Don't cut that Cake!!

Someone had a lot of faith in me and tasked me with creating a wedding cake.

But not just any wedding cake....................it had to be a show piece, that would be positioned in the cente of the reception venue.

Obviously my nerves were shot to the roof but remained calm and positive and reassured myself that I could do it.

After many e-mails, discussions and sketches, I came up with this. A 3 tier Chocolate mousse cake, covered with white sugarpaste, bordered with white satin ribbon, decorated with hand-made sugarpaste roses and circular diamante shapes and to top it all off an exquisite diamante broach in the centre of the satin bow.

The wedding was in Stellenbosch, it was hot, it's a mousse cake, it's white.................AAAAAHHHH!!!!!

But thank goodness we arrived in one piece, I had ample time to tier my cake and do last minute touch-ups.

And Vuala!!....................I was completely chuffed and for the client, well it was love at first sight.

But I cannot take all the credit. I could never have pulled this off without the love, support and assistance of my wonderful husband. He was right by my side, passing on the roses and making sure that the cake was positioned perfectly, before we made our way home................

One piece of advise though.............Chocolate mousse and white sugarpaste are not the best of frie

nds. I cried tears of irritation, as I tried my best to keep the mousse from smudging onto the sugarpaste.

Another lesson learnt :)