Baking 212 Day 14. Wedding Cake

Today was it.

The day all baking and pastry students are nervously excited about.

Wedding Cake Practical.

I have to say, the wedding cake I presented to chef is totally different than my original design, but I love it.

And, it earned me a 100%. There is no complaining going on here!

So here it is:

All the flowers, butterflies and pink decor were made out of gum paste. The cake itself is decorated with white and brown fondant.

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Baking 212 Days 11, 12, 13

Today, tomorrow, and Friday are our wedding cake practical days. I had to cover a three tier cake with fondant today. Rolling out that fondant is a workout! I will finish working on the details tomorrow.

Tuesday I made gum paste roses to go on my cake. I wasn't that thrilled with the results, but I will just have to deal with it! I definitely need more practice!

gum paste roses (with a couple leaves and calle lilies in the background)

rose buds

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Baking 212 Day 9&10

Day 9 and 10 consisted of learning to make different flowers out of gum paste. So far, each has been pretty easy, it just takes patience. Next week, before we start our wedding cakes, we will learn the more challenging  flowers like roses and Gerbera daisies.

Hyacinths, Forget-Me-Nots, Cherry Blossoms, and White 5 petal blossoms & buds.

Friday, we made small bouquets with the flowers

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