1979 Wedding Cake Re-Mix

For my parent's 30th wedding anniversary I decided to attempt a mini recreation of their 1979 wedding cake. I loved going through the old picture and seeing everyone looking so young and gorgeous.....and super 70's!

True to the 70's, they had peach and baby yellow wedding colors and I loved it!

This is my very first wedding cake creation! WOW! So much work....and even more anxiety. I was so nervous and finally so relieved when I pulled it off better than I thought I could!

I made a 6 inch top layer and a 10 inch lower layer using the Classic White Cake Recipe from The America's Test Kitchen Cook Book. You cannot go wrong with the recipes from this book. Everything from the chicken to the cookies and cakes are so delicious....not to mention the drink recipes, of course! ;)

You can view the recipe at http://losangeleschronicle.blogspot.com/2007/09/classic-white-cake-recipe-from-americas.html

The cakes were golden brown out of the oven...a very good sign!

What my kitchen looked like mid-process. Many dishes mean many glasses of Pinot Grigio to keep this Tipsy Baker afloat!

Trimming the layers for an even cake...wedding cakes have to look perfect or it just won't be a wedding cake!

I cheated on the filling by whipping up some Pastry Pride. It is super yummy and so easy to make. I was looking for a quick and yummy filling fix to simplify the process and this did the trick!



Adding a ring of Butter cream to keep the filling inside the cake-SO KEY!

FILL-ER-UP!

Getting the crumb coat on and then back into the fridge before the smooth layer of frosting is added...

Adding the smooth top layer of frosting..

I made about two dozen roses planning to use only the best ones...I like making funkier roses and these needed to be traditional, so it took me some extra tries! I froze them so that I could easily add them to the cake without damaging the delicate petals.

So, here is the photo of my parents and their cake that I had to work with. I just love that my mom is wearing a bonnet! Oh, the 70's!





I decorated the top layer first....

Next, the bottom layer with the roses and then leaves wherever they would fit in the bunch.

I assembled the cake at my parents house where my mom had saved her original cake topper. So cute! She even added new flowers to freshen it up.

A close up of the two tier cake, fully assembled. Whew! What a relief.

Congratulations Mom & Dad!

Cheers to crazy anniversary celebrations!

xoxo,

Tipsy...and tired!

Abigail is here!

My sweet cousin, Theresa, just had a BEAUTIFUL baby girl, Abigail! So sweet!

I know this post is a long time comin', but I have just completed a four week cake decorating course, just in time for the shower. I seriously have been workin' on the flowers for three weeks and put it all together the week of the shower! I need a martini already! :)

I also tried out a lil' Paula Deen Butter Meltaways recipe for the tea time...so yummy! I hope I am as JOLLY and butter-licious as you one day, Paula Deen! :)

CONGRATS TEA & KEVIN! Abigail is beautiful!

XOXO,

Tipsy

Something Summereee and Fun

When my sweet friends only request it to make something sweet and summereeee for our weekend in SD, the first thing that comes to my mind is COCONUT!!



I didn't have as much time as I wish I did, so I did a funfetti mix (c'mon, you know it reminds you of carefree childhood), added some extra vanilla and made my own butter cream frosting.



I was so glad to take it to my cake decorating class where we made roses, which I love! These are made with Buttercream, not fondant-much more delicious!



I added LOTS of toasted coconut between the layers:

The crumb coat, then into the fridge:

Something about lime green is so refreshing and reminiscent of summer:

Making it smooth:

Adding the details of red roses, blue leaves and yellow accents! I love mixing up the colors!!!

Had to have a piece for the hubs before I left with the girrrrrls:

Cheers to coconut and a weekend with the ladies!
MUAH!

xoxo,

Tipsy

Playing With Color

I am always looking to try new things and have been looking for some cake decorating tips. I gave in and signed up for my local Michael's Cake Decorating class with a bunch of kids and house wives. It has been fun, but I like to put my own spin on things and the class is pretty focused on making things look just like the book. PLEASE! We were supposed to bring in a frosted cake....no surprise to me that I was the only one who brought in a neon orange cake!

The crumb coat...the refrigerated before adding the colored layer.

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Smoothing out the frosting. Too bad the cake looks like a block of cheddar cheese!

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Mixing up some colors for the piping bags...

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Playing withe the different textures...

So, here is the finished cake with after my class. I used flower shaped fondant cutters to layout the flowers and then filled them in with the frosting.

Cheers to new experiences and making things your own!

xoxo,

Tipsy

Jonathan is 1!!

My cousin's sweet little Jonathan Bean turned one this weekend and of course I had to make something BIG for him! I just couldn't wait to see him demolish his first sugary baked good!

I mixed up a funfutti & chocholate cake mix for the top & bottom of the cake.



Mixing up some classic buttercream frosting while the cake is baking...

Mixing up some fun frosting colors, no vodka required this time!

Building the giant cupcake...

The frosting..mmmm...

Drawing on some J "sprinkles"

Adding some little rainbow sprinkles...

This bebe has no idea what's comin!

Not sure what to do and very careful...

Getting a little messy

The damage...I know if it were me this thing would have been destroyed!

Happy Birthday Jonathan! Love you lots!

xoxo,

Tipsy