The ‪#‎RoyalHorticulturalSociety‬ ‪#‎ChelseaFlowerShow‬ inspired, Garden’s of the World is an international cake collaboration featuring 26 outstanding artists celebrating the beauty of French, Italian, English, Spanish and Japanese Gardens. Chelseaflowershow2015 RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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Country of Inspiration: Italy

Oasi de Ninfa

Italian Garden’s are structural, symmetrical and Romantic. I researched lots of traditional Renaissance Gardens and this cake is a bit of a combination of several. I really fell in love with the Garden’s of Ninfa and the gardens of Villa D’Este, so the Urn is a visual representation of these gardens. The Bottom tier is a box topiary, resting above that is a floral “maze” Italian Gardens are designed to be viewed from above, so this tier represents the garden looking down. The next tier is a carved stone pillar, supporting a hand painted tier. The cake is visually striking from all angles, with a different Italian inspired scene painted on each side. The Urn was made using rice crispie treats and covered with modelling chocolate and fondant. The silhouettes are “Wedgwood dancing ladies- by Sugar Art Molds” The florals are all hand painted with royal icing and food color and dusted with petal dust- this was to echo the hand painting on the cake and give the cake a painted/illustrative feel. The national flower of Italy is the rose, so the cake showcases the rose and whimsical wisteria.