Bling Bling Wedding Cake

by Lizbeth Rontal
(Philippines)

Bling Wedding Cake

Bling Wedding Cake



The Brides Request



The soon to be bride, who happens to be an acquaintance of mine, sent me a message requesting a cake for their wedding. She sent me some photos just to give me an idea of what she wanted her cake to look like which was a 2 tiered white cake with 3 to 5 pieces of peony gumpaste flowers in a shade of royal blue. She also wanted me to incorporate something gold within the decorations.

A Tiny Speck? Or A Stunner


Before I prepared all the materials, I asked the bride where the venue of their reception would be and took the initiative to visit the place. The reason being is that the cake she wanted would only be 12 inches tall and it boggled my mind to think that their cake might appear to be a tiny speck if the place is huge. And so my instincts were right, the venue was very big with high ceilings.

I spoke to the bride again and explained to her the situation. I suggested the addition of another layer. This would give a little more height to the cake and it would be more fitting with the size of the venue and look more stunning. So it was settled that the cake would be a 3 tiered cake with minimal flowers.

Cake Flavor


The couple chose a moist chocolate cake for all 3 tiers. I filled the cake with chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream and added chocolate bits and then I iced it with chocolate ganache in a ratio of 1 part cream to 4 parts chocolate. The ganached cakes The soon to be bride, who happens to be an acquaintance of mine sent me a message requesting for a cake for their wedding. She sent me some photos just to give me an idea of what she want
her cake to look like. She wanted a 2 tier white cake with 3 to 5 pieces of peony gumpaste flowers in the shade of royal blue. She also wanted me to incorporate something gold on the decoration.


Preparation and Assembling the Cakes


I make my gumpaste from scratch and make my own gumpaste flowers too. I know the bride just wanted a few of them but I decided to make at least 15 pieces of peonies and lots of tiny flower fillers with a dash of gold. I so prefer to make extras just in case the flow of the design does not satisfy me but of course I will ask for a bride's consent.

Before stacking the cakes I inserted 4 bubble straws on the bottom and 2nd layer. After all the tiers have stacked I inserted dowels at center from the top tier down to the bottom for added stability for I will be delivering the cake in one piece. By the way, I used up all the flowers even all of the fillers. Yeeeyyy!

I also did fondant pleats on the bottom tier because to my eye it looks more elegant. The cake was almost done when I looked at it from afar and alas I'm not quite satisfied. It looks dull to me lacks shine and glamour. That's when I decided to add some plastic stones and jewels (it's cheap but elegant) for a final touch. And Viola!!! It really adds shine especially when the light hits the stones. Surprisingly the bling bling on the cake nearly matches the gown of the bride, except for the gown has real swarovski jewels :-)

The bride was so delighted with the outcome of their bling wedding cake and just told me that she's glad that I followed my design concept rather than hers.

Who wouldn't be happy with that.



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Oct 21, 2015
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starstarstarstarstar 		Beautiful Bling Bling!!!!
by: Lorelie

OMG I love this cake. Thank you so much for sharing it and the story with it. You took a chance with your vision and followed your instincts to create a stunner. Lucky bride and groom to have requested you to make their special cake. Great lesson to be learned here as well for other cake decorators....Checking out the venue is such a fantastic preparation if possible it is a must do if you are nearby to make sure that your creation is seen in the best light. You really care about your art.
Oct 21, 2015
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starstarstarstarstar 		Beautiful Cake
by: Barbara Schmal

Your vision and exceptional work of perfection is absolutely beautiful. I love your flowers they are beautiful and life like. How long have you been decorating cakes.
In Florida I do get a lot of destination brides, and usually their cakes are small. 6" & 8" or 8" & 10". Some times since the bride is on a budget I would suggest using a dummy cake to make it appear taller and than they do not have too much cake and helps with the budget. I do charge extra for the dummy but just $10-$25 depending on size and decorations.
Thank you for sharing your lovely story and the picture of the cake.
Oct 21, 2015
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starstarstarstarstar 		Thank you
by: Lizbeth Rontal

Thank you so much Lorelie for letting us share our creations and thank you for such encouraging comments and appreciation. I've been making my own sugar flowers for almost 3 years and 4 years into serious baking and decorating. Thank you!..:)

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