Megan & Chris--Strawberries in Blue

Three tiers of white cake with different fillings in the tiers (strawberry in the top and bottom, chocolate Bavarian Cream in the middle), covered in buttercream and white chocolate marshmallow fondant.

Megan and Chris chose Navy blue, light blue, white and silver to adorn their cake as well as tasty in-season strawberries and quaint strawberry plant blossoms and leaves made from sugar paste.


The top has a towering tree of strawberries, graced with strawberry leaves and strawberry blossoms made from sugar paste.


The middle tier was separated from the top with 9" crystal-look pillars and had an arrangement of strawberries, sugar paste leaves and blossoms, and a cute little motorcycle (which the bride really wants) tucked in amongst them.


On the fondant, we put a fondant ribbon border, and painted on designs with luster dusts in Moonstone silver, Sapphire Blue, and Silver.


The bride, groom, parents, and other family members were thrilled with the cake both in appearance and taste.

Brian & Jami

This cake was for a sweet couple whose colors were red and black and white. They also had a separate groom's cake shown in a separate posting.

This cake is a three tier triple chocolate fudge cake with chocolate Bavarian cream filling, whipped chocolate ganache icing on the bottom tier, regular chocolate ganache icing on the upper tiers. Covered in fondant with a black fondant ribbon and black royal icing piped scrolls. It is place on a black fondant covered board and elevated with an inverted black oval tray.

Flowers on this cake are silk at request of the bride but can be done in sugar paste.

Cake will provide 94 wedding sized servings or 77 party sized servings.

Chocolate Love, Chocolate Truffles, & Chocolate Eternity

This cake was done as an entry in a

Chocolate Wedding Cake Contest at the

Fourth Annual Utah Chocolate Show

The name of this cake is derived from the theme (Chocolate Wedding Cakes=chocolate and love), one of the accents used (chocolate truffles), and the round features of the cake symbolizing Eternity.

Cake consists of three round tiers (8", 12", 16"). Truffles surround middle and top tiers. Stand between middle and top tiers is a glass bowl with chocolate on it. Inside bowl are additional truffles.

Table decor was a part of the contest. Table decor is similar in shades of the cake and include grape vine balls, curly willow branches, glittery long grass, and flowing fabrics.

This close up of the top tier helps to show the cloche topper, made of filigree chocolate in a half sphere. Under the cloche are additional truffles.

Bottom two tiers of this cake can be made from cake, for the contest, chocolate rice crispy treats were used. They were filled and iced with chocolate buttercream. Top tier was a dark chocolate red velvet cake with chocolate marscarpone filling and icing. All tiers were covered with white chocolate fondant and brushed with different luster and pearl dusts.

Base was covered in chocolate fondant and drizzled with chocolate.

Truffles included milk, dark, and white chocolate centers, with nuts, cocoa powders, or sugars to coat.

Cakes would provide 137 party servings or 180 wedding servings.

While this cake was indeed an entry in the contest, there were 21 total entries and only three awards given for all categories judged, as well as one additional Honorable Mention for flavor. All participant cakes were extremely well done and overheard comments for all cakes were very positive.

For more information on the Utah Chocolate Show visit http://www.utahchocolateshow.com/

Wursten-Caldwell Wedding

Wedding cake for a friend, who promised me more than ten years ago I could make her wedding cake when she got married. I finally got to do it.

Three tiers of white cake with buttercream icing, tiers are six inches, nine inches and twelve inches. Cake has scrolls, dots and fleur de lies for decor.

This cake would provide 88 wedding size serving (excluding top tier--100 including top tier). If they were served as party size servings there would be 64 (without top), 76 including top.

Topper was provided by bride.

Groom's Cake

Originally, this was supposed to have been the groom's cake to accompany the Dalsing-Cieslak wedding cake. However, since the couple was leaving the next day, we decided it would be better for them to come home to, so they could enjoy it.

An "Ice Cream" cake, the cake itself was chocolate fudge. Inside was creamy strawberry ice cream. Iced in whipped chocolate ganache, with a chocolate buttercream border, the most dazzling feature are the decked out strawberries.

Strawberries are dipped in white and brown chocolate to resemble little tuxedos. Their adorable buttons and bow ties are hand painted. They are ready for any formal affair.

This cake would provide 8-12 servings depending on portion size. Strawberries can be served with cake or eaten alone...

Dalsing-Cieslak Wedding

This cake is a 14" base, and the upper tier is 12". The cakes are marbled white and chocolate fudge. There is buttercream and raspberry filling. The icing is butter cream. The fountain has water which could be colored to match the other colors.

This is a close up of the top, an initial "C" and a blown glass figurine of the Mt. Timpanogos (American Fork) LDS Temple (where the couple was wed).

The flowers are all handmade of sugar paste. They include rosebuds, medium roses, and large roses in the raspberry pink and red shades. Some of the buds and medium roses have edges painted with luster dust. The baby's breath and leaves are also handmade from sugar paste.

This cake will serve 134 wedding size servings or 103 party size servings.

Tim & Christy's Garden

Three tiers on a floating cake stand, filled with an array of royal icing flowers! Includes a diagonal half-basketweave. Also has sweet hearts in smooth space.

Bottom tier is a rice crispy "cake" with buttercream and raspberry filling. Middle and top tiers are white cake with buttercream and raspberry filling.

Flowers include hydrangeas, roses, primroses, apple blossoms, violets, and drop flowers.
A small alien was included (hidden) especially for the groom.

Cake serves 116 wedding servings.

Cowley-Bennett Wedding

This was a small wedding cake for a couple whose main service for guests was a chocolate fountain. So they did not wish to have a large cake.

The squares are offset and covered with ivory buttercream. The ribbon is chocolate fondant, with a chocolate fondant bow.

Topper was to be provided by the bride, however, an arrangement of flowers was required to cover the top.

This cake would provide 72 wedding servings and 60 party servings.