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Wheatgrass wedding cake

Just did this today. The simple 3 tier cake was surrounded by fresh wheatgrass on the display table. Reminded me of Easter a bit! I wish I had put the cake on a higher stand though, as the bottom tier was nearly swallowed up by the long grass!

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Comments (19)

wandy27 6/18/05 at 5:04pm

WOW how did you manage to smooth so nicely this cake, it looks perfect.

ntertayneme 6/18/05 at 5:45pm

Such nice crisp corners ... looks great :)

cupcakequeen 6/18/05 at 6:36pm

that's crazy smooth! LOL...please share your secret!

tcturtleshell 6/18/05 at 7:36pm

Great crisp corners! How in the world did you do it?

antonia74 6/18/05 at 7:43pm

It's Martha's Italian Meringue Buttercream. It really helps if it's at room temperature...not too cold. It smooths like a dream! That...and practice! I forgot to mention the cake's flavour. It is a triple-layer Toasted Walnut & Pineapple Carrot Cake with Orange Sour-cream Cream Cheese Frosting. SOO YUMMY!!!

blessBeckysbaking 6/18/05 at 11:05pm

You Icesd the he** out of that cake wow

jscakes 6/19/05 at 5:41am

Beautiful smoothing job and nice sharp looking cake, can't say as I care for the grass hiding the cake though (Just my opinion) The cake sounds' delicious to say the least!

antonia74 6/19/05 at 5:48am

No, I absolutely agree. I was told the grass would be a few inches tall, so only to make a styrofoam stand that was maximum 2" tall! Well, the grass was about 6"...completely hiding the first tier. Quite disappointing!!

flayvurdfun 6/26/05 at 4:01am

this goes to show that you dont have to have all those extra decorations to make a cake look fantastic....this looks wonderful

Serena 6/30/05 at 11:16pm

What is: Martha's Italian Meringue Buttercream? Please let me know if possible. Thank you. This cake is very beautiful.

niki_10 7/7/05 at 8:19am

This is one of my most favorite designs ever. I love it!! Martha's recipe can be found right on her website Serena. :)

steph 7/24/05 at 10:14pm

I love the simplicity! Classy and elegant and sounds like it tasted good too!

Sina 8/8/05 at 8:46am

Great Job... Please show us how you get your cakes so smooth and your edges so straight.

antonia74 8/8/05 at 4:54pm

I don't really know how to explain that, but using a ruler is an easier way to ice them straight.

Sina 8/9/05 at 12:49pm

I can see how a ruler would help. Thanks for the tip. Maybe one day you can get someone to take pics as you do it and you can put a tutorial on CakeCentral.

linmicsin 8/28/05 at 8:05pm

What size of pans did you use? How many did this cake serve?

antonia74 8/28/05 at 8:22pm

It was 6", 9" and 12" squares...that combo feeds 126 (4.5" tall x 2" long x 1" thick slices)