Inspiration: Cake Ball Wedding Cake

My husband and I had the pleasure of having a child free night this past Saturday so that we could attend the wedding of a good friend.  It's no secret that my husband and I are former theatre actors (ok, well I'm former, he still does some stuff on occasion) and our friendship goes way back to my husband's Winedale days (Winedale is a summer intensive Shakespeare class that is offered through the English department at UT and held in Round Top, TX).  And on Saturday, Andy married his longtime love Nadine, who is an amazingly talented artist.  As an artist myself, I love finding inspiration in all sorts of places and Andy and Nadine's wedding was no exception!

Portfolio: Talavera Inspired Wedding Cake

This is my first wedding cake! It was created for my father in law and step mother in law. When the cake was commissioned, the only direction I was given was this: "do whatever you want!" (I love people like that :o) I was originally going to base it off the wedding invitation which was a teal and red paisley pattern. But then I found out the wedding was going to be at Fonda San Miguel, a beautiful Mexican restaurant here in Austin, and knowing of the bride's love for Mexican pottery, a Talavera inspired design was too good to pass up. If you're not familiar with it, Talavera is a unique style of folk pottery from Mexico and the Southwest.

The cake was a coconut lime butter cake with Swiss buttercream icing and covered in marshmallow fondant and royal icing. The top tier decor is all MMF, the second tier is royal icing piped on MMF, and the third tier is a combo of both.

Side view of the cake.

Close up of the top tier. The bride and groom opted not to do a topper for the cake, so I incorporated a little something into the design.

For a first attempt, I'd say this takes the cake (bah dah bump!).

Bake on,
Kelly