Having Your Cake and...

One of my favorite aspects of creating cakes is the joy of witnessing my client's reaction when they first see their cake. I especially love watching people tasting the cake, but it's not something I get to enjoy often. Generally cakes are picked up or delivered and I am far away by the time the cake is being cut and served.

This week I had the pleasure of creating a wedding cake for a client who is also a friend. My husband and I were invited to the wedding to celebrate the marriage of the lovely couple. I got to experience the bride and groom seeing the cake for the first time, cutting the cake, and then tasting it together. It was a wonderful feeling to see my art and hard work as a special part of a wedding celebration and being enjoyed by so many.

It can be nerve wracking at times to sit and watch someone tasting your edible art. After all, long hours of work and care go into each design. However, it is nice to be reminded, surrounded by smiles and sounds of "Mmmm!", that the confection is most importantly something to be eaten and enjoyed. I love that cake is created in order to be savored and remembered only through photographs and memories.

This cake design was based on the wedding invitation and the bride's bouquet. It also featured a hand-made sugar claddagh ring inspired by the bride's Irish heritage. The paisley design contained hidden symbols chosen for the couple's love, heritage, and initials.

The flavours selected were chocolate bourbon cake with vanilla buttercream, sugar white cake with blueberries and blueberry buttercream, and sugar white cake with lemon buttercream.

Photography by Jessica Thier