This 150 serving cake was created for a formal 40th wedding anniversary party. The couple wanted a traditional, understated cake with stargazer lilies to match the centerpieces and a few ruby red accents to represent the gemstone associated with the 40th.
Each gum paste stargazer lily was handmade and colored. In all, a dozen lilies and 2 dozen leaves accented the cakes. The ruby accents were provided with custom colored fondant dragees.
The largest cake was white almond sour cream with raspberry filling. The middle tier was lemon cake with mango mousse, and the top tier and satellite cakes were dark chocolate fudge cake with oreo mousse or chocolate chip mousse.
The customers were delighted when guests declared that they couldn't believe that the flowers weren't real !
