Now in Print!

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"Craft nation - Scroll through enough DIY wedding websites and you'll quickly recognize the fabric and paper crafts this cake evokes.  Inspired by crafty bloggers, Rachel Wille of Stillwater's Fresh Fields Bakery replicated the look of buttons, pincushions and ruffled flowers on this delightfully demure design.  The only difference?  These decorative touches are made of fondant, not paper, petals, or - ouch! - actual pins."  - Minnesota Bride Magazine, Story by Megan McCarty, Photography by Tate Carlson 

Giddy!  I did a brief phone interview with Megan about my inspiration for the cake, and to see it translated so well is awesome awesome.  This is a first for me, actually having my name next to a cake in a magazine.  I have to give thanks to my boss again, Dave, who has done more to get my name out then anyone else.  

Happy Friday!

Rachel

Announcements, announcements, annoooouuuuncements!

I received a wonderful phone call at work yesterday!  I have been asked to design a cake for Minnesota Brides Magazine!  The story will be similar to this, featuring several local bakeries.  The theme is "Black and White" - one of my favorite color (or colorless) combinations.  Black and white can be bold, dainty, understated, simple, or complex, and I love it any which way.  I have not decided what I will do yet, but I have a couple sketches I'm thinking about.  I would like to come up with a concept that is sophisticated, but not so outlandish that it is intimidating or would cost a fortune to recreate.  If I have learned anything about Minnesota brides in my first year here, it's that they lean on the traditional, understated side.  Is that my personal style?  No, but I think we can find a happy medium.

Here are some of my favorite black and white cakes I've done over the years.

Saved the best for last...this is probably my favorite cake of ALL TIME.  I can't claim the design, it was copied from this picture:

 Cake by Cake Girls in Chicago

But damn!  Is that a darn near perfect replica or what?!  I actually like mine better because I made the flowers out of chocolate so they were popping off the cake and really made it come alive.  Picking a design for the mag is going to be so hard!

Ebony and ivory love,
Rachel

Hayley Williams Cosmo Cover!

Via cocoperez.com

OMG I love Hayley!  Usually I hate Cosmo (too much "What your man wants" not enough "What you want")  but I have to get my hands on a copy of this.  And it will probably be for free at the salon, bahahahaha.  

My buddy Elle and I saw Paramore perform at The Filmore in Denver last year and girl can work a stage!  Not only that, she changes her haircolor about as often as I do :)  Power to the unique beauties of the world!

Love and hairdye,
Rachel