Wedding Cakes

This past weekend I made cakes and floral arrangements for a small wedding which is always a stressful experience to say the least. My friend, June, who usually ends up helping me when I need her came over on Friday evening and helped me decorate the cakes.

I make the layers a day or so ahead of the wedding so that I can stick them in the freezer as they are much easier to handle while assembling and decorating. We worked for several hours icing the wedding cake which was a round 2 tier cake. The bride had requested the icing be a light chocolate that looked like leather as the wedding was to have a western theme and to be decorated with wild flowers. The grooms cake was a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.

On Saturday morning I got up early and went to June's house where we picked fresh flowers from her lovely garden to decorate the cake. It was quite an experience with her two rowdy chocolate Labs running and playing while we were trying to gather flowers and avoid being knocked down by their shenanigans!

June and I worked for a couple more hours putting the flowers on the cake and making the bridal bouquet. Then it was off to Roanoke to deliver the cakes.

We made the delivery and then went by June's brother's house in Roanoke just to say hello. Spotting Fish City Grill in Southlake we stopped to have our favorite Oyster Nachos for a bite of lunch. I had to go to Sam's in Grapevine to get food for next week lunches and we decided to stop by a little cabin the city of Southlake has built in a park off of White Chapel Road. June's hubby, Bill, restores historic log cabins and is building this one for Southlake. It is a work in progress but is going to be a lovely addition to the park.

We finally made it home about 6:00 P.M. It's really funny how you can make a whole day of something that seems so simple. Just putting wildflowers on a cake and delivering it for the wedding...and we managed to make a whole day of laughing and visiting.