My in-laws anniversary is March 18, and my parents anniversary is March 24. My in-laws will be married 44 years and my parents 39 years. I would like to make one cake for both couples, and have a small family dinner and present it to them. I would need a cake to serve around 25 to 30 people. I can't do roses, I have tried and tried but they never turn out like the nice ones I see on here. And I would really like to do something besides just a heart shaped cake. So I was wondering if anyone has any ideals on something that would be really easy (I have not taken any classes, just taught myself by trial and error), and would be something I could incorporate two anniversaries into. If you have any suggestions, or pictures please let me know. Love to have pictures to go use as a guide!!!
Thanks for looking,
Peggy

The candy clay is easy... white choc. candy melts, 1/3 cup of Karro Syrup.

You could make it per the directions on this site, then roll it out, get some flower cookie cutters and go to town. I can be colored and way you choose can be very pretty... And so easy!

Just a thought...

I think a nice two tiered wedding cake style cake would be great for an anniversary, then you can get the number of servings you need based on the size cake pans you choose.....maybe go with a silver and gold theme since they're both in between their silver and gold anniversaries???? Maybe you could make a nice royal icing plaque for a "topper" that says Happy Anniversary and use luster dusts to make it gold and silver...?? Maybe one cake done in silver stripes on white buttercream and the other white buttercream with gold dots....you could cut the stripes and dots out of fondant and color with luster dusts...I think that would be really pretty!!

Both ideals do sound really great. I checked the instructions out on the candy clay molding and think that is something I could handle.
I could use it to make the topper on the cakes perhaps.
I haven't never used the luster dust. Is it hard to use? Or do you just sprinkle it on?
I thought the instructions on how to make the loop bow would be pretty easy as well. Was thinking that maybe I could make a nice bow for the top if all else fails.
Peggy

Last year, I did an anniversary cake for a co-worker. All she had me do was flat frost the two tiers and then wrap the layer sides with a gold ribbon she had bought. She had a really nice (& very puffy) bow to place in the middle between the cakes. I held the ribbon in place with a little bit of frosting on the back side of the ribbon and secured the very bottom edge with "kisses" -- dots of frosting pulled out to look like chocolate chips (I think I used tip 8 to do this part).

Her family loved it !!!
Hope this helps