Today I delivered the first Jillicious Desserts Wedding Cake of 2011 and also the first Valentine's Wedding Cake that I've ever created. The clients planned a small, intimate, low-key wedding in their home and since it was on Valentine's Day, the bride said to incorporate the Valentine theme with the Chocolate Raspberry Wedding Cake she had seen on my website.
As appropriate as hearts are for this holiday, I find that there is a fine line that is often crossed from festive to tacky. I try to stay away from the latter of the two. I was really pleased with how this cake turned out.
I created a double chocolate heart topper to display within the chocolate curls and raspberries. Thanks to the pouring rain we had today here in Oregon and the lovely overcast skies, it was difficult to really show the topper in the dozens of pictures that I took. The next picture was the first one I took and forgot to take off the flash--ironically, it shows the double chocolate hearts with the gold dust best in what was probably the worst photo I took today.
It almost has a sepia look to it, minus the washed out middle part of the cake. But at least you get the idea of what it looked like. I have to say, it looked better in person.
When I finished setting up the cake and decorating it, the bride exclaimed, "It is exactly how I envisioned it to look!" That is always my favorite thing to hear, especially considering this cake was discussed through several emails and a phone call. It's always good to be on the same page as the bride.
Happy Valentine's Day to you all!
Valentine Chocolate & Raspberry Wedding Cake Details:
- Both tiers ~ Dark Chocolate Cake w/Raspberry Filling & Vanilla Buttercream Icing
- Top tier = 6-inch cake / bottom tier = 8-inch cake
- Dark chocolate curls & fresh raspberries
- Dark chocolate fondant heart details & decorations, w/sugar pearl accents
