Saturday, April 11, 2009

And What Would Go Under the Cake Topper?

Maybe it seems like we are going backwards, choosing the cake topper before the cake. But I don't really have a strong preference for how I want our cake to look. Rather, I have a strong preference for how I want it to taste (JT agrees).

Let's all face it: fondant cakes look beautiful, but taste terrible (I know, there's ONE person out there who disagrees with me, but I firmly believe she is the only person I know that enjoys the taste of fondant). So the quest is to find a buttercream cake that's as visually appealing as a fondant one will be a bit tricky.

I recently learned that Twiggs, a coffeehouse in University Heights, also makes wedding cakes. Check out this beautifully decorated cake from their buttercream gallery:



And this cake is fab! It's practically already a perfect match for our wedding style. Just update the color of the leaves to green, and we'd be all set.



This simple design would be perfect for highlighting a cutesy cake topper, especially if the topper was a pair of birds.



Now, I haven't actually tasted any of Twiggs cakes yet, but the flavors sound darn good: a belgian chocolate with chocolate mousse, a double chocolate with raspberry (one of JT's favorite flavor combos), and a chocolate paired with cream cheese frosting (say what you will, but I LOVE cream cheese frosting!). Can you tell we're chocolate fans?

4 comments:

  1. Well most fondant do taste awful! But there is a new beast on the market and it taste out of this world! Fondarific has a buttercream flavored rolled fondant. Check it out at www.fondarific.com or pictures of cakes with fondarific at www.fondarific.com/blog

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  2. Check out Sweet Cheeks Baking Company!! They are creative, their cakes taste amazing and the owners are super cool.

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  3. i love the finish on #3. i think it would pair nicely with your topper. twigs + a sprinkle of paper botanical accents = whimsical bomenian woodland creature playground.

    agreed, #2 would be perfect for your wedding, but i don't think it will coordinate with your fine fuzzy duo.

    ps. fondant is the yum.

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  4. Fondant is disgusting. We almost didn't have a wedding cake thanks to the evilness of fondant. Anyway, four thumbs up on any sort of chocolate cake. It's the only kind of cake that should exist. Finally, cake number #3 is screaming to attend your wedding and have those little birds sit on top, seriously.

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