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I was almost jumpimg up and down excited when I recieved an email from Enchanted Empire a few weeks ago, asking if I could make a wedding cake and a few other goodies for a display at the Queensland Bridal Expo. I was very happy to be involved, even more so when I found out the theme, Red Riding Hood. It was lovely meeting Brooke and Shae from Enchanted Empire, after discussing the concept for the display and their ideas for the cake, I couldn't wait to help bring their vision to life. Head over to the
Enchanted Empire blog to take a look at their amazing work and read all about the Expo experience.
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I also made some macarons to match the theme colours and some shinny red candy apples. I managed to find the cutest miniture apples to use for rustic toffee apples and in the decorations on the cake.
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I had so much fun styling this cake, with so many great bits and pieces to work with there was definitely no lack of inspiration. The Enchanted Empire girls had found a whole bunch of goodies to decorate with, I loved the colours of the dried flowers and maple leaves and the cinnamon sticks made my whole kitchen smell yummy.
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This was my first time working with flowers, I am no florist (althought I've often thought it would be a fun job) but I had a great time with this and was really pleased with how it turned out. My bench and floor were so covered with twigs and leaves by the time I was done, no matter how much I clean I'm sure bits will keep turning up for a good while.
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I really love the Red and Wolf cameos the girls added to the cake, how awesome do they look.
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There were times this cake and I were not on friendly terms, particularly when trying to cover the tall layer with fondant, it took a number of attempts but I so happy when I finally got it. By the time I had finished decorating the cake I had fallen in love, I had a tough time giving it up.
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Thanks again to Brooke and Shae from Enchanted Empire for letting me be involved and for using their amazing photos.
OH MY GOODNESS! That is so beautiful! I expect pink from you :) I love all the lace accent boarders and the height on the top tier! Masterfully done!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous! I LOVE the red.
ReplyDeleteWow, just wow.
ReplyDeletewow! This is amazing!!
ReplyDeletesimply stunning! I will be stealing this idea for the toffee apples!
ReplyDeleteNom! x
Congratulations. That is a fantastic cake!
ReplyDeleteYour cake is absolutely stunning! You have an amazing eye for design, such a great theme, I love the colour, in fact I love everything! So unique and so very beautiful. X x
ReplyDeleteKara Creative....That's what the Team here at Enchanted Empire call you !! Thank you again for our masterpiece and we look forward to working with you in the near future. x
ReplyDeleteWow that looks so great, you did a totally fabulous job Kara.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love the lace
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