Cake Flavors

Remember a few weeks ago I told you guys that I would like to make my own wedding cake? I have finally pin-pointed exactly which flavors we would like to have: almond, green tea, and vegan red velvet.

 I made vegan red velvet cupcakes for a BBQ back in August

Mr. Ferret and I love to have sweets from China Town which are usually made of coconut, almond, and green tea. Also, those are our wedding colors so it works out well.


At first I wanted to make lemon cake since I absolutely LOVE lemon pie. However, after many tries, I couldn't get the right consistency of lemon taste. It was either too bitter or not enough.


As for the vegan cake, my photographer Frederika Wellet, is vegan. I absolutely want her to have cake! Plus, the cake is really yummy to begin with.


For the icing, I have perfected my recipe for vegan vanilla buttercream icing. I'm addicted to it myself! I would eat a spoon every time I would make the recipe "just to check if tasted alright". Haha.


I'm really glad to have tried these different types of cakes over the past few months. My guinea pigs/testers really enjoyed them all!

Which cake flavors have you decided for your wedding cake?

Cake Toppers!

I never thought there were so many choices for cake toppers. At the weddings I have been at I have only seen something like this:

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Personally, I really really don't like these. They remind me way too much of the 80s and 90s and everyone else's wedding that I have been at.

So I searched where else? Etsy!

From ACharmingMess

This super adorable cake topper by emiliefriday

As you can see I like the bird theme. However, I didn't plan on buying an 80.00$ cake topper. They are really nice, but not worth it for me.

One day, while shopping with my mom and MOH C in Plattsburg we spotted a Michaels store. We don't have any of these here in Quebec. We went NUTS! (More on that in a future post). I found this (please excuse my poor photography skills):

My mom and MOH C smiled since they knew that it fit me and Mr. Ferret's personality. They are so cute!

What are your ideas for cake toppers? Going for the simple and traditional or something "way out there"?

Cake Stands

A couple of months ago I was searching everywhere possible to find a cake stand for our wedding. It seemed to me that before I needed a cake stand I saw them everywhere! And then, when I needed one most, I couldn't find one that pleased me.

I had seen some simple glass ones at Wal-Mart, but I wanted to get something a little fancier since it will be for a wedding.

I saw some cute ideas online, but the shipping to Canada would make it double to price. Aie-ayaie!

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Imagine changing the red ribbon for a sage green ribbon?

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You have to admit these look really yummy!
But I don't have 160.00$ for a cake stand...

Well, one day browsing through random stores in Mount-Royal in Montreal I came upon a store which had a lot of kitchen stuff. I thought, "Heh, why not? I'll browse inside and see what I can find". And I found this one:

I know its not the prettiest one on the block, but for 15.00$ I am pretty happy with it. Plus, it's a light yellow which is part of my color theme.

I'm happy with my cake stand. I still have a wondering eye though if I end up finding something else with a little more pizazz.

What kind of cake stand style are you in the mood for your wedding?

MMMmmmmm...Cake!

At first I wanted to get a cake from the bakery. That was before I saw the prices of wedding cakes. I was appalled! No way in heck would I pay 300$ or more for a cake! The fact is that most people don't eat the icing since it's made with fondant. I am not a fan of fondant and neither is Mr Ferret. We enjoy buttercream icing. I asked Mr. Ferret for his thoughts and he had a wild idea: Lets make our own wedding cake!

A lot of people have told me not to go down that route. They say I won't have time or that I'm going to be too stressed out the week of the wedding. I see it as a challenge.

I looked around for cake designs since I never made a fancy cake before and was overwhelmed with what I found online. These were the only ones that I thought could pass for our wedding cake. However, we did not like what we had found.






We wanted something simple and elegant. After searching for about 2 hours non-stop, I found this one.

Tadaaaa!

EXACTLY what I was looking for! We have daisies in our invitation design (more on that in a future post) and daisies are my favorite flower. We could use the yellow and replace the teal with sage green.

How long did it take you to find your ideal cake design?