In community album: 2006 Wedding Cake Contest

Round Stacked Wedding cake with sugar paste flowers (Tara's cake)

16'-12"-8" round cake. All iced in buttercream. Moss green freely 'drawn' stem work. Sugar paste flowers cascade down sides of cake and on top.

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Comments (34)

justsweet 8/2/06 at 2:15pm

very pretty, the flowers look great and the frosting is smooth

karateka 8/2/06 at 2:15pm

Glorious....

mdelmauro 8/2/06 at 2:17pm

Very beautiful cake, flowers look sooooo delicate.

all4cake 8/2/06 at 2:18pm

Great job!

MavericksMommy 8/2/06 at 2:19pm

Beautiful! I love your flowers!

ConnieB 8/2/06 at 2:19pm

The first think I said when I saw this cake was that it was so pretty and that I could see having a cake like this at my wedding!

jennianne 8/2/06 at 2:20pm

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tiptop57 8/2/06 at 2:21pm

Lovely!

tcturtleshell 8/2/06 at 2:33pm

Beautiful work! What's your secret of getting the icing so smooth? Thanks for sharing!

laxeash 8/2/06 at 2:33pm

OMG! Gorgeous flower work!

NCcakelady 8/2/06 at 2:38pm

Thanks for all the wonderful compliments!!! The secret of the smoothness is the icing recipe!!!

GenesisCakes 8/2/06 at 2:47pm

stunning!

debster 4/30/07 at 11:15am

Very nice cake there, GREAT job!!

cakesbymindy 5/26/07 at 4:26pm

NCcakelady - Tara's cake is beautiful! You indicated the secret to the smooth icing is in the recipe itself. Would you be willing to share your secret? I'm making my daughter's wedding cake in just two weeks! My email is cakesbymindy@yahoo.com Thanks!

ca10 6/13/07 at 4:55am

This cake is lovely! Would you please share your recipe for the smooth icing. I have been trying to get a really smooth finish with buttercream and am not successful. Yours is so good.

ca10 6/13/07 at 4:57am

Sorry I hit the send buttom by mistake. My email address is mimi.at.home@verizon.net. Thank you!!!!