photographer.I loved having the chance to do another wedding cake. Definitely makes me feel more confident about doing it again at some point...

Draped Wedding Cake

My first wedding cake and my first attempts at draping and royal icing (the roses). Generally I'm happy with how it turned out.


My favorite parts are the pearl border and the smaller swags. My least favorite things are how the roses are whiter than the fondant and how the swag sort of sagged. Next time I'll make it tighter. But considering the cake was pro bono, I didn't feel too bad.