This cake was a bit of a last minute wedding cake, but I couldn’t say no to family!
Brent and Jodi got a hold of me a couple months ago and sent me this picture of a cake they found online that they liked. I’m not sure where this photo originated or who actually made it, but it sure is a popular cake photo!
Since it was short notice and I wasn’t quite sure how I would construct a stand to put the cake upside down like that without some testing and working with someone, I suggested the same design but inverted. Jodi’s wedding dress was silver, her maid of honour’s dress was navy blue and her bridesmaids wore red, so I incorporated those colours in place of the browns. I think it turned out great!
The top tier of this cake was 3 layers of carrot cake, the middle tier was 4 layers of lemon cake and the bottom tier was 3 layers of red velvet cake. All tiers were filled with cream cheese icing, then carved to shape before being iced with buttercream icing and covered in white fondant.
I brushed silver pearl dust over all of the tiers to add a silvery shine. The dots and rings were made of fondant and some of gum paste. Silver dragees added another touch of sparkle.
The topper scared me a little bit. I should have made it MUCH sooner than I did and given it more time to dry. When it came time to put it together it was still pretty fragile. So I ended up making a support out of corrugated plastic and gluing all of the decorations onto the support with royal icing. I’m glad I did because without it I’m sure it would have fallen over! The topper was made of mostly gum paste, but some fondant.
The wedding was beautiful and Brent and Jodi looked so happy!
Congratulations Brent and Jodi! I’m so glad I was able to do your cake and take part in your special day!
