The Doyle Mixing Bowl: A Wedding Cake for a Friend

Things happen for a reason. Two lovers meet and fall in love. Throughout their time spent together most celebrations are accompanied by cake. This is were I come in. I am no cupid but I like to think that two lovers smile a little brighter sharing a big bite of cake, it brings the kid out in all of us.

Recently, I was honored to provide that smile for a friend of mine and her hubby. The bride enjoys the simple things in life; being outdoors, nature, her family and...chocolate. Her cake reflected her special day, although it wasn't a chocolate cake as I thought it might, it was a cake perfect for their occasion.

We did cake tastings about 3 weeks before the wedding. Every couple should enjoy that part of the wedding planning (see Babycakes for photos) no matter how intimate the wedding. I made small 4-6 inch cakes of Red Velvet Wedding Cake, two versions of Lemon Raspberry and a Lemon Merange. Although wedding cakes covered in fondant look clean and elegant the bride preferred the cake to be decorated with buttercream with a few small details.

Wild flowers from her bouquet was the star of their wedding cake. They enjoyed a lavish two tier Lemon Raspberry Cake with Lemon Buttercream Frosting. I made a 9 inch two layer cake for the bottom tier and a 6 inch two layer cake for the top tier that they will enjoy on their 1st anniversary. The cake was approachable yet delicate, simple yet fully decorated and of course tasted just as good, hopefully better, than it looked.

The best part of making the cake was the connection I got to have with the bride and groom. I loved every second of making this cake and would do it again in a heartbeat. Here are a few pictures of the assembly of the cake and two gorgeous pictures of the final masterpiece.