Wedding Cake
March 24, 2009 at 07:14 , by [n][i][x]
It’s weddings-galore for our family this year and what better way, at least for me that is, to give a gift other than a wedding cake! ^_^ I made this all night on Saturday after finishing and delivering my mother-in-law’s cake, and had no sleep at all. This cake itself was slightly impromptu – and even husby was surprised to wake up on Sunday morning to see flowers a-bloomin’ and his wife looking like a panda with a big grin on her face 
No sleep, but tonnes of joy. Just the perfect concoction for a relatively-costly, madness-driven hobby.
So whilst I was quite happy with the resulting cake, my very anal nature told me that I was, and should be, barely content with the overall aesthetics because the details weren’t perfect. Firstly, I had forgotten to draw a black line on the ladybugs to indicate wings (and hence they looked like a coupla big-eyed strawberries); secondly the flowers were a bit too thick and created a ‘heavy’ look on the what-should’ve-been very delicate and soft frilly petals; and thirdly, no matter how much I ironed out the fondant cover of the cake, it still had creases and tiny potholes! argh! Am I allowed to blame it all on the lack of sunlight whilst attempting to do all this? But you know, this was after all a first attempt, and we really shouldn’t be glass-half-empty all the time Lots learned that night, which is the most important part of the whole gastroventure 
The cake itself was an experimental take on a proper wedding gateau; it was very small and short, and there were only two layers for the bottom cake and the smaller one was torted. Since it was a gift anyway, I suppose it wasn’t cost-effective to make a wedding grandeur out of a small amount of time, cake batter and fondant. My cousin had a tree-tier cake to do just the job ^_^, and standing tall next to my miniscule cake, it does put things into perspective. First is that I still like my creation over the buttercream-slathered tiers. And secondly, the flowers (and ladybugs) popped out so much in terms of colour and dimensionality, that you couldn’t help but notice ‘that miniscule of a cake’
That’s the way we like it, aha aha.
Cake details, if you’re interested: Lemon & Buttermilk Cake with Lemon White Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream. All fondant decorations are edible as always ^_^
by Diana
On March 26, 2009 at 02:21
hi, just wondering, where r u based? And do you take orders? Cos I don’t see any prices being tagged anywhere. I’m actually surfing cakes or sorts for my hantaran end of this yr, so do you have any other posts or pics of other cakes that you’ve done before that we could see? (“,)
by nikkita
On March 26, 2009 at 09:06
Hello Diana ^_^ Congratulations on your engagement/wedding!
I am based here in sunny BSB. In answer to your question, yes I do take orders but I largely do this as a hobby – thus the lack of price tag in the posts
The one item that I do sell on a regular basis is french Macarons, and I’ve just put up a link on the sidebar for that info.
Do email me about your engagement details at nikkita@delisioucity.com if you are interested in commissioning my work
I will put up a portfolio of my work soon, but do browse around this website or click on the pictures on the sidebar in the meantime ^_^
by hairol
On March 26, 2009 at 12:55
Salam, just saw your comment on my blog. Thanks.
BTW, all those cakes were impressive !
by nikkita
On March 27, 2009 at 01:50
Waalaikumussalam Hairol, thank you
by deana
On March 28, 2009 at 16:05
this is pretty..very diffirent wedding cake..
by nikkita
On March 28, 2009 at 16:49
Hi Deana! Thank you
I love your creations (especially your podgy bear figurine!)
by pele
On April 7, 2009 at 22:26
hi…. can i know the price?
by nikkita
On April 7, 2009 at 23:58
Hi Pele. As this was just a test cake that I gave to my cousin, it is very small and short..and I don’t sell it that size.
You may however, like to refer to the recent cake I made (the one full of flowers and green stems) which is the minimum size for orders. For that cake size (stacks of 9″x6″x4″), three-tiers (height approx. 10″), the price for this design is $220. This includes a covered cake board. All toppers are edible, and can be changed to suit your taste. Same goes with colour of the cake, number of flowers, etc.
Im starting to sound like a hurried radio infomercial