a gold wedding cake with pastel blossoms and white peonies

a gold wedding cake with pastel blossoms and white peonies
a gold wedding cake with pastel blossoms and white peonies

First timer to work with gold leaf and I recommend everyone to work with transfer sheets, unlike me. And don’t forget to hold your breath while working with it ;-)
The white peonies are made from wafer paper. Due to the high humidity this sommer the small blossoms didn’t dry for 4 days! Also a first timer for me. Well, I borrowed the vegetable and fruit dryer (e.g. apple chips) from a friend to get those tiny blossoms to dry. Worked only partly as they would soak up the humidity again once out again and have turned to a ‘lovely’ pale light brown due to the heat in the drying machine. If you ever consider doing this; keep in mind that the sugar might caramelise…

And don’t miss the inside look into the cake; each layer was filled with a different SMB

Natascha, Zurich, Switzerland - http://www.facebook.com/fleurdesucre - http://pinterest.com/fleurdesucrech/ - http://www.fleurdesucre.ch

10 Comments

So pretty. Even with your humidity problems, the flowers are beautiful! :-)

Julia Hardy

Gorgeous design

You must never limit your challenges, instead you must challenge your limits

Stunning!! x

Laura Loukaides - Instagram.com/LauraLoukaides

This is so lovely. Can sympathise with the humidity problems

gateaux de mandy

This is so pretty!!! Looks like you won the battle against humidity! I love everything in this cake!!:)

Jackie, Singapore