Magnolia and Gold Sequin Wedding Cake!

Here’s yet another cake as part of our latest wedding collection, a Gilded Magnolia and Sequin cake! We’re rather enthusiastic fans of using both gold and edible ‘sequins’ in our work and this more modern design is definitely not an exception. Read on to learn more about what inspired this creation!

Gilded sequin and magnolia flower wedding cake by Juniper CakeryWe based this design loosely on a stunning gold sequin gown in Elie Saab’s A/W 2012 collection. We simplified the design with plain ivory tiers and large sugar magnolia flowers featuring gold dusted centres. Originally, sugar Juliet roses were to feature perched upon each tier, however, we thought that a more structured floral would work better and also add a more sleek look to the end design.

Magnolia and Sequin Wedding Cake by Juniper CakeryTo add a touch of the romantic we covered and trimmed the board with blush pink fondant and a gorgeously sumptuous liquid gold ribbon finished with our usual double looped bow held with a crystal tipped pin. The board itself ended up being somewhat reminiscent of the Miss Dior Cherie perfume bottles and packaging!

Gold sequins on wedding cake by Juniper CakeryThe ‘sequin’ look can be a fairly time consuming and costly process, but it’s certainly worth it if you have the time, resources and patience and if you’re looking for a show-stopping technique! We lost count of how many large bottles of edible gold paint it took to paint this.

Gold Magnolia Wedding Cake with Sequins by Juniper CakeryWe created the magnolia flowers ourselves, as with all of our florals. To begin the process of flower making we always sit down and analyse photographs making notes of texture, sizing, curve, petal count and colour. There are times, however, when a little creative licence is needed so that a particular bloom works with a design rather than against it. These white magnolias were inspired by the Milky Way variety, but instead of the deep pink centres we created them out of ochre gum paste and stamens dusted gold.

Magnolia wedding cake by Juniper Cakery

We enjoyed creating this design. Even though it is a little bit of a departure from our own personal style, which leans towards more the historical and woodland inspired (think Rococo and Georgian influences with dark Germanic legends and forests), we think it still manages to encompass our typical look but with a touch of the modern thrown in!

 

Gold & Purple Ranunculus Wedding Cake!

We created this stunning golden four tier ranunculus wedding cake earlier this week. It’s adorned with a mix of handmade fantasy gold and white berries, pale elderberries, bramble berries and bramble leaves as well as violet, lavender, white & ‘picotee pink’ ranunculus flowers. A must for this cake was that it incorporated an autumnal theme. For this we took brighter and bolder colours (purple, dark pink and gold) popular in fashion for autumn/winter collections. We then teamed them with white, ivory and pops of fresh greens to keep them from being obvious autumn hues.

Beautiful gold ranunculus wedding cake by Juniper Cakery

Amazing gold and purple ranunculus wedding cake by Juniper Cakery

Gorgeous bright ranunculus flower wedding cake by Juniper Cakery

Beautiful gold and purple ranunculus wedding cake by Juniper Cakery

The largest tier was covered in individually cut ‘sequins’ of ochre coloured fondant before being hand painted in edible gold lustre paint (lustre dust mixed with a few drops of either lemon juice or vodka) a few times. Despite it taking a back-breaking 10+ hours to complete it’s such a fantastic technique that evokes a gorgeous luxury look to any cake!

Stunning gold, pink and purple ranunculus wedding cake by Juniper Cakery

Lovely gold, pink and purple ranunculus cake by Juniper Cakery

The second largest tier at 12 inches in diameter was iced in ivory fondant before we added matching ornate ‘frames’ around the cake. We love how these mouldings as a beautiful antique feel to the cake.

The second smallest tier was dry painted with edible metallic gold and bronze paint to create a an extra element of texture as well as add more luxurious gold!

Detail of ranunculus wedding cake by Juniper Cakery

Each berry and flower was hand made from gumpaste / edible modelling paste. The ranunculus (also known as persian buttercups) blossoms and blackberries all took a full 2 days to make (not including leaving the gumpaste buds to set for 4 days before hand). 

Sugar gumpaste ranunculus flowers by Juniper Cakery

Vibrant ranunculus wedding cake by Juniper Cakery

Gold and Purple ranunculus flower wedding cake by Juniper Cakery

The darker pink edged ranunculus flowers were hand painted using a dry brush technique to add the lovely ‘streaks’ of deep fuchsia around and along each petal.

Lovely purple ranunculus cake by Juniper Cakery

Finally, the top tier was covered in a mustard coloured fondant before we painted it with edible metallic gold paint. The use of mustards and gold tones help set off the purples and and dark pinks of the ranunculus blossoms; of course they  incorporate a lovely touch of glamour to the wedding cake.

 

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