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Cake Decorating: First Ever Wedding Cake
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First Ever Wedding Cake

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This project was made as part of a Craftsy course:
Modern Buttercream »
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Category: Cake Decorating

Type of item: Food

For: Women

Style: Classic, Romantic, Traditional

Materials

I used buttercream frosting, gumpaste for the roses, and petal dust.

What are you most proud of?

I am most proud of how the roses came out! My buttercream job is very beginner, so I need to apply the techniques that were taught in the lesson I just watched next time, but overall the bride was happy with it so mission accomplished!

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

WATCH THE MODERN BUTTERCREAM VIDEO! It's free, and he does an EXCELLENT job teaching you professional buttercream techniques! My knowledge about icing with buttercream grew ten times by watching this free video.

 

12 comments

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Lisa G. on craftsy.com
Lisa G.
May 15, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
That's amazing!
debimom on craftsy.com
debimom
Mar 10, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Ashley you did a lovely job on your first wedding cake, way to go!
Tara_H on craftsy.com
Tara_H
Feb 01, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Gorgeous! I signed up for this class to learn how to make a cake for my own wedding and your design is very much what I was thinking of! Hope you don't mind if I add this picture to my inspiration folder
Ashley Glazier on craftsy.com
Ashley Glazier
Feb 07, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
Not at all! What a compliment! Thank you. :)
dianejwhi1204560 on craftsy.com
dianejwhi1204560
Jan 29, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Ashley, Beautiful roses and the placement of them. See a couple of marks in the buttercream (may have been made during transport to wedding). Take a couple of viva paper towels (with no impressions in them) and a fondant smoother with you. After the cake has crust over you can smooth theses ripples right out. I would have pleased to have this as my wedding cake.
Ashley Glazier on craftsy.com
Ashley Glazier
Jan 30, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
Hey that is a great idea! I've always noticed how the buttercream develops a crust after it dries a bit, but I never thought about smoothing it out. I will definitely do that next time! And well the marks weren't from transport, they were from just my butter cream spreading job. :/ it's a working progress though, I really hope to master this technique soon so that my cakes will have a flawless butter cream smooth finish. But thank you so much for your comment on the roses. :) They were time consuming, but so fun to do!
AngieD1 on craftsy.com
AngieD1
Jan 24, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
lovely
Ashley Glazier on craftsy.com
Ashley Glazier
Jan 30, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks :)
psgodusa on craftsy.com
psgodusa
Jan 24, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Beautiful roses!!
Ashley Glazier on craftsy.com
Ashley Glazier
Jan 30, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you!
0Lynda on craftsy.com
0Lynda
Jan 22, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Lovely cake for a first try at wedding cakes. Roses were very lovely, the buttecream could have used more time at getting it spread more smoothly as you noted in your comments. You'll find that it gets easier the more you do it. Great first attempt at doing wedding cakes. I haven't the courage to even attemt one. I am impressed with your lovely cake.
Ashley Glazier on craftsy.com
Ashley Glazier
Jan 30, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks for the encouragement :) It's comforting to know that it'll get easier. I love buttercream! And I love the way it looks when it's completely smooth, so that's a technique I've been currently working on! I hope to post my next cake here this weekend.

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