For an ultra modern wedding or party, how fantastic is this suspended cupcake tower! I found this on Hostess with the Mostess and think it's so fun and just a great way to display cupcakes!



What do you think?

If you are hungry for cake and are having a wedding in Gainesville or North Florida, you must attend The Sweet Life brought to you by Posh Pastry! It's a cake tasting at The Hippodrome - how fun and delicious!!



For more information check it out here.



See you there!

Photographer: Rebecca Jones

I love cake! I mean I seriously LOVE CAKE! So when a client asks me what to look for in a cake, I take that very seriously... probably too seriously. Nahhh... it's cake!

How do you taste a cake to make sure that you love it, that it's everything you want it to be, especially your wedding cake!?!?

That's a great question, and I am so glad you asked!

We've actually talked about MasterPiece Weddings and how we do cake tastings for our clients. But let's talk about the actual tasting part.

First, look at the cake, does it look pretty... even if it's just a slice of cake. Is it crumbly or is it a nice moist piece of cake.

Second, check out the filling, is it pretty and glossy... if its fruit, does it look like the fruit it's supposed to be... if it's Strawberry and Cream, does it look like it?

Now you can taste it... but wait!

Taste the filling first, do you like it, is it tasty?

Taste the cake next... Yummy? Moist? Delicious?

Taste the frosting next... what do you think? Too Sweet? Grainy? Deliciously perfect?

Now taste them all together! How do they taste all together, perfect? Be thinking about how the flavors meld in your mouth, do you like the way they all come together?

It should!

That is my idea of the perfect cake tasting!

Now bring on the coffee!

So I'm Erinn, and I'm the MasterPiece Weddings Intern. I'm currently in the process of planning my own wedding for next December and have found myself in a cake rut. You see, I have a ton of allergies and my fiance has none. I'm not going to force all of my guests to eat a cake that tastes like cardboard just because I can't eat some of the ingredients. So what to do, what to do?


Many people don't understand the world of vegan wedding cakes. Some people may hear the word dairy free and cake in the same sentence and try to run. What you don't know, is how beautiful a vegan cake or dessert display can turn out to be:

{cake 1} {cake 2} {cake 3} {cake 4}

So here is my problem. I don't want to have to get two cakes considering most wedding guests nibble at a cake and never eat the whole piece. Is it worth it to find a beautiful vegan cake and have my guests just deal with the taste difference? Or settle for buying two smaller cakes with one being vegan and the other yummy, creamy, and dairy delicious?

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Wedding Cake Toppers - 3 Tips To Choose A Great Topper

Ages ago, a baker's daughter was about to get married. She requested her father to create a perfect emblem that symbolizes her marriage. She wanted this emblem to indicate her love amidst the two of them getting married.


Father tried numerous designs and after 'n' number of careful deliberations, he found something best suited for the bride & the groom. He was sure that this symbol would best signify the love his daughter wanted to show to her groom.


On the D-Day, the wedding cake arrived, and at the sight of that emblem the bride's & the groom's eyes sparkled with adoration & love. There in the middle of that wedding cake, stood two miniatures, two lovely figurines that were perfectly dressed for their wedding.


The baker explained that he thought this was the perfect symbol showing marriage, and it explains that the couple is surely the main attraction for the entire ceremony.


With the growing demand among the consumers, the toppers of the wedding cakes are now available in varied designs, colors & styles. Those of you interested to have some tips about the right ways of choosing your wedding cake toppers, below are some important tips that you can utilize for your D-Day:


1. Do not ever use wedding cake toppers made of plastics.


Actually people do opt the plastic made toppers for their wedding cake when they have a stringent budget, but the problem is that these are available at all department stores. As a result they do not add any glory to your wedding cake.


The wedding cake topper should one piece that has never been seen before in any other wedding. This might get you a bit over your budget, but it would be all the worth with the guests praising your wedding cake and it being an exclusive for a lifetime!


2. Be creative.


Try conceptualizing some designs & styles at your end. Personalized wedding cake & the topper indeed makes your wedding very creative and adds a sheer layer of romance, glitz & glamour to your wedding at large.


For this you must not pick any traditional & classical designs of the topper of the wedding cake. Try deviating from the usual and design your own style of the wedding cake topper.


Then just use it in your topper of the wedding cake.


3. Generation Honor.


Those who have a real consciousness regarding the budget, in case you are lucky and it is still available, try using the wedding cake topper that was used in your parents' wedding.


The idea is that whatever concept or style you pick for your wedding cake topper, it would symbolize your big day, your marriage, and that already makes it a special item.


The toppers on the wedding cakes are not just embellishments on a cake.





Lovely Design Options For Wedding Cake Toppers


The earliest types of wedding cake toppers have a choice of newly wed poses. Toppers now can be made of paper mache, cellophane paper, wax, and even Swarovski crystals.


Here are some options for your wedding cake toppers:


Monogram Cake Toppers-These are typically a figurine of number, letters, or initials. Edible Cake Toppers- An already lip smacking cake can be more delightful and fun with edible cake toppers. Custom Wedding Cake Toppers- The array of customized or personalized cake toppers is wide and varied. Custom wedding cake toppers are handy in every design, theme, color, and shape you can imagine. Unique Wedding Cake Toppers- If you and your partner desire to make your wedding cake topper one of a kind, think about getting some unique cake toppers that dramatically symbolizes your love for one another.


Then cake toppers of babies or children can very well embody this great plan.

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Don't like cake? Read this!!

There are many reasons why couples are choosing not to have a wedding cake at their reception. They may be seeking something nontraditional and edgy and as they become bored by "the norm".



Perhaps they have attended too many catered weddings where no one touched the cake because they'd already had a full meal plus dessert. Budget can be another reason seeing as though cakes (anddon't forget serving fees!) are awfully expensive -or maybe, just maybe, they plain old DON'T LIKE CAKE.



The secret to a wedding cake alternative is simple--PRESENTATION.



Whatever you're serving, think possibly stack it in tiers. You can get really creative in your dessert table and turn almost anything into food fit for the most special occasion.



Some fun alternatives to cake include: pies, ice cream sundaes (who doesn't love a good banana split), a candy bar, rice krispie treats, fudge, chocolate fountain, cake truffles and dessert shooters.



Again, the key to cake alternatives is presentation. I personally love when non-traditional desserts are stacked in tiers to look like a traditional wedding cake. It makes for a classy, yet fun twist to your dessert display. Look at all these colorful cake alternatives. What do you think??



What would you do instead of cake?



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Thank you Maggie, for writing such a great post!!! I love it!!!

It is a fact, however, it seems strange that some wives do not like cake - and do not want it at their wedding reception. Others, like the cake is fine, but they prefer to serve something a little more distinctive for dessert. On the whole, brides spend their wedding cake because they:

• Do not like it

• You want something nontraditional and edgy and are annoyed by "the norm"

• You want something more personal than is the geographical area or their

• Participation in too many catered weddings where no one touches the cake

because they had already had a full meal and dessert

• Have a place that tacks on service charges high cake

I must confess that I am tempted to look when someone says "they do not like cake." because, as everyone knows, the wedding cake is just cake. Wedding cake has evolved into something that, in the right hand, borders on a religious experience.

Today, leaders know that a good cake - one light years away from the "packaging", a kind of old - is full of delicious, creamy fat. and not that horrifying vegetable shortening, either. The wedding cake is modern with real butter, moist base material (poppy seed cake, pound cake, carrot cake, banana, chocolate, red velvet and more) and tempting fillings (amaretto, chocolate mousse, Tiramisu , raspberry, white chocolate).

The exterior has also received sleeker and beautiful as a result of the rationalization of current patterns of marriage. All of the former questionable taste - fountains, pillars, aggression couples on a cake Topper - have disappeared. So, how can not resist the bride?

Many do not, but a little perseverance to want something else. Fortunately, these days weddings are about personal choice and individuality - they do not have one. And the alternatives to cake are numerous.

The secret of a good wedding cake alternative is simple - presentation. Whatever you serve, pile in the levels. Follow this simple tip and you can almost any food in the most suitable for a special occasion.

I know you hear over and over again, that the biggest way to safe money is to cut your guest list, but what if that just isn't an option for you?



Some people just can't cut the number of people. And I understand that!



But what if you cut the food - I mean, don't invite people and expect them to starve. But what are your options?



Southern Style:



What about a Tea and Cake Reception, or Champagne and Cake? If you plan your ceremony after 8PM, and note on your invitation, "Dessert Reception to Follow" you'd be in store for this:

and this: {Dressed up the Champage with different kinds of fruit}

cakes by Posh Pastry {for 2 Year Old birthday party}

Personalized Gator Cake Toppers!



KB Kakes is now offering Personalized Gator Cake Toppers!



Check out the topper she made for Eiryn and Vince! He's a doctor and she's a nurse! {gotta love the glass of wine in his hand!}

Eiryn and Vince's wedding was a beautiful Tuscan Wine theme, and their cake was anything but average!

The cake was adorned with the now famous, and delicious Kake Truffles, from KB Kakes, they were like little jewels clustered to imitate her wedding invitation, along with fresh berries, grapes and pears! It was so beatiful, and unique!

There was a small dark chocolate truffle cake on the top for the bride and groom to cut - it was so fun to see the guests expressions about how this cake was incredible!

What do you think?

Cake by: KB Kakes

What a statement this would make! And what if someone got bold, and did it in Black and White? WOW!

Cake Designed By

There are so many fantastically cheesey Gator Cake Toppers out there, so when I saw these - I thought they were too freakin' cute!



Meet Gilbert and Gracie, the cutest Gator Cake Toppers, E.V.E.R!

They can be shipped anywhere in the US! So go you, Go Gators, Go Cure Cancer, Go Get Married!!!

So, I've mentioned before that at MasterPiece Weddings we set up Blind Cake Tastings for our clients! It's so fun to collect these ltitle white boxes and get them all set up for our clients!



We have a tasting sheet that they can judge the cakes, and we explain exactly how to taste your cake(s)... so I thought I'd give you a step by step on how to set this up for your clients, or friends or yourself.



We do this for several reasons. You go into the tasting without any misconceptions of the baker, if you've heard a rumor about their filling or cake, you won't know if it's Publix or 4-Star Baker that baked the cake. You truly pick the cake you like the best.



We make sure that the bakers we choose for your blind tasting can create the Masterpiece that you desire, and that it fits into your budget.



Now it's time for the rules.



First you need a Third Party, some one to gather the cakes and label them by numbers, and keep a legend. (we do this for our clients and they come by and pick up the fun!)

Have a cake tasting sheet, so that you can properly keep score of the cakes.

First taste the filling. On it's own. How do you like it, how's the mouth feel. Does it taste like the flavor it should?

Then taste the icing on it's own. How does it taste, does it leave an aftertaste? Do you like the flavor?

Then taste the cake, on it's own, just the cake. Is it baked to perfection? How's the flavor? Mouthfeel? Do you love the flavor?

Then all of the pieces together, taste them all. Do they work for you, do you love it! Is it the best thing you've ever put into your mouth? Is it heaven?

Then the client calls me and says.... we like {fill in the blank}!

So fun!

What do you think?

One of our favorite cake bakers has started a blog! You met her and saw her super fun work when she was part of Cake Week, and now you can keep an eye on Posh Pastry all on your own!

Check out Posh Pastry's, Posh Blog!

Okay, so know you know my inspiration, and what the client wanted. You know I am not a professional cake baker, never promised to be, it's just something I do for Harrison, cuz he's so darned cute! And you know how many tools I've used to make this cake.... now for the decorations!

Sunflowers, Purple Flowers and Rocks:

The rest of the bugs- just waiting to get involved:

Proof I actually worked on this cake:

One of the cute Marzipan Catepillers:

More proof I actually made this cake:

Now it's time to start decorating: (that's a pile of royal icing ants on the counter)

I think we did okay.... we'll put the rest on at Harrison's Party....

Harrison's 4 candle in the cake:

Birthday Boy:

Happy Birthday Harrison!!!! I hope you loved your Bug Party, and your cake :)

WOW! Was this a process, but it's so nice to have friends in the business, Kathy from KB, helped me so much, with advice and teaching me to make the bugs, loaning me supplies... her time... really a God Send!!! So I documented the process. A Month long Process....



Supplies - rods to make sure the top layer doesn't collapse into the bottom layer:

Beating the Oreo's for the Frosting:

Oreo Cookies and Cream Frosting:

Harrison had requested, Chocolate Cake on the Bottom and Vanilla Cake on the Top - So I made Chocolate Fudge Butter Cake, and Bourbon Vanilla Butter Cake with Oreo Cookies and Cream Filling.

My husband handling the manual labor, aka using the big boy tools!

The cakes with the crumb coat - now they rest in the fridge...

More on my Crazy Cake Adventures tomorrow!

There is a new trend, brides attempting to make, design, bake their own wedding cakes. To me this is would be met with disasterous results!



However, I have always made a birthday cake for our bestest friends son, Harrison, you've seen his picture on this blog before. Well this weekend was Harrison's 4th birthday, and I took my task very seriously. It was the first time Harrison could really have some say in his cake. He wanted Bugs. Specific Bugs.



Harrison's Demands:

• Rocks


• Dirt


• Ants


• Dragonflies


• Bee's


• Lady Bugs


• Sunflowers


• Purple Flowers


• Grass


• Leaves


• Worms

Phew! Was I in for it, or what!!! So I started a sketch, a 2 layer cake, and let him tell me what he wanted. And I drew it. This is my sketch.

I am not an artist.... promise!!!