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Turning over a new leaf or two

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A couple months ago, friends asked me to make their wedding cake for their Wanaka Winter Wedding that is set to take place this Saturday!

These are some photos taken through the process of making the fondant leaves that will adorn the bottom tier.




Getting the right imprint of the veins really makes them that much more realistic.


And of course, they couldn't all be flat because that isn't very real either!





These are all hand-painted and ready to be packed up and shipped. I experimented with some colours but will probably use the orange and red ones mostly.


The logistics involved have been adding another layer to this cake - because had plans to travel to Wanaka and Wellington the week ahead of the wedding meant I couldn't make it on the normal schedule that I would. So the leaves were first up and have been layered with lots and lots of packing paper to be sent in the wedding convoy along with boxes of my tools. The cake itself was baked and frozen ahead of time and shipped overnight to a friend of theirs in Wanaka where it's waiting for me to assemble and ice the tiers starting on Wednesday or Thursday! Overall it will be the most time-intensive cake that I have done yet! I will post photos when it's completed this weekend.

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  1. KaraAugust 29, 2014 at 6:55 AM

    Can't wait to see the finished product! The leaves look great!

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  2. SaraAugust 29, 2014 at 11:51 AM

    Agreed! The leaves look great! Wish I could eat some of the cake ;)

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