Pretty Please *Flash Me*

I'm hoping for something for like this. I saw it at a wedding fayre and was quoted £450.

What kind of cake are you looking for & what budget?

Abigiggle - I love your cake soo much its so stunning and simple yet decorative. (I've saved it on my desktop in my cake ideas folder lol!!)

Chidders - we haven't chosen yet (hence the cake ideas folder but along with abigiggles heres one of my other favs so far:

it may not have aqua ribbon instead of ivory or we might just keep it all ivory and cream xx

I am having something like this but without the bows

This is what we are having but in our colours. 100 cupcakes in 4 different flavours with buttercream icing, with a cake to cut on top. Its going to be £250 xx

Blimey Nora 100 miles thats a hell of a trek! But I know what you mean its such a beautiful cake you want it to be perfect - don't blame you x

Hi Sherrie We want a 3 tier square cake. Nothing to fancy maybe just decorated with piping and a few sugar paste flowers, probably calla lilies. And some raspberry ribbon! X

This is elegant, simple but effective:

Ours is chocolate - yummy looking ? it's going to be similar to this but with dark chocolate rather than milk:

Hi Chidders do you mind if I piggyback on this thread?! I'm looking for a square cake too. Only thing I know is that I'd like really square, sharp edges rather than rounded ones!

This is mine and it cost £107

Ooh Sherrie that first one with the glass squares and lillies is gorgeous x

sorry about the quality of the pic. we are having something like this. having the basic cake made by a lady local to us for around £100. have already bought the large butterflies to decorate it and me and my mum will be making the small icing butterflies. also might be having purple ribbon to match our colours not sure yet.

Oh Sherrie I too love the first picture! I like them on cake stands too. X

Hi piggyback away! Ah ha I have learnt something about the edges this evening. There are two types of icing, sugar Paste and royal something or other! The sugar paste has the rounded corners and the royal one has sharper edges. The last cake maker I spoke to didn't do the sharper edges. Hope this helps x

Ooh that does help - I had no idea! Had a feeling not all cake makers would do the sharp edges. Are you going for sponge or fruit? We quite fancy a lemon sponge I think. Thought it might go quite nicely with a spring wedding. x

Yum yum lemon sponge! I think we would have a lemon sponge and a plain sponge and a little fruit one on top. I think we will have some guests who would prefer fruit, my parents for a start! It is slightly more expensive for fruit. It would have to be on a stand in that case to have the fruit on top, bit I think I prefer that to the stacking. So many decisions, I'm just not sure! X

Mine

My daughter wanted a 3 tier cake, square with sharp edges in sponge. The cake maker said it was unlikely that she would be able to get very sharp edged icing on a sponge and that she could probably only do it on a fruit cake.

Like this:

Aah bummer! Might have to settle for rounded edges then - OH will cry if I have a fruit cake!

Love this one!!!

Civil Ceremonies:

My daughter wanted a 3 tier cake, square with sharp edges in sponge. The cake maker said it was unlikely that she would be able to get very sharp edged icing on a sponge and that she could probably only do it on a fruit cake.

Aah bummer! Might have to settle for rounded edges then - OH will cry if I have a fruit cake!

Kharv, its royal icing to create those square edges - a thick consistencey that can be built up and shaped with a pallet knife to achieve a more angled look. This is easily achievable using a sponge cake, as long as its dense enough not to crumble! It just takes a while to get the edges perfect, but if you look on american cake websites this is the effect they usually go for - Ive even made a cake like this with buttercream on lemon sponge cake! x

Good to know Kadence! Don't suppose you live near Leeds or Lincolnshire do you?! x

Good to know Kadence! Don't suppose you live near Leeds or Lincolnshire do you?! x

Kharv I live in manchester, dont do it as a business more for family and friends. Had a look through my pics but dont have any on my computer of royal icing cakes (ive only done two, theyre not that popular but i love them, am doing my own 6 tier round one for my wedding next year!) Here are some fondant cakes ive made though ?

Got to say - you should consider doing it for a business! They're fab! Would you consider making them for the wider public?! Might send you an email at some point once I've figured out what I want if it's something you fancied doing? x

Yeah definatley, am looking into starting a business in my spare time from home, as I love doing them. Glad to help! x

Lyseys Designs, would you mind if I just shameless pinched your cake?! I am in love with it. It is perfect, as I am thinking of Calla's too x

Excellent - I'll be in touch! x

This is my cake - its going to cost about £330 x