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I made this for my best friend's wedding last summer. Since they were going to be honeymooning in the Carribean, I wanted to make a beach-themed cake. She also wanted the cake to be a surprise, and the only request she made is that there be no bride or groom on top of the cake.I looked for inspiration online, finding photos of beach themed wedding cakes. I found an online source for the ...Read full instructions »
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Category: Cake Decorating
Type of item: Food
For: Unisex
Style: Whimsical
Materials
2-8" cake pans, 2-10" pans White Chocolate Cream Cheese icing Blueberry Lemon Cake White sugar colored light pinkish-brown Hand painted white chocolate seashells Handmade beach fencing Silk grasses for beach grass Miniature adirondak chairs
What was your inspiration?
I saw several different beach-themed cakes online and took my inspiration from that.
What are you most proud of?
Although the front of the top cake tier got smushed in transportation, I was able to smooth out the worst of the damage.
What advice would you give someone starting this project?
If you decide to ice a wedding cake using cream cheese-based frosting, make sure you add some meringue powder to your icing to help it withstand the heat. This wedding was held in South Carolina in June, and the heat here is brutal, especially to cream cheesed icing!
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