Tip Me Tuesday: Fondant on a Cake

This past week, I had a very very important project to work on.

My mission: feed 160(ish) people cake for a wedding...and not just any wedding...but my best friend's wedding, and be a beautiful bridesmaid at the same time!

Here's the cake...




And my gorgeous bff cutting it with her new husband.

So...here are some tips from me to use, when using fondant and making a tiered cake

• bake your cakes and freeze them a couple of days prior to the event - seal in that freshness and make sure that they'll be stable when you're stacking them!
• fill and frost, then refrigerate overnight before starting your fondant work
• internal supports are your friend! For this cake, I used 4 plastic Wilton dowels in the middle tier, and 5 in the bottom tier. Put them in the cake AFTER you've done all of the tiers in fondant and decorated
• if you're IN the bridal party and doing the cake (who does that!?) have a clear plan for your week (bake and freeze Wednesday, fill and frost Thursday, fondant on the friday)
• slab cakes are your friend if you have a massive amount of people to feed!

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Talk-To-Me Tuesday: {Orange and Grey} Baby Shower

This past weekend, I hosted a baby shower for a very special mama; my best friend, Andrea.

The menu was delicious, a baby shower brunch fit for a queen, complete with {virgin} mimosa's and baked brie! The decor, all handmade by me, with such a simple colour palatte and theme, it all came together beautifully!


First, the food. Guests dined on...

• Crescents with Peach Preserves
• Warm, homemade Peach Crisp
• Brown Sugar Pecan Baked Brie (to.die.for)
• Shortbread cookies
• Honey Whole Wheat homemade Rolls with butter
• Vanilla Cake Pops, shaped like Giraffe's!
  

Cake Pops handmade, and oh so delicious, from Sweet Cheeks

To drink...Mimosa's and Virgin Mimosa's (yum!), complete with super cute B...is for Baby straws





A balloon wreath in vanilla, white and red with a charcoal grey Baby sign to welcome the guests



Fresh cut hydrangeas with orange and grey striped pinwheels...some in vintage Milk Glass pitchers, others in tall, glass vases



Instead of games, we had a Design Your Own Baby Bib station...10 bibs in all, and each one crazy creative!



Guests took home Vanilla-Peach Marshmallow Pops from Kimberly's Kitchen

Today, I'm linking up this pretty, chic and elegant Baby Shower with Tip Junkie! Super fun and fresh blog, incredibly creative and beautifully written!