Wedding Cake for my sister

Hi everyone

I have had two gruelling days of pension meetings for work, and then when I cycled to the train station it was pouring with rain, so I look like a drowned rat.

Thankfully I got home at a reasonable time, and after a brief sit down I set too and started on my sister's wedding cake.

I have to put my hand up and confess to cheating on the actual cake.  I actually purchased the cake bases last weekend due to the time constraints of not being here to make one.   They are both fruit cakes, and normally you would make them and then allow at least 4-8 weeks for the cake to mature for a better cutting consistency and better taste.  However, let it be known that I love baking cakes and normally I would bake my own but I just didn't have enough time to do it all.

Confession out of the way, here is the end result.

My sister sent me the ribbons because these matched the ones used for her invitations and I believe she is using them for her table settings too.

Although its not clear from the photographs, these are oval cakes not round.

I used an ivory coloured Regal icing and marzipan for the two cakes - the colour in the photograph has come out more yellow than the actual colour. The flowers are made from sugar paste.  I was going to do more, but decided on the "less is more" approach.

In addition to the ribbons I purchased some sweet little pearl trim which I have stuck to the bottom ribbon, but can't stick it to the top ribbon because I will take the top tier off and put it in a separate box for the trip up to Scotland.

I hope she likes it.  Another job I can tick off my list, but still lots to do lol.

Catch you later........................