Flower That Cake!

Although I LOVE fresh flowers on wedding cakes and they are cost effective, today I just have to dive into one of my indulges...sugar flowers! Simple, edible sugar flowers are made from buttercream, whip cream and ganache. These are the best in price when decorating a wedding cake. And although they do look like flowers, those flowers don't have the full detail of sugar flowers made of fondant, gum paste or marzipan and cannot be preserved.


Also when selecting edible flowers for your cake, consider the cakes location. Since the wedding cake is the centerpiece of the reception, it's usually displayed for some time before the reception fully begins. If the reception is outdoors, buttercream flowers will bleed or melt on the cake so consider using fondant.

Until next time...WEDologize!

(photo credits - http://www.pinkcakebox.com/, http://www.galleryweddingcakes.blogspot.com/, http://www.fashionablebride.com/)

You Can Eat That Flower!

In wrapping up my blog segment on wedding cakes and dessert (yes, I know...it was suppose to end last month), I stumbled across a company that uses edible flowers to decorate wedding cakes and cupcakes.

Now the concept is pretty simple, instead of using sugar flowers or flowers created by some type of frosting, this company is using flowers from nature and making a statement in the confectionery world. "The Crystallized Flower Company is home-grown out of Willoughby, Ohio. All of there edible blooms are grown naturally, free of harmful chemicals, pesticides, or growth hormones." What an eco-friendly way to decorate your wedding desserts!!

In the photo above, pansies and mint leaves are used to decorate those decedent cupcakes. You can see more of their edible flower offerings at http://www.crystallizedflowerco.com/.

Until next time...WEDologize!