Yes, it has been a month since Mallory and Nate tied the not, but there is no rest for the weary pastry chef. That being said, it feels like just yesterday I was home in Oregon, indulging in the cool shade of oak trees, freshly picked raspberries, and the company of family and friends. The wedding cake went off without a hitch. The wedding itself was a BLAST. Mallory was a gorgeous and gracious bride, beyond my expectations.
Again, thank God for Mom/Dawn taking behind the scenes photos and acting as sous chef and dishwasher. Even the kitten, Cinder, got in on the action, licking up dabs of buttercream and powdered sugar off the floor. I will fight for a bakery cat one day!!!
Come with me, on a journey through space and time...
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| Cinder tempts the neighbor's dog, Buster, to come inside where sweet treats are made! |
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| 6 pounds of cream cheese went into the cake and 1 pound when into Bob Wille. |
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Doing my best impression of Giada DeLaurentis. We decided at the last minute to add fresh raspberries from my parent's garden to the cream cheese filling in the cake. Each tier was four layers of Red Velvet cake with three layers of cream cheese icing and fresh raspberries. Delish! Here I am brushing simple syrup onto the cake to keep it super moist.
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| Assembled and chilled base tier, ready to ice.
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| I made some separate cupcakes for wedding guests with a gluten intolerance and vegan diets. This is the gluten free, with buttercream icing. |
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The vegan cupcakes with fondant circles. The scalloped fondant ovals are to go on the large cake later.
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| Rolling chocolate fondant for the surprise groom's cake! In a dress, no less! |
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| This was one of my favorite parts and something I had not done before. I used a styrofoam ball to hold the gum paste flowers (which I ordered online to save time, via cakedeco.com). I love the fullness and proportional interest it gives the cake. |
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| Almost done! Dawnie rolled all of these balls for me, with the help of a fondant bead maker. I then cut them in half to apply to the cake. I wish I could remember what was playing on my i-Pod...maybe Gaga? |
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| All done! Time to relax! |
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| Groom's Cake: Nate's favorite beer, Red Chair from Deschutes Brewery, with hops vines. |
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| Myself and Mr. Scott! |
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| Mr. and Mrs. Witherspoon! |
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| The life of the party right here. Recognize Ashley and Chris? I did their wedding cake last year! |
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| I thought this apron fit perfectly with the Mexican fiesta dinner we shared that night. | |
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| Then we danced the night away.... | |
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And I caught the bouquet!!!
So much fun! The next day my stomach hurt from laughing, my feet killed from dancing, and my brain was pounding from champagne and margaritas, but I would do it all over again in an instant!
All my love,
Rachel
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2 comments:
Beautifully done, as usual! You do some gorgeous work there, Rachel.
Yikes.. I look frightening in the last picture! But I was so honored to have you make our wedding cakes and as expected, they were absolutely breathtaking. Seeing the wedding cake made by my best friend for the first time made me cry! I will never forget that moment and that day. It was nothing short of magical. Thank you for that! I hope I can contribute something special to your wedding (however, I will not bake to spare your guests). I love you, Rach!
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