Marissa and Joe

Another Albrechtsen wedding, so, of course, I HAD to go over the top!  And a groom's cake to boot!

Marissa is the daughter who is the same age as Courtney, and they are best friends.  Courtney was one of the bridesmaids.

Marissa's theme was peacock.  What gorgeous, rich colors, purple and teal!  I wanted to learn peonies, so I used a Craftsy course to learn how to make them, and then used them on the cake, along with feathers.  

Here is the inspiration picture that Marissa selected (along with Courtney).  But four tiers is never enough for one of "my" girls!

http://weheartit.com/entry/99587799

I still would like to improve my piping skills, but practice makes perfect!

I found the perfect "F" for Fryer, for the topper in a clearance bin at the cake decorating store.  Serendipity!

The groom is in nursing school, so I had the funnest groom's cake in mind.  The groom's parents are both nurses as well, and his mom wanted to know if I could ship one of these to Washington State.  Lol

I have no idea how many "pills" I cut out, but it was a ton.

It took several "bottles" to get one that didn't collapse.

Frozen

Something I have learned the hard way, is that offering a custom cake for auction is NOT a good idea, even if it is for a good cause.  From now on, I would offer an already made cake, if I offer anything.  Every year, I thought I had set clear guidelines for what I was offering, and every time, the winner of the auction wanted something different.  Because the auction was for an 8" round, and this family wanted a two tier, they did pay the difference in price, which was better, I guess.  

Maybe one day, my business will grow big enough that I can absorb this type of thing, but not for now.

Well, that's a fairly negative way to start a post of a fun cake.  This actually turned out to be a lot of fun!

Frozen was HUGELY popular at the time (Based on this past Halloween, I think it still is!), and this design was relatively easy.  Again, the mother had a figurine to add after pickup.  

Somehow, I did not have a number five cutter (I don't know how that happened), so I used a number two, and flipped it upside down.  You can kind of tell, but I don't know that anyone else noticed. This picture makes it look like the snowflakes are different colors, but they were all white, and some had glitter on them.

Before pickup.