The hydrangea wedding cake

I had the most fabulous time making a wedding cake last week for Arielle and Ben's wedding! They chose a 3-tier cake for 200+. The bottom tier was vanilla cake, filled with a double-filling of marzipan and cherry-almond buttercream, iced in almond buttercream. The middle and top tiers were chocolate cake double-filled with chocolate ganache and raspberry buttercream, iced in almond buttercream.

The bride's chose hydrangeas for her flowers, which we incorporated into the cake. The florist, Felipe, supplied us with the fresh flowers at the venue, which we mounted between the tiers of the cake. Chloe and Chef Jason were there to help make it all happen, and Chloe also took photos of the process of the cake coming together.

Chloe and Jason cut the hydrangeas, and Chloe and I placed them on the cake. Once we were sure we'd completely covered the pillars, we knew we'd included all the flowers we possibly could. Then, with the flowers securely and densely in place, Jason and I piped the borders - I went around with the milk chocolate pearl border, and Jason followed me with the chocolate ganache.

Not long before the wedding, the bride's grandmother found her wedding cake topper. Naturally, it had to be on the cake! How amazing that she was able to see her cake topper reemerge on her granddaughter's wedding cake. I put a glass bowl on the top of the cake to elevate the small statue above the hydrangeas, then secured it with a dab of buttercream.







Not only was it exciting to assemble the cake while being able to catch glimpses of the bride and groom exchanging vows through the window, but it was also energizing to be part of something collaborative and creative...it always is! That night, I had a great sense of happiness and satisfaction from the opportunity to add even more beauty and sweetness to such a joyous event....

Our efforts paid off, as the mother of the bride relayed that both the coffee cakes for the morning of the wedding and the wedding cake were all beautiful and delicious.

Another happy cake ending!

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