One of the most often heard comments I get during bridal consultations is "I don't want fondant." The problem is that most of the inspiration photos they bring me are fondant. There's the odd occasion where I have to tell them no, but more often than not I can come up with some way of replicating the design in buttercream.
When I met with this couple they brought an inspiration cake that was buttercream with lots of lines in it. It was supposed to be wood grain, but I didn't think it was woodgrain enough. I discussed it with the couple and we decided to make it wavier, with some knotholes so that no one would wonder. It was a design I had only done in fondant before.
Here's a closeup of the final effect. Pretty convincing, huh? I started with my standard buttercream recipe. Once it was nice and chilled, I started by cutting in my knotholes with a small sharp knife. Once they were finished, then I started cutting in the lines around the knot holes first and then moved outward. Nothing fancy, just happy little lines.
In these photos, I used some silk flowers I keep around the bakery, but the cake received fresh flowers when we delivered it to the venue, which was DeBarge Vineyards. It was a lovely venue and this rustic wedding cake fit in well sitting on a wine barrel with the vineyards in the background.
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
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