Let Them Eat Cake AND Ice Cream!

Let Them Eat Cake AND Ice Cream!

April 8th, 2011 @ 10:41 am by Mrs. Hyena
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Just kidding. I’m only going to talk about cake.

But anyway, onto some cake piccies!

I have a friend who is into cake decorating, and many moons ago (well before engagement was even a topic of conversation), she posted a link to a Dallas cake decorator’s website and, while flipping through the pages, I found my first cake love:

Let Them Eat Cake AND Ice Cream! : wedding cake college station Bronwen

Image via Frosted Art / Cake by Bronwen Weber

So beautiful! I still love this, but as we have planned, it has started to seem too fancy for our semi-formal wedding. Off I went in search of inspiration!

Let Them Eat Cake AND Ice Cream! : wedding cake college station Large I07 large_i07

Image via The Knot / Photo by Drew Newman Photography / Cake by Frosted Pumpkin Gourmet Inc.

Let Them Eat Cake AND Ice Cream! : wedding cake college station Large I08 large_i08

Image via The Knot / Photo by Photography by Vanessa / Cake by Barton Creek Lakeside Country Club

From a bridal fair I attended

Let Them Eat Cake AND Ice Cream! : wedding cake college station Large I09 large_i09

Image via The Knot / Photo by Glen Abog Photography / Cake by Rolf’s Patisserie

Let Them Eat Cake AND Ice Cream! : wedding cake college station Large I010 large_i010

Image via The Knot / Photo by Dachowski Photography / Cake by Jacques Pastries

Let Them Eat Cake AND Ice Cream! : wedding cake college station Minneso Minneso

Image via Style Me Pretty / Photo by Red Ribbon Studio / Cake by Cocoa + Fig

Let Them Eat Cake AND Ice Cream! : wedding cake college station Large I011 large_i011

Image via The Knot / Photo by Rachel McGinn Photography / Cake by Ann’s Cake Pan

Let Them Eat Cake AND Ice Cream! : wedding cake college station Gal Cak gal_cak

Image via The Knot / Photo by Angie Silvy Photography / Cake by Shelton’s Wedding Cake Designs

This is one Mom Hyena found while out shopping with one of her friends. We call it the “Dr. Seuss cake.”

When I had gathered these images, Mr. H and I went to visit with a couple of bakeries, and we’ve decided what we want for both the wedding and groom’s cakes!

Prior to this outing, Mr. Hyena had told me he wanted a Texas Rangers groom’s cake, with blue icing (bright blue—the kind that stains your teeth in all your pictures), and I was RELIEVED when he selected a nice looking, two-tier chocolate cake with drippy ganache and strawberries in little tuxedos!

As for the main wedding cake, we do not want to save the top tier (If we want cake on our anniversary, we’ll go get a new cake that will actually taste good!), so we’ll be having a three-tier French vanilla cake with buttahcreme (mmmmmmmmmmmmm). It will have ribbon around the base of each layer and edible pearls all over! It’ll look similar to this, but without swirls or rhinestones. There will be pink ribbon around each tier and pink peonies on top.

From the same bridal fair

What’s your favorite part: the cake or the icing? I think my answer is pretty obvious.

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12 Responses to “Let Them Eat Cake AND Ice Cream!”

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Mrs. Meerkat (message) 3,216 posts, Sugar bee

I am in love with the square version with the orchids!

4/8/11 @ 10:45 am (reply)

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Miss Candy Apple (message) 1,465 posts, Bumble bee

Oooh. I love that one with the rock candy

4/8/11 @ 10:53 am (reply)

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mrsbowieii (message) 692 posts, Busy bee

Ours is the square version of the 4th one down (the purple one) but I love the rock candy cake…

I want the cake more than the icing but the icing still needs to be good which is why we chose buttercream over fondant.

4/8/11 @ 11:20 am (reply)

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discgirl (message) 200 posts, Helper bee

The cake by Jacques Pastries with the ribbons was definitely my inspiration picture. Our baker copied it almost exactly!

4/8/11 @ 11:45 am (reply)

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napabridekelsey (message) 3,372 posts, Sugar bee

Ohh the rock candy one looks delish
Good choice on your cake!

4/8/11 @ 12:10 pm (reply)

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Miss Carousel (message) 590 posts, Busy bee

That cake is lovely and sounds yummy, great choice!! And so cool about the grooms cake!

4/8/11 @ 12:11 pm (reply)

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Crown (message) 534 posts, Busy bee

I think if the cake is not up to par (meaning dry, crumbly, grainy…ew), no amount of BUTTAH-cream frosting can save it. I prefer an equitable balance of quality cake and frosting.

4/8/11 @ 12:43 pm (reply)

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Miss Tartlet (message) 3,207 posts, Sugar bee

Your cakes sound (and look) delicious! Oh buttercream frosting…how I could eat you by the spoonful.

4/8/11 @ 2:24 pm (reply)

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Miss Seal (message) 1,179 posts, Bumble bee

Mmmmm. Cake. Your cake is going to be beautiful. And delicious. And mmmmm. I want cake.

Also, I’m more of a cake person…but I DO love me some buttercream!

4/8/11 @ 3:48 pm (reply)

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Miss Hyena (message) 1,881 posts, Buzzing bee

@Miss Tartlet: AMEN.

4/8/11 @ 8:39 pm (reply)

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Miss Pain au Chocolat (message) 1,698 posts, Bumble bee

Yummy! I love the texture on the rock candy cake.

4/9/11 @ 2:22 am (reply)

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marieta (message) 339 posts, Helper bee

I really like that simple one with pink lines/swoops in different designs and widths… the sixth photo down. I’ve saved it for reference.

I prefer cake to frosting. I’m not that fond of frosting, unless it’s cream cheese frosting. And even then, I don’t want too much. Frosting is a garnish to add a little kick, not a main part. (In my mind, anyway.) My fiance hates almost all frosting and barely has a sweet tooth. At this point, I’m not sure what we’ll do cake-wise. But I do like looking at them!

4/10/11 @ 2:52 pm (reply)