OK, I know it's been a month or two since my last post. Well, this was a busy wedding season for me. I had a a bunch of friends and family getting married, so I decided to focus on the cakes and not the blog. Then, of course I needed a little bit of a break. But now I'm back to show what I worked so hard on.
Kicking it off was Desiree and David's wedding. They were having a ceremony for about 75-80 people and needed a cake. These two came to me asking if I could do something a little different for their wedding since they weren't having a very traditional ceremony (they described it as Celtic/Buddhist with a friend officiating). Of course a traditional wedding cake was out of the question.
After a quick discussion, the couple decided on cupcakes, which I was so excited for. Half of the cupcakes were made with the bride's favorite flavors - chocolate and orange - and half were made with the groom's favorites - vanilla, peanut butter, and chocolate. The chocolate cupcakes with chocolate-orange buttercream were in green wrappers, and the vanilla cupcakes with peanut butter filling and milk chocolate buttercream were in blue wrappers. I love how creative they were with the flavors.
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| Rows of chocolate cupcakes with chocolate-orange buttercream. |
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| Vanilla cupcakes with peanut butter filling and milk chocolate frosting. |
As far as the design, we decided to model them after cupcakes in "Martha Stewart's Cupcakes." The ones they liked had a gumpaste heart sticking out of the frosting with an initial written in them. Since not many people I know enjoy eating gumpaste, I suggested they switch that heart out with a sugar cookie. Of course they had to throw in another little twist - Desiree wasn't going to change her last name, so they didn't have a common initial. Luckily, their first names both start with D's, so it was meant to be.
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| One of the many trays of sugar cookies to decorate the cupcakes with. |
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| The finished products. |
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