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Camouflage Wedding Cake

 

I made this wedding cake  for my friends. The top layer is vanilla and chocolate swirled cake fill with Chocolate to Die for icing and covered in vanilla buttercream.. The second layer is vanilla cake filled and covered with vanilla buttercream. The bottom layers is Chocolate to Die for Cake and filled with Chocolate to Die for Frosting and covered in vanilla frosting.

The dark chocolate colors of the bottom layer kept seeping through the white buttercream. I scraped off the buttercream covering the bottom layer.  I cut white icing sheets to fit the 4 sides of the cake and adhere to the cake with a little white frosting. I covered the cake and icing sheets with white buttercream. camouflage wedding cake

I wrapped the camouflage ribbon around all sides of the cake and secured any lose edges with a dab of icing.

Using  a vanilla buttercream filled pastry bag with a single small round hole decorating tip, I piped swirls on the cake. Replacing the decorating tip with a closed star tip, scrolls were piped at the base of the cake. Pink icing was piped along the top ribbon edge using the closed star decorating tip.

At the wedding the cake was placed on top if a real slab of wood.  Plastic straws were cut and inserted near a corner of the 2nd layer to secure the placement of the bride and groom figurine.  The initial ornament was positioned on the top layer.

Enjoy!

   

Alternative Cake Stands

You can utilize some unusual items to create amazingly beautiful cake and cupcake stands!

Be creative and utilize items in your home, borrow from a friend, or purchase items from dollar stores, grocery stores, or department stores to use as cake stands. Cardboard boxes, soda cans, jars, stacked books, and cookie jars make excellent cake stands.

EXAMPLE: Select three bowls or study boxes of different heights,  cookie  jars without the lids,  or stack books at different heights.

For an 8” cake, select a bowl 5” to 8” diameter For a 5” cake, select a bowl 3” to 5” in diameter.

At the Reception:
Arrange the bowls, boxes, or books on the cake table.

Gently drape white fabric or other color fabric over the bowls. Carefully, place the cakes on top of the bowls.

alternative cake stands

Fabric Selections:
You can use table cloths, sheets, satin, lace, or burlap, or other material. White or another color bridal netting material draped over the fabric adds a special touch.

Let your imagination SOAR!! Visualize this cake arranged on brown burlap cloth with yellow or gold satin ribbons and yellow sunflowers flowing around the cakes.

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Want to learn more? Check out How to Make a Wedding Cake Even if You Can’t Bake

 

This ebook is available at Smashwords even in PDF form and other forms you that can download to your computer or iphone. This ebook is also available at Barnes and Noble and Apple.

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/382323
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/382323

 

 

 

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