Wedding Cake (done!)
Bride wanted tall 3-tier, in plain white with red ribbon trims, but it really looked like styrofoam fake cake to me. So I added more texture.
I’m rather pleased with how it photographs- very origami, modern looking! 
I think it looks pretty alright here…
but added the red ribbon trims anyway (as per request, just in case they find totally-white cakes unacceptable).
Abit of embossing on the strips (should have put more embossing, not evident in pic!).
I also prepared a “heart cake” (shown in chocolate ganache coating, not yet wrapped in red fondant), *thinking* as sort of a topper for the 3-tiers. I REALLY feel the 3-tiers is missing a TOPPER, the proportion doesn’t look right without a topper!
(I originally wanted to make fondant “bows” on the top but that would make the cake look like a PRESENT instead of a WEDDING cake).
Now, I think a REAL rose topper would be most suitable. Or else everyone would assume the couple is cutting yet another dummy fake hotel cake, instead of a real wedding cake?
TADA! Nearest florist couldn’t produce a Real Rose Cake Topper so I wired 3 fresh roses together.
*Fingers crossed the cake makes the venue SAFELY* (I haven’t quite figured logistics of transporting 2 kids and a heavy tall cake).
Still have the “un-used” heart shaped cake topper… if I have energy tomorrow, I’d finish the extra “heart-cake” for the couple anyway!
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June 26, 2009 at 11:12 pm
charsiew
STEADY LAH!
Next time my kids’ weddings, you do for them ok?
June 26, 2009 at 11:24 pm
Ros
Wow, Mel! What can I say?
June 26, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Sharon
Wow……Wow….and more Woooooowwwwww!
How are u gonna transport the cake? 3-tier at one go? My ex-colleague used to do this for her nephew’s wedding and she told me she packed into 3 boxes for each tier and reached the venue earlier to stack them up and decorate.
June 27, 2009 at 9:22 am
astrodarlings
I suggest use those removable based plastic boxes or separate cake boxes..reach there then stack up.
June 27, 2009 at 9:39 am
M
CSR,
hahaha wasn’t “steady” when I was whining so much!
Ros,
Took 24hrs- basically 3 working days of 8hrs each, haha! Now I’m too lazy to finish the extra heart cake.
Lucky never learnt to do this BEFORE I got married. Or else will be one siao Bride DIY-ing own cake. I had DIYed deco flowers, bridal car flowers, decorating the ready wedding cake for own wedding- SIAO! Was chopping flowers whole night before wedding, next day was all panda-eyed and snapping at everyone!
Sharon,
Ur ex-colleague steady ah. I’m not so zhai, I’d be so worried about the “unfinished” cake. (And no time to do make-up?).
This is not a big cake (for a wedding cake). Will get K to flag a cab, direct cab to my basement carpark while I wait with flower kids and cake. Bundle kids in, put cake on my lap. Reach hotel, K carry cake to table. I try to adjust whatever happens (bring piping bag, extra fondant in case of accidents).
3-tiers, 6.5kg, 40cm/ nearly 16″ height without the rose topper… shouldn’t be too bad. I think can feed the 150 guests at wedding dinner if thin slices.
I could carry Ahboy’s cake which was 5.5kg, 18″ height- boy’s cake had used same baking pans but carved away alot of cake for the topsy-turvy effect. More wastage in serving due to weird shapes too.
R,
cannot leh, already stacked neatly. If now separate, will have damage. Won’t have time to decorate on-site, Ahgirl gotta rush from class to home to change into fancy dress etc.