Finally, The Third Wedding Cake....

This wedding cake was made for my friend Nola and her hubby James. She gave me free reign, which I loved because it gave me the opportunity to try something new. Gum paste flowers. That's right. I made every single flower on that cake by hand out of gum paste. It took some time, but I was incredibly happy with the end result.

Things seemed to be going so well with this cake. I had it covered and ready the night before the wedding, just needed to put the flowers on, which would be done once the cake was at the reception location. Sadly, it seems to be a trend for me that something is going to go wrong. I'm apparently not allowed to make an 'easy' cake. I woke up the day of the wedding to find the middle tier had leaked. That's right leaked. The lemon/lime filling between layers decided it didn't want to stay between the layers and the fondant at the bottom was all soggy. It just wasn't looking as good as it did when I went to bed the night before.

So, 2 hours before I was supposed to be at the ceremony, I was having a panic attack. Thankfully I still had some fondant left over. I cut off a strip of fondant at the bottom of the tier, to remove all of the soggy stuff. Then cut a new strip to put on in its' place. Hence the double ribbon. I had to cover the seam somehow!

Thankfully it all worked out, and I have to say, I am incredibly proud of this cake. I love it. I thought it looked elegant and I loved the flowers. They were definitely my favorite part. Plus they help hide little imperfections. They also cascaded down the back of the cake as well. The cake tasted good too, which was a relief, especially with the leaking incident. I guess I'll look at it this way, it helped the yummy lemon/lime flavor to be in every bite!