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txdiva 08-31-2008 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by pinkyphimu (Post 1709269)
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...dding/cake.jpg

I am finally getting some pictures from friends...here is our cake.

Awww, how pretty!!!:)

SOPi_Jawbreaker 08-31-2008 07:34 PM
Some rather disturbing cakes:

http://www.sushiordeath.com/blog/wp-...like_sushi.jpg

http://www.sushiordeath.com/v2/wp-co...ng_cake_lg.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wGr8njEWjt...ing%2Bcake.jpg

http://fherchosa.files.wordpress.com...vorce-cake.jpg

http://www.gamingpond.com/images/Gam...ce_Cake_03.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wGr8njEWjt...edding%2B2.jpg

bluefish81 08-31-2008 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by SOPi_Jawbreaker (Post 1709338)
Can't believe these cakes are real. Is this the kind of cake for brides that think the day is only about them? :)

SOPi_Jawbreaker 08-31-2008 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by bluefish81 (Post 1709375)
Can't believe these cakes are real. Is this the kind of cake for brides that think the day is only about them? :)
I think that one might have been a divorce cake...which makes me :confused: Are there women having divorce parties? And it looks like it could have been a beautiful wedding cake, but then it was made into a awful, gruesome divorce cake, so that's why I posted it.

kddani 08-31-2008 09:25 PM
I need to figure out what I want my cake to look like... need to meet with the baker in a few weeks. We're less than 8 weeks to go until the wedding. ARGH! Invites went out today. Shower is in less than 2 weeks. Work is getting busy. Getting in panic mode!!!

bluefish81 08-31-2008 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by SOPi_Jawbreaker (Post 1709391)
I think that one might have been a divorce cake...which makes me :confused: Are there women having divorce parties? And it looks like it could have been a beautiful wedding cake, but then it was made into a awful, gruesome divorce cake, so that's why I posted it.
OMG! Seriously? Divorce parties? Are there invitations for these events? I don't agree with a three-tiered cake to celebrate your divorce. Granted, I'm single, so what do I know? But as someone who is about to have a divorced friend....if she were to have a party, I'm thinking a shoe shaped cake would be more appropriate. It would also be much more attractive.

nittanyalum 08-31-2008 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by SOPi_Jawbreaker (Post 1709391)
I think that one might have been a divorce cake...which makes me :confused: Are there women having divorce parties? And it looks like it could have been a beautiful wedding cake, but then it was made into a awful, gruesome divorce cake, so that's why I posted it.
I remembered seeing a cake like that in a story about Shanna Moaklar's divorce party when she and Travis Barker broke up. I actually found the pic:
http://www.celebsource.org/wp-conten...aturebitch.jpg

KSUViolet06 08-31-2008 10:57 PM
That Shana Moakler cake is disgusting.

For those interested, that "Amazing Wedding Cakes" show premieres next Sunday on WE (after Bridezilla).

PhoenixAzul 09-01-2008 04:58 AM
Arg, so my fiance and I have had some wedding cake drama! Our bakery, who has baked every cake I've ever had, has been forced to close due to the economy/horrific fire last year. So, the scramble was on to find a new baker (t-minus 2.5 months till WDay). My aunt and mom, being the networking ladies that they are, found a baker that used to work at a bakery they both went to when they were little. Apparently he's gone into a sort of "cottage" business of his own with one of the other bakers, and they do wedding cakes and cookies in Pittsburgh. He said he could replicate any cake we threw at him, so the search was on, because I decided to change the original cake idea. So, this is what I've found, and he's agreed to do this for us (in buttercream, not fondant (blech!))

From the knot

http://media.theknot.com/ImageStage/...arge_image.jpg

PeppyGPhiB 09-03-2008 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by PhoenixAzul (Post 1709605)
Arg, so my fiance and I have had some wedding cake drama! Our bakery, who has baked every cake I've ever had, has been forced to close due to the economy/horrific fire last year. So, the scramble was on to find a new baker (t-minus 2.5 months till WDay). My aunt and mom, being the networking ladies that they are, found a baker that used to work at a bakery they both went to when they were little. Apparently he's gone into a sort of "cottage" business of his own with one of the other bakers, and they do wedding cakes and cookies in Pittsburgh. He said he could replicate any cake we threw at him, so the search was on, because I decided to change the original cake idea. So, this is what I've found, and he's agreed to do this for us (in buttercream, not fondant (blech!))

From the knot

http://media.theknot.com/ImageStage/...arge_image.jpg
Gorgeous!!!

APhi Sailorgirl 09-04-2008 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by PhoenixAzul (Post 1709605)
Beautiful cake.

Our cake is going on a fall theme. This isn't it, but the closest I could find at work:
http://www.amazingcakesbyjoanne.com/...er_smaller.jpg

Just a simple cake with sugar maple leaves to follow on our subtle theme. Maple leaves have been in our save-the-dates, invites, and table numbers.

SthrnZeta 09-04-2008 10:34 PM
I've heard black icing tastes gross. Any thoughts/opinions out there on this? I'd really like a black damask pattern on a white cake but not if I have to sacrifice taste for it!

Also, opinions on buttercream vs fondant?

KSUViolet06 09-04-2008 10:39 PM
Black tends to taste pretty gross, as does red (for anyone who is doing a red color theme).

You also don't want black teeth/tongues. Ew.

Also I find that while fondant makes for a good look, buttercream tastes better and looks just as good.

catiebug 09-04-2008 10:40 PM
A word of caution on black icing - it will turn tongues and teeth black. Not a pretty sight, let me tell you!

ZTABullwinkle 09-04-2008 10:42 PM
I refused to use fondant icing on my cake. I have found that it can dry out and taste "gummy" (I think that is the best word for it). Consider what time the cake will be delivered to the venue, and how long after that it will be eaten. I know personally, the cake will be delivered by about 3 pm, but won't be eaten until 8:30 pm that night. Being out that long, in my case, would have dried out the fondant.

ADqtPiMel 09-04-2008 10:47 PM
My fondant was absolutely delicious, but my baker worked long and hard to perfect her recipe and she was only able to do it because she takes on a limited number of weddings. I think mass-producing yummy fondant would be tricky, and every other cake I've eaten with fondant sucked.

I would imagine you'll do a cake tasting before you pick your cake -- you can test the fondant and buttercream and make your decision from there.

AGDee 09-04-2008 11:59 PM
My cake decorating instructor told us that when we need to make black icing, to make it chocolate. Then you don't need as much black coloring to get it dark and it tastes yummy. See if your baker will do that.

Glitter650 09-05-2008 02:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ZTABullwinkle (Post 1712270)
I refused to use fondant icing on my cake. I have found that it can dry out and taste "gummy" (I think that is the best word for it). Consider what time the cake will be delivered to the venue, and how long after that it will be eaten. I know personally, the cake will be delivered by about 3 pm, but won't be eaten until 8:30 pm that night. Being out that long, in my case, would have dried out the fondant.
I HATE Fondant too !!!!!!! and told my bakers that when I did tasting. But I'm having a cake where they can't do the decoration I want with buttercream... :(

PhoenixAzul 09-05-2008 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by SthrnZeta (Post 1712254)
I've heard black icing tastes gross. Any thoughts/opinions out there on this? I'd really like a black damask pattern on a white cake but not if I have to sacrifice taste for it!

Also, opinions on buttercream vs fondant?
Hm, depends on what you're looking for.

Fondant holds up a lot better than buttercream in warm weather. It allows you to do some of the fancier designs, and it looks "smooth" and finished. But, the taste can be questionable at times. Some people put a thin layer of butter cream or custard or preserves underneath their fondant to offset it.

Buttercream is *almost* universally tasty, but it can limit the type of decorations you can do, and it won't look as smooth. Some people will use buttercream as the base, and then do the decorations in gumpaste or fondant. Buuttt, buttercream can melt in really warm/sticky weather.

WinniBug 09-05-2008 07:33 AM
I thought you were supposed to peel off the fondant before you served the cake?

APhi Sailorgirl 09-05-2008 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by WinniBug (Post 1712471)
I thought you were supposed to peel off the fondant before you served the cake?
Some places do that as a courtesy, but I don't think it's universal.

Our venue suggested buttercream and said for 90% of what people want the chef can do it in buttercream and then it will taste better for your guests.

Army Wife'79 09-05-2008 10:52 AM
Fondant tastes worse than Play Doh to me. ugh. Frosting should taste like frosting. It's ok for a cake to look like a cake instead of "fake advertising food" (the stuff the ad agencies make with shellac over it to look like real tasty food that isn't even food at all).
Most fondant is like semi-hard Elmer's glue.

SthrnZeta 09-05-2008 04:29 PM
See, as much as I like the look of fondant, I really like tasty cake and I wouldn't serve something to my guests that I wouldn't eat myself. Because of that, I'm leaning towards buttercream.

I also really want a black damask-like pattern on a white cake but I'm afraid we can't make it happen - I don't want black mouths or nasty frosting. Though, I did see a thin black vine-like pattern on a white buttercream cake that looked really pretty and thus would have a lot less black icing on it... Perhaps just having a black ribbon around the bottom of the tiers would incorporate the black without turning everyone's mouths black...?? Any ideas?

ForeverRoses 09-05-2008 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by SthrnZeta (Post 1712740)
See, as much as I like the look of fondant, I really like tasty cake and I wouldn't serve something to my guests that I wouldn't eat myself. Because of that, I'm leaning towards buttercream.

I also really want a black damask-like pattern on a white cake but I'm afraid we can't make it happen - I don't want black mouths or nasty frosting. Though, I did see a thin black vine-like pattern on a white buttercream cake that looked really pretty and thus would have a lot less black icing on it... Perhaps just having a black ribbon around the bottom of the tiers would incorporate the black without turning everyone's mouths black...?? Any ideas?
I think the black ribbon would be nice- and then no black mouths to worry about.

As for fondant, I have a recipe for marshmallow fondant that I make. It looks just like regular fondant but tastes much better- plus I can flavor it with different things. My favorite is a cherry almond cake that I ice with almond-flavored whipped cream and then top with the almond-marshmallow fondant. Yummy.

VandalSquirrel 09-05-2008 04:50 PM
This thread just makes me want to eat cake, which I really don't need to eat a lot of.

I've had some amazing cakes covered with marzipan instead of fondant, and the marzipan has had designs imprinted into it. If I were to be married, this is the way I'd want to go, plus Swedish princess Cake is just something I like, A LOT. LucyKKG knows what I mean.

This bakery has an example, it was one I would consider if I were to be married back at home (if I were to be married at all, haha!) http://www.legateauelegant.com/Our_Cakes.html

ZTAMich 09-07-2008 07:52 PM
This thread is a handy reminder that I need to email our caterer and see if she has found our 'misplaced' top layer. I had almost forgot about it! I really want some cake next month on our anniversary!

APhi Sailorgirl 09-08-2008 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by ZTAMich (Post 1713678)
This thread is a handy reminder that I need to email our caterer and see if she has found our 'misplaced' top layer. I had almost forgot about it! I really want some cake next month on our anniversary!
Better yet, just ask her to make you a new one. Our venue said they would do that for us instead so it would be fresh. I'm not sure I want freezer burnt cake.

aephi alum 09-08-2008 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by APhi Sailorgirl (Post 1714339)
Better yet, just ask her to make you a new one. Our venue said they would do that for us instead so it would be fresh. I'm not sure I want freezer burnt cake.
Our top two layers survived the freezer quite nicely. It's all in how you wrap it. (The bottom two tiers were enough to feed our guests, so the caterer gave us both of the other tiers.)

ZTAMich 09-08-2008 05:50 PM
Yeah this is a catering company that is based at the church. They serve lunch to the surrounding Harlem community daily and have 3 spaces for wedding and any other kinds of receptions. I think they know how to store a cake tier!

Our cake was SO good I don't think I'd notice a little freezer ice. :)

Glitter650 09-22-2008 12:55 AM
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/...a31543.jpg?v=0




This is my wedding cake. If you see in the corner is a little bride and groom star fish It was supposed to be the topper, but my mom made it and the baker said it was too heavy to keep on the whole time. :(

agzg 09-23-2008 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by honeychile (Post 1658626)
For the uninitiated, in regards to the Cookie Table: (from Chris Fennimore, of WQED)

The Cookie Connection
"The cookie table is a local wedding tradition worth baking for. Flour, sugar and butter have been disappearing from grocery shelves at an alarming rate over the past few weeks. Like milk and toilet paper on the eve of a winter storm, vanilla extract and chocolate morsels have to be restocked regularly. Are people preparing for some sort of calamity? No, they're just stockpiling cookies for the season of weddings, graduation parties, anniversaries and other family gatherings that seem to hit a peak in June.

I never met a food tradition I didn't like, and the Pittsburgh cookie table is one that came as a welcome surprise to this transplant from Brooklyn, N.Y. The quantity and quality of the cookie assortments at these functions are a source of endless discussion and great family pride. I recently read about one event where there were 800 dozen cookies! You may have heard of even more extravagant displays.

No one seems to know where or how this tasty tradition began, but here are two recipes from my mother's repertoire to add to the table." (He followed with a recipe for pizelles and a tartlet.)

Bringing cookies to a wedding is showing your affection to the bride and groom. I've been to showers where a list was sent around to see if you could make cookies, what type, how many, etc. In the Western PA area, every Cookie Table must have pizelles, mini ladylocks, pecan tassies, thumbprints, mini cheesecakes, those (insert nationality here) Wedding Cakes, and some "kid cookies" (peanut butter, chocolate chips, etc). Ohio ones have to include Buckeyes, too. When you book your caterer, they usually tell you whether or not they will "tray the cookies" - put them on display in a pleasing manner. Truly great Cookie Tables not only have the one main table, but a plate on each table.
I was in a wedding for a friend who asked people to bake cookies for her. I was in such a frenzy to get there (her wedding was in Zilly/Wexford, and I lived in Squirrel Hill at the time) for the rehearsal dinner (of course I was running late) that I forgot to take my M&M cookies to her. Her tables, though, were freaking awesome. They took up an ENTIRE corner of the huge ballroom, and they were a major hit! She had both cookie and candy tables, and if I remember correctly everything was mixed in together. Beyond just having plates for people to put the stuff on, they created little doggie bags for people to take home with them.

My sister-in-law is from Western PA, too, and while my family lives in Western NY, my brother and sister-in-law had a candy/cookie table at their wedding, too. Believe me, my town had never seen anything like it and I think the tradition spread, because a cousin got married in the same time and she insisted on a cookie table, too!

ZTABullwinkle 09-29-2008 01:41 PM
Here is our cake! It was so good....

http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/phot...21051_4522.jpg

Edited to add: this was the groom's cake we ate at the rehearsal dinner, which we still have a ton of (still tastes good)
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...0ab8013941.jpg

honeychile 10-06-2008 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel (Post 1712758)
This thread just makes me want to eat cake, which I really don't need to eat a lot of.

I've had some amazing cakes covered with marzipan instead of fondant, and the marzipan has had designs imprinted into it. If I were to be married, this is the way I'd want to go, plus Swedish princess Cake is just something I like, A LOT. LucyKKG knows what I mean.

This bakery has an example, it was one I would consider if I were to be married back at home (if I were to be married at all, haha!) http://www.legateauelegant.com/Our_Cakes.html
I think I gained a gazillion pounds just reading that website! They sound wonderful!

HBADPi 10-08-2008 02:05 PM
Here's our cake! We had a different flavor for each tier (coconut, chocolate, carrot and raspberry amaretto). My favorite was the amaretto! Yum!

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...mma/JO0640.jpg

WCsweet<3 10-08-2008 05:25 PM
That is so beautiful! What bakery did you get it from?

KSUViolet06 10-08-2008 05:28 PM
HBADPi: Your cake is gorgeous.

HBADPi 10-08-2008 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by WCsweet<3 (Post 1728732)
That is so beautiful! What bakery did you get it from?
Thanks!

We got the cake from Cucamonga Cakery which was one of the bakeries our country club had a contract with.

Everyone loved the cake but I was a bit disappointed they didnt completely pull off the original idea I had given them...here's the picture I gave them of how I wanted the bows on the cake.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...crop_00110.jpg

At the end of the day, it was good cake and people really enjoyed it so it wasnt all that bad.

honeychile 10-08-2008 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by HBADPi (Post 1728771)
Thanks!

We got the cake from Cucamonga Cakery which was one of the bakeries our country club had a contract with.

Everyone loved the cake but I was a bit disappointed they didnt completely pull off the original idea I had given them...here's the picture I gave them of how I wanted the bows on the cake.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...crop_00110.jpg

At the end of the day, it was good cake and people really enjoyed it so it wasnt all that bad.
While your cake was positively beautiful, I can see why you liked the one above, too. It has a simplistic eloquence about it.

KSUViolet06 10-18-2008 02:23 AM
Since this thread is about cake, I figured I'd share one of my favorite blogs:

http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/

ForeverRoses 11-14-2008 03:25 PM
Disney Wedding cake
 
http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.c..._2022_10644965

This is not from the Disney themed wedding that I attended, but I still thought it was a little crazy for a wedding cake


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