Klimt’s ‘The Kiss’ and Monet’s Waterlilles are united in this painted wedding cake, Gold!

Congratlations Becky and Stuart!
(not much more to be said on this cake really, it was just a delight to create x

 

Hand Painted ‘Wisteria and Lace’ Wedding Cake

I was recently asked to provide a cake for a photo shoot, the brief was soft pastels and ‘dreamy’. My absolute dream plant is cascading lilac wisteria, so to match it with lace and peach coloured piping was to me, perfect. The black velvet ribbon also really adds some drama to the softness of the painting behind… in my opinion anyway! I would have loved this cake at my wedding, I think it’s a very ‘Me’ cake. I hope you like x

Hand Painted ‘London Love’ Wedding Cake

THIS WAS A 6 LAYER RAINBOW CAKE! Unfortunately, being a cake decorator you don’t get to be there when they cut the cake which is sad when it takes so long to assemble and especially when it includes so much coloured sponge. I must make another one, just for me. I met this lovely couple at the Chosen Wedding Fair that I exhibited at in Spring, the cake was very personal to them as London was where they found each other, but there were icons from their home countries around the cake; The Andes snow-capped mountains and Table Mountain. The Thames and the birds joined all the locations together along the bottom, like one long panoramic view. This cake was lovely to work on and really represented special places to the couple. It also has their cat sitting next to them by the bench, the family, happily ever after. Awww!

Hand Painted Anniversary Cake Designed From Wedding Photo

After much deliberation over what cake Fran wanted for her parents big surprise anniversary party, we came up with something from the past. It’s based on the bouquet that the bride had 20 years ago! The wedding photograph was placed next to the cake when presented, cute. To start off I painted a yellow water-colour wash over the base and to finish, I highlighted the painting with royal icing details. The whole cake was lastly glazed with a shimmer spray, to give it a pearlescent light. And if you are wondering, it’s a Victoria Sponge…

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Tutorial: How To Paint a Meadow Cupcakes

Painted Cupcakes Tulips and a birdie!

Dust your surface with some cornflower and roll it out using a non-stick rolling pin.

check the size cutter you want to use

You can also do mini sized discs for your cupcakes, play around with it!

Roll out a selection and get ready to stat painting

If you have a domed cupcake

Chop off his head! (and eat the discarded cake)

Add a dollop of buttercream and smooth over

Like so…

Place your little white canvas on top

Place your little white clouds on top!

Use edible dusts

Add a few drops of ‘dipping Solution’ or Vodka

Mix together in a plastic palette to make a paint

Finally the fun starts! use the lightest colour first and start flicking!

if you are hesitant, just hover the wet brush over the cupcake and tap the brush with your finger to aim where you flick the paint

work your way through you colours, these will be my buttercups

These will be my tulips

Now for some smudges in a line, these will be my bluebells

add some streaks to be the grass and Taa Daaa, you did it!

This was a similar idea but with more grass

Add to your cupcake boquet

If you need a helping hand looking for these tools, check out Squires Kitchen, it has some really fun things to play with, Enjoy!

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My Indoor Meadow with Hand Painted Cakes at The Chosen Wedding Fair

Tall twigs with fabric roses and pearls frame my stall…

Packed full of chocolate, chocolate chocolate chocolate brownie tasters, with cakery flags!

Straw and dried flowers nestled under my perspex cake stand adds to my ‘homemade meadow display’

Painted field cupcakes and business cards

My Cakery helpers, not keeping still for a picture x

Models walking around in ball gowns all day really made it a fun day, GLAMOROUS GLAMOROUS!

My Cakery before the storm, makes me really want a shop so could have a window display to play with

Standard that i required fresh herbs alongside my cakes, They enjoyed the day out!

 

Last Sunday I ventured into the magical world of The Chosen Wedding Fair, so much lace and pretty bespoke creations everywhere!
This was my stall, I decided quite early on that I wanted to make more of a ‘mark’ when displaying my painted wedding cakes. So I decided to bring a meadow with me! Lots of hessian, straw and twigs filled the back of the van, and even a couple of wooden old crates to add height, I LOVED IT! It totally made me want a shop front just so I could play with window displays all day long. Alas, not this decade!

I also met tonnes of lovely people, including Kiki who organised the show. She was running around making sure everyone was happy, which they were, so well done to a great job!

So here are some new Creative Cakery Friends that I would recommend you check out, if not for a wedding then just for inspiration, they are really fun:

Lucy, Illustrator – The Story House
Lottie, Wedding Blogger – Lace and Love Hearts
Tania, Retro Ballroom Dancing – Sapphire Groove
Emma, Florist – Ladybird
Retro Photo booth – Strike a Pose

Next week  have my next injection of Brides and engagement ring spotting (fun!) at The Vintage Wedding Fayre in Bethnal Green, York Hall. “Tis the season to get wed!”

Painted Birdcage Cake with 30 Flowers

I think this would make an epic wedding cake, but this little (massive) guy was for my lovely cousin who turned 30 last month. We went through loads of options for what design to have, discussing all the things she …

Romeo and Juliet Wedding Cake, Painted Red Roses

I’m not sure why this cake reminds me of Shakespeare’s balcony scene, maybe you can shed some like on that? The lovely couple were friends of ours so it was an extra special order, which included a triple layer lemon drizzle top tier, with extra zest! I was actually in shock as all of the cake was eaten… within half an hour! I think it’s the lemon curd buttercream that gets people coming back for seconds.

So this design was inspired by Ruth’s wedding dress material – and also the fact that the venue (London’s UCL) was covered in huge bouquets of yellow tulips. I wanted a creeping rose effect but with a 3D element – not just painted, odd for me I know! In the past couple of months I have really enjoyed playing around with making sugar paste flowers and want them to feature more on my cakes in the future. Currently, I am on a bit of a giant poppy binge but for Ruth and Matt’s wedding it was all about the rose style blossoms from her dress. I use Pinterest to seek out mini tutorials and also you-tube, check it out – for the poppies I’m not even using a petal cutter, thrifty!

It was a beautiful sunny Saturday in March – full of smiles, love and lemon cake! Congratulations Matt and Ruth!

Me and Mr Cakery enjoying some wedding bubbles!