Wedding Reception

My former coworker Alviena had asked me to create a cake/cupcake combo for her wedding reception that she was hosting for family and friends that were unable to attend her wedding in Vegas. She gave me an image of a small 6" cake atop a tower of cupcakes; black and white with red accents were what I had to work with. I made a 6" chocolate cake frosted with a delicious vanilla bean frosting. The cupcakes were the same but in bite size form. :) The red flowers were specifically requested; I used gumpate and painted them red. I have found it difficult to color white gumpaste red; it tends to turn out pink. I then sprinkled red sugar sprinkles on them to add texture and add a sense of glamour. Alviena supplied the cake topper which is a beautiful engraved piece with their initial and wedding date :)