Making the Brides dream wedding cake/s. A blog for Sticki.

oh wow!! that is fantastic!! its so clever ~ what a work of architecture and art!!

Thats so beautiful. Clever idea too.

Oh wow from me too..Amazing,and all that detail !I have never seen one as intricate as that before..A credit to everyone who had a hand in making it,and to the skills of your OH ..lovely job...How on earth did you get it to the reception ?..a real work of art,Scotsgran..:o)

That is soooooo beautiful!!!!! Well done both of you, such a lot of work gone into that, I`m also wondering how you got it to the reception..Popped back up for another look, trying to work out the height....

What a gorgeous cake - well done. I bet the bride and groom were over the moon with it.

Thank you all. I cr what the total height was. It was over a metre. The church spire is a florists extension vase turned upside down and covered in Icing. I suppose that qualifies it for a space on GOY lol. The hardest work was trying to decide how to build it so that it could be transported over to Fife for the reception. It all comes apart and was popped in to cardboard boxes for the journey. We both had to go along on the morning of the wedding to assemble it. The cake board at the bottom is actually an off cut of left over work top measuring 60cm x 60cm approx. I then covered it in turkey foil and icing then put ribbon around the sides. It is by far the most challenging cake I had made because the only time I had used that Australian icing, which is a bit like plasticine to work with, was in making flowers for another wedding cake. Making the icing is a bit fiddly but the flowers can be almost transparent. Because it is soft it is vulnerable to knocks. The cake sundries shops are a great help in providing everything from cake boards to flowers.The church bell was a christmas tree decoration. The windows are embossed using a bought tool which fortunately was plastic and I was able to cut it to fit the spaces. I made up the posies as baskets of flowers and just used sprays of silk flowers for the "trees" either side of the door. My son in law was delighted with the bride and groom and took it off with him on honeymoon in case it got lost. I painted the grooms trousers to look like kilt socks and added the kilt. We had a power cut immediately after I put this on and we have just got the 'net back running again.

its an amazing creation you clever lady!!

Just lucky to have had the time to be a stay at home mum with time to explore my creative side when they were small. I designed and made the dress too which was no mean feat as she lives 400 miles away. It helps having a wonderfully supportive OH too.

words fail me!! that is extraordinarily clever!!

Thank you.

What a labour of love and a wonderful work of art Scotsgran!

You are one very clever lady S.gran, well done and I bet they were as proud as punch to announce that 'mum and dad' made their cake. x

It was embarrassing to be honest when my son in law read out a list of all I had done including the table decorations. At the end my OH and I got a standing ovation from the guests. It was a dream wedding for us too.

Oh how lovely for you both, you deserved the praise, a thank you for all the years of hard work bringing up the children!! Well done.

I've added a few more photos to show how happiness grows and grows. I hope nobody minds.

I had a look Scotsgran...............where?!!

lovely extras!! he is a very good little baker!!

Lulu..scroll back to these pics,they have been added on ..:o)..
What a lovely little boy,and the look of concentration on his face,is a picture..He won't thank you for making him wear an orange pinny,when he is older,Scotsgran..Lol.

Aw sweet!!

Thanks Bloomer, Sticki and Lulu. I did not dare write another blog which is not about gardening. He was wearing a pinny I made 43 years ago for my older daughter. It has done sterling work over those years. You can't see it but it has a big pocket across the front with a picture of a chef on it. He is very interested in baking and cooking in general. He is mad about dinosaurs so i let him take the cutter home with him. His big sister who is five loves cooking too and she made banana muffins every other day to take with us on our picnics. My internet has been down again and I have just got it working.

I think it's that photo of him making the sausage shape that I love best - so serious and so careful - baked with love I would say!

He gets away with murder he is such an adorable little boy. "I can do it" is his constant cry so you have to show him and let him get on with it. I wish we lived closer to them because I think they miss out on having both sets of grandparents living 400 miles away.

My oldest was like that - still is! But it stands them in good stead - being persistent will get him a long way!
Do they live down south?

Near Bristol. Yes all of mine cook. My son was /is a dab hand with the iron after he had to learn how for a cubs badge.

Both my boys cook and are good at it, but I can't say the same for the ironing!

I'm absolutely amazed Scotsgran...what a fantastic work of art! If I could have made something like that, I would not have let anyone eat it lol. How wonderful to look back..and then forward to the present and your beautiful Grandson:-)

If I was doing it again i think I could improve it a lot but it was for cutting up and eating. It tasted as good as it looks too. I might not have wanted them eating it if i was not able to capture it on camera. My sister in law decided she wanted a heart shaped cake. I gave her a heart shaped tin and instructions on how it should be baked. She came back with a very singed round cake and insisted it could be made in to her hearts desire. I only had from the Saturday evening when she brought it until the following Saturday to turn it in to a masterpiece. I sent OH round the shops to pick up every packet of marzipan he could find. We had small children at the time. Bless him he came back with enough to allow me to make the heart shape around a tiny 6"cake which had to have all the burned bits scraped off. I put a bit of greaseproof paper in to where the best bit of cake was placed so that when it was cut it looked the part. She only wanted one tier so it had to be a big cake. Fortunately it was not a big wedding but there was no cake to send out to people who had sent presents. She was a scream. They say the good die young and she died of cancer soon after her son got married but she was a happy soul and loved her daughters two girls.

I can see that you are the problem sorter in your family lol. It's good to have have such lovely memories:-)

Thank you.