Wedding day superstitions...

Saturday in Maryland... Rain!

Need I say more?  Some say that if it rain's on your wedding day that your marriage will be blessed with fertility, bliss, and good fortune.  In the back of my mind I can't help but think that there is a bridezilla out there that freaked out that it was raining cats and dogs.

It was a week for trial and error, and to find methods of organization.  I'm not the most organized person when it comes to the transition from paper to final product.  The funny part is that I can organize the paperwork and also finish the cake with great precision, but the in between is still hard for me to organize.  Maybe it's because I'm not making the cakes at a steady pace as I used to, or maybe it's just the first week jitters.

Any idea's on organization technique are welcome!

Now onto the part that you have all been waiting for..  Wedding cakes for July 10th, 2010!

Three tier Almond cake filled with Almond brittle buttercream all the way through.

Top: Chocolate cake with alternating Italian buttercream, ganache, and fresh raspberries

Bottom: Lemon cake with alternating lemon buttercream and fresh raspberries

I had a couple small six inch poured ganache cakes similar to this cake as well, but nothing really noteworthy.

The weekend of July 17th will be a small test of what I can handle as a decorator.  I have a total of 12 cake tiers to complete by Saturday 9am.  Just like clockwork I have begun planning, called the customers, and I am purchasing supplies.  Wednesday is icing day (making 90 pounds of icing), and Thursday is cake day (30 cake layers)..  So wish me luck on my first test as a wedding cake decorator!

My buttercream roses.. just a small preview for what you will see in the upcoming weekend!  So be sure to check back