On a warm perfect summer day Allison and her love Ryan exchanged vows in the vibrant garden of the Harkness Mansion that resides with all its majestic glory off the eastern waters on the Connecticut coast.
Making this cake was a labor of love, as a friend of the bride’s family. I am die hard fan of this family that has so much love for each other and an unyielding capacity during important family events it seems to always remember this moment together is all we have. They are masters of sharing their love with others and all the while partying like the rock stars that they are.
Allison wanted her cake to have a tier of red velvet with a cream cheese filling and a tier of white cake with a mixed berry and cream filling. The theme of the wedding matched the vibrant hues of the gardens with small accents of peacock feathers. A clean and modern reception design that was simply gorgeous like the bride. Her sense of fun while supporting the arts was mirrored in her choice of cake toppers from Etsy.com. Thank you Allison and Ryan for asking me to make your cake and for a wonderful evening of dancing, food and friends.
I used an eight inch square of chocolate cake and an eight inch of the same size vanilla cake back to back to make just the right amount for a Sabrina Little Witch birthday celebration. The house was a Wilton gingerbread house I decorated and the little witch is a Polly Pocket doll with a fondant witch hat that I added and sparkled with edible disco dust. I felt like she needed a friend so the frog was a donation from a collection of small toys my daughter won at Chuck E. Cheese. The broom was a cinnamon stick with fondant bristols painted with a bronze lustre dust. The grass is piped on with a hair Wilton tip and the pumpkins were made with the help of my daughter. I would have never finished the cake without her help because I under estimated the time I would need to get the house done drastically. Crushed Oreos with a blackberry border for the walkway which were actually jelly candies I bought at Marshalls and they worked out perfectly in the mad rush to finish. Another thing I found helpful was using poppy seeds on the roof of the house which I learned from watching, Buddy, The Cake Boss on The Learning Channel.
