Sweet Things

So, I haven't forgotten to post the cake idea :) I've got a friend who has in the last year or two become a fabulous baker so we've enlisted her help in this cake project. See, my first thought was that our local grocery store has an AWESOME bakery. Really awesome. Everytime someone has a birthday it's like duh, let's get the cake from Publix. So they were my first choice, but when I saw the cost for something basic and well, from Publix, I started brainstorming and I thought of Jordan. She made the cake for our mutual friend's 2nd birthday and it was delicious. So she agreed and I laid out my plan.

For the cake we "cut" (one of the few wedding traditions we will probably keep though I reserve the right to change my mind) we're doing using a Wilton Palm Tree Cake Pan. I guess Wilton only makes their pans for certain years so finding the Palm Tree was an effort, but I finally did on eBay. Then when it arrived it was in less than stellar shape (like the person had bought 100 and stored them in the bottom of their closet to sell later for $$). Alas, the seller was in no mood to deal with the dents so I sucked it up and let it go. Jordan is testing the cake pan as we speak and we figure anything denty can get covered in yummy buttercream. Yes a french vanilla cake with coconut buttercream icing and some fresh berry decorations as opposed to the candy ones from the site.

So, as you've already seen my cupcake tree we're also going to do cupcakes for everyone. That way the cupcakes can be consumed as people want. No stress. Keeping with the beachy theme I found these cupcake wrappers. We'll do the same french vanilla cake but just a vanilla buttercreme that's colored to match the water on our beaches. And, just because I found them and thought they were cute we got these hardened sugar surfboards. Tee hee.

In the end this is not cheaper than if I had bought the cake from Publix but it'll taste 1000 times better and it's way more personalized. I love it and I love everyone will get to taste some of Jordan's yummy creations!