Lizzie Ian test cake #2

So, a few things went wrong here which I will hopefully remedy with the next test cake (which will also serve as Ella's first birthday cake in a few weeks :)

I will need to make two batches of cake in order to bake (3) 6" round and (3) 9" round cakes. The entire cake will require (4) batches of butter cream icing as well. I did not have enough icing this time so I had to make more at the last minute and was not able to properly fill and frost this one...

I should frost each cake before assembling as well- that should make for a smoother transition between the layers and a better looking cake.

Not sure what I think about using this platter for the wedding, it is a great platter but it may be better to use a fondant covered board with some decorative ribbon around it? I will see what the bride and groom want:)

-L

Close up of sea grass

This is an experiment for Lizzie and Ian's wedding cake. The invitations feature sea grass, so I wanted to see what I could use to get that effect. I think it turned out well aside from the base of the cake where I will do some piping... Also, if I do this cake for them, it will have two tiers instead of one ;)

Another shot of the frog cake!

Max wanted a frog cake, so here it is! It was quite yummy too... the icing was a Swiss meringue buttercream , and was not the right icing for the technique I was attempting. I did not want to use fondant to cover the cake and tried a technique using paper towels to smooth partially dried buttercream icing. The icing I made does not dry out, which would be great in any other cercumstance! Anyway, it ended up working well, just not as expected. All in all a success though, I think.

I used store bought vanilla cupcake mix and chocolate icing, there was not enough time for anything else and it was very yummy! I rolled the iced cupcakes in crushed Oreo's, and placed the little fondant frog on top- they were quite cute I must say!