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.

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.

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!)

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!

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!

Perfect Cake Combo

Source: iammommy.typepad.com via Desarae on Pinterest

A wedding cake in classic white but in an up to date dome top layer! No need for a cake topper, this domed delight is sure to catch the eye of your guests as well as please their taste buds. Taste and visual appeal, the perfect combo!

Floral Fondant Wedding Cake

Source:ccsummer2012.tumblr.com c via Earmark Social on Pinterest

Beautiful? Flowery? Perfect for your wedding day? This simple cake fondant covered cake covered with a pretty design of flowers is sure to catch your eye so you will fall in love! Use the filling of your choice, my favorites, a simple lemon or raspberry.

Gold Leaf Wedding Cake--Extravagent and Elegant

Source: girlofistanbul.tumblr.com via Capri on Pinterest

Looking for gold leaf elegance for you your wedding cake? This gorgeous cake is breathtaking! Relatively simple in construction, it still will draw every eye at your wedding!

Do you have a favorite wedding cake? Link it for us all to see! I love seeing all the different cakes!

Wild Peacock Theme Wedding Cake

Source: flickr.com via By Invitation Only... on Pinterest

By Invitation Only shows off this wild peacock wedding cake! I've seen a lot of peacock theme cakes, but this one is over the top! How much is too much? Is this cake the wedding cake of your dreams? Or are you more traditional? Vote in the comment section!

Textured Wedding Cake For The Modern Bride

Source: google.com via Bridget on Pinterest

All you need is LOVE and this textured wedding cake. The copy of the LOVE sculpture from Philadelphia tops this simple cake with a unique design for the modern bride. If you live or are getting married in Philadelphia this cake topper is perfect.  Covered in textured fondant and made with any flavor and filling you like, this cake won't upstage the bride and groom but will accent their reception.

Found this on Pinterest, the only link is Google.com, so if anyone knows the real source or cake designer let me know. 

Twilight Cake? Black and White Your Thing? Here You Go!

Source: diy.weddingbee.com via Bridget on Pinterest

This cake is perfect for a black and white theme wedding (or if you are doing a Twilight wedding).  Four tiers of multiple layers each, surrounded by black lace, topped with a red flower. If you are a DIYer you may be able to pull this off yourself, personally it's outside my skill set, I'd take it to the baker.  But you or one of your 'crafty' friends may be able to do this themselves.  Worse for me than making it, is trying to transport it without disaster! Let me know if you DIY, tell us all how you did it and how you transported it.  Photo courtesy of Wedding Bee.

Metallic Gold Wedding Cake

Source: brides.com via Bridget on Pinterest

Fall in love with this golden metallic wedding cake! I love the textures of each layer, not sure what it would taste like but I'm almost willing to give up great tasting icing for this glam look. Made by Sugar Couture and seen in Brides.com. This is definitely NOT a DIY wedding cake!

I Heart This Cake!

Source: bakerella.com via Lindsay on Pinterest

Wedding cakes come decorated in a variety of ways, from flowers to fondant, but the simple pink heart added to the side of this one really caught my eye.  How about you?  What kind of cake are you having? Flavor? Filling? Icing? Fondant? Fancy or plain? Post and let us know.

Pink Ribbon Wedding Cake For The DIYer

Photo courtesy of Martha Stewart Weddings

Visit Martha Stewart Weddings to find out how a DIYer can pull off this pretty cake.  Learn how to add these pretty pink bows to your plain white wedding cake and make it 'pretty in pink.'  Easy decorating for the DIY bride who is not a cake decorator!  Find out just how to use some simple pink embroidery ribbon, some taffeta ribbon (for the larger bow) and floral wire.  No messy icing bags to deal with! 

THE Cake!

Like the look of this cake? I fell in love at first sight! (apologies to my husband!) It's the perfect cake for a wedding with an off white gown.  Or for a beach wedding (don't the decorations look just like the ocean waves?)  OK, maybe it's just me! But I hope you'll love this cake as much as I do.  Photo courtesy of The Knot.

Strawberries and Cake--All in One Bite! Plus a Giveaway Link!

(Just a heads up...I couldn't decide where to post this on my cake blog or my diy blog so it's in both places, if you already read it in my DIY Wedding Planning blog, just skip over, or enjoy the eye candy!)

As you may know from reading my blog I am hooked on strawberries--I eat them plain, use them in recipes, on recipes, and turn them into drinks--you name it, I've done it to or with strawberries! (Hmm..that sounded weird, but I think you know what I mean!) I found this recipe on Taste and Tell, a great cooking blog that you'll want to bookmark or follow so you don't miss any recipes they have! This recipe for Strawberry Shortcake Cake Bites not only tasted good it looked pretty as well!

I like cake bites for weddings or showers because they are so EASY! Easy to make, easy to eat...and face it, they just taste good. Not to mention being perfect as wedding favors or on a sweet table. As the writers at Taste and Tell note, some of them are just a little too sweet so sometimes I have to adjust the recipes to suit my taste buds or change the icing on them so they don't make my teeth hurt from the sweetness. So head over and take a look at the recipe for the Strawberry Shortcake Cake Bites, it's a perfect time of the year to make these, especially if you've just been strawberry picking and have lots of berries--this gives you something new to make with them!

Taste and Tell suggests a book all about cake bites called 101 Gourmet Cake Bites that they're running a giveaway for until August 12th, so get your chance for a free book--what could be better than free? So yet another reason to read their blog! (And enter their giveaway!)

All photos courtesy of Taste and Tell Blog

Grand Marnier Flavored Wedding Cake

My mouth is watering just thinking about this wedding cake.  This recipe is for a wedding cake made with Grand Marnier flavored whipped cream and Grand Marnier flavored jam filling ....YUM! 

If you don't want to flavor your cake with this tasty liqueur consider serving it over some French Vanilla Ice Cream or over fresh fruit.  The uses for Grand Marnier at your wedding are limitless.  Talk to the chef at your venue for more ideas to incorporate the orange flavor of Grand Marnier into your wedding menu.  Use it to glaze chicken? Make salad dressings, the list just goes on and on.

If you just enjoy Grand Marnier at home, try this link for a recipe for DIY orange liqueur.  Have the fun of making it and then enjoy drinking it or cooking with it.