New Post At New Place

From now on posts formerly seen on this blog will be posted on WDW(Wedding Day Weekly) Blogging For Brides. I hope this makes it easier for my readers to go to one destination for everything wedding.

New Post At A New Place

There is a new post that formerly would have been posted here on Do It Yourself Weddings.

Posts that formerly would have been posted here are now posted on WDW (Wedding Day Weekly) Blogging for Brides or at Do It Yourself Weddings. Thanks for reading.

New Post at WDW(Wedding Day Weekly)

New wedding cake post at WDW(Wedding Day Weekly) for strawberry cake.

I've Moved To WDW(Wedding Day Weekly) Blogging for Brides

***See WDW (Wedding Day Weekly) Blogging For Brides for new cake posts.

 I'm working on consolidating my blogs, so look for my cake tweets to let you know when there's a new cake post on WDW!

I will slowly but surely be moving old posts from this blog over as well, although not with the exact same content.

Hope to see you there!  Nancy/Editor

Decorating With Sugar Doilies

Sugar Doilies from Etsy.com Jason and Andie

Jason and Andie, artisans from Etsy.com at Andies Specialty Sweets have created these unique sugar doilies to decorate your wedding cake. No plastic bride and groom for this cake! Instead add delicate doilies spun from sugar and ready to add to your cake! A cake you and your guests will fall in love with!

Photo from same link as above.

The owners say: "At Andie's, we take the greatest care in producing superb, hand crafted, decorative candy and cake embellishments, with individual customer care. Our sweets are different -they're hand designed, hand crafted, small batch, hand poured, and artistically handled. Our goal is not just a pretty edible, not just a palatable one either, but one that elicits a response, and is pleasurable to all the senses."

They have certainly succeeded here!

How To Bake Like A Vegan!

Source: peta.org via Maggie on Pinterest

Striped Spring or Summer Cake

Brides who love stripes love this cake from Love of Cake

For the Love of Cake make customized cakes created just for you (for any occasion) but this is a spectacular wedding cake! Made from scratch, never frozen and only ingredients of the highest quality are used.

For the Love of Cake is located off I-15 in Escondido CA for you convenience and offers delivery to all of San Diego County.

Call them to set up a complimentary consultation.

Henna Wedding Cakes

Source: piccsy.com via Jennifer on Pinterest

www.pintrest.com
By Hillary Garthwaite  

Henna Cakes? What more unique looking cakes could you serve for your wedding cake buffet? I saw them and fell head over heals in love! Lovely to look at, the just have to taste even better!

What do you think? Wouldn't you be happy to serve these at your wedding? I know I would. Mocha, chocolate--yum! In fact, double yum!

Cute Cake Toppers

Source: bellapictures.com via Bella on Pinterest

Top off your cake with the cutest cake toppers I've seen in awhile! These two cuties grace the top of this unusual cake.

Though I'm not sure I love the 'circles' on the cake, the bride and groom are to die for! Ok, I understand if you're not into 'cute,' but if you are, and want a bridal couple to grace the top of your cake who look like they're blissfully happy, choose these two.

Yes I'll call the "cuties" I just can't resist.  And it describes them so well! What do you think?

Does anyone know where to purchase them? If you do, let me know, happy to add the link. If you're the company who makes them I'll incorporate the link into the post. If you're the bridal couple and you have a web site, let me know if you'd like to linked to as well!

Let them eat cake!

Metallic Gold Wedding Cake

Source: stylemepretty.com via Emily on Pinterest

A metallic gold wedding cake! I so love metallic cakes don't you? Who doesn't love gold? This is your cake! A golden quadruple layer wedding cake cinched with a pink flower and feather (and a rhinestone brooch!) The cake is golden fondant by Sweet Art Bakery, photo by Katie Cassidy Photography. It's wrapped in a chiffon and lace sash. The cake was designed by Emily Riggs Bridal. This cake is both romantic and beautiful, what bride could ask for more!

For more metallic look cakes with a variety of looks see: Metallic Gold Wedding Cake, or Gold Leaf Wedding Cake Extravagant and Elegant or Gold Embossed Wedding Cake or Dessert Gold.

Source: stylemepretty.com via Emily on Pinterest

Above: Silver Wedding Cake shown on Style Me Pretty

Finding the perfect wedding cake is never easy. There are just too many choices and too many cake toppers out there! How to choose? And what flavor?  You could put on ten pounds just taste testing them all!
I was at a tasting (yes, another one!) a few months ago at The Ballrooms of Boothwyn in Boothwyn PA run by Lia's Catering. One of the bakers there had a pumpkin flavored cake--totally to die for! If you are planning an autumn wedding it would be the perfect choice!

In general I prefer cakes without fondant icings but sometimes the designs just call for it and won't work using any other base. If I'm choosing a basic flavor I like pound cake with either raspberry or lemon filling in it. (I know, not too exciting, but I want cake guests will enjoy eating!)

Source: sweepmeup.tumblr.com via Emily on Pinterest

Whether you like the gold, the silver or the bronze looks, there is sure to be a metallic wedding cake that is perfect for you.

Source: 2.bp.blogspot.com via Emily on Pinterest

But the metallic look shown is so... appealing! I want it. Look through the metallic choices and see if one if for you. Whatever your choice, take the time to look at the metallic cakes, and fall in love! Even if they just end up on your Pinterest board!

Light and Airy Petals On You Wedding Cake!

Source: luxefinds.com via Tavin on Pinterest

This cake and it's layers of petals is light and airy. Shown on a white cake stand with an additional 'stand' with a chocolate brown edged cake plate that shows off the light and fragile petals. Not sure how well they hold up when you cut it but it will look great as it sits there waiting to be cut! (Or smashed into an unsuspecting groom's face!)

Have Your Fallen In Love With ...

Source: cache.stylemepretty.com via Susanne on Pinterest

Have you fallen in love with these tiny cakes yet? It's not only the cakes that are breathtaking, it's the cake plates! DIY projects that only require a little cutting, pasting and a few boards and knobs to pull it all together.


These cakes are the perfect tiny pastels for your wedding day! Decorate them with tiny fondant flowers and some ribbons. You know you are in love with these. Now the trick is to find the time to make your own. The answer? Show the photo to your baker and let him/her take it away! While you lounge back in a jacuzzi and let all those worries about the wedding bubble away.


Now that's almost a better idea than the cakes are! So call the baker, send her the photo via email or fax, and turn off the phone and computer and turn on the jacuzzi...ah!!!!! Calgon, Take Me Away!

Cake Balls To The Max

Photo courtesy of The Wedding Shoe Box and Ashleigh Jayne Photography

For cake ball lovers, here is an entire cake with still more cake balls added as decoration! What more could a cake ball addict want? This cake is done is pastel cake balls and then topped with some flowers.

If you haven't visited The Wedding Shoe Box and Ashleigh Jayne Photography be sure to take the time to browse their sites. I think I've found more blogs to love! If you never see another post from me, you'll find me reading other people's blogs!

Cake With Bright Floral Designs

Source: brides.com via BRIDES on Pinterest

See the bright blooms reminiscent of the patterns you find on wedding dresses in Oaxaca, Mexico.

The colors are perfect for a summery wedding.

Cupcake Style!

Source: brides.com via BRIDES on Pinterest

Give your guests the choice of chocolate or vanilla cupcakes at your wedding.  Then add a gorgeous cake at the top to give it a beautiful finish.

Lace and Cupcakes-A Marriage Made In Heaven

Source: topit.me via Stephanie on Pinterest

Pretty in pink topped with great "I do" messages make these cupcakes look great. Of course if you are using them for a wedding shower, you'll need to change the message. 

But what really sets them off is the lace wrapper! What a fabulous idea! So if you're going feminine, why not serve your cupcakes in a lacy wrap to show off your pretty pastel cupcakes!

Pretty in Purple (Lavendar And Lilac)

Source: iammommy.typepad.com via Melissa on Pinterest

I am baker presents these pretty as can be cupcakes for your wedding or wedding shower. (Or any other occasion you can think of!) I love the colors!

Peas?

Source: google.com via Melissa on Pinterest

OK, I admit, the floral design is pretty, but please! The green pea color...reminds me of baby food! Yuck! What do you think? Am I just 'out of it?' Or do you prefer a different color icing?

I mean, I can handle the small edging in green, and even the stems, but the fondant? and the cupcake icing, sorry, not for me! Love to hear what you think though!

Cake On Ice?

Photo from Cricket's Chirp

Looking for an easy cake stand? Use these glass blocks by Eastern Glass Block, yes, the same ones used for buildings! They give you the look of large ice cubes.

This black and white cake surrounded by smaller cupcakes in black and white wraps with some red rose petals on top of the cake and surrounding it, is a visual delight. (Not to mention easy to make!)

I probably should have put this on my Do It Yourself Weddings blog, but here you go! You don't even have to click back and forth, it's right here for you.  Love the small black and white cake design surrounded by smaller cupcakes.

These Are Not Your Old Fashioned Cupcakes!

Source: lovemydress.net via Jennifer on Pinterest

 (cupcakes by Olofson Cake Design, both can be seen on lovemydress.net)

Are you a bride who is in love with cupcakes? Looking for some inspiration? These cupcakes by Olofsun Cake Design can certainly provide that! Every tiny detail of these cupcakes are gorgeous! My personal favorites? The cameos and the ones at the bottom left with the white petals and silver dragees.

 (Just a heads up, if you're a bride in California, I've found several sites that say California law does not allow them to ship these into the state, so if you wonder why you can't find them in the stores, that might be why. The rest of us can take the chance of breaking our teeth on them all we want!)