Amy & James's Wedding Cake at Hempstead House Hotel & Spa 2018

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I met Amy and James at a wedding fair, and they visited me for a consultation where we discussed their wedding ideas and plans. They were getting married at the beautiful Hempstead House Hotel & Spa in Sittingbourne in September 2018.

 

Amy and James were not sure what type of wedding cake they wanted at all, they liked the idea of a buttercream wedding cake, a chocolate covered wedding cake or a sugar paste cake, so rather then having to choose, I suggested we have a cake covered in all three, after all there is no law that says your cake must be entirely buttercream, or entirely iced in sugar paste etc.

 

The happy couple chose a buttercream cake for their bottom tier decorated in ivory rose swirls, with white chocolate cigarillos for the middle tier. The cigarillos not only look amazing but taste lovely too and are held in place with buttercream, so it followed on nicely from the buttercream bottom tier.


                 
                                                              Photo by Iced Images Cakes


 

For the top of their cake, they chose a plain ivory sugar paste tier edged in their wedding colour, a dark burgundy which was also used around the edge of the chocolate cigarillos and around the ivory sugar paste covered cake board.

 

Amy and James also loved the idea of sugar flowers on their cake but also wanted a cake topper with their names on so to ensure that both fitted nicely on the cake we added the flowers to the front of the cake in front of the top tier. The spray of sugar flowers included a large focal point Alstroemeria, burgundy scabious, pale pink, blush, and burgundy roses as well as orange dahlia and foliage. I loved the colour of the spray when the flowers were all put together, its still one of my favourites.


                                   Photo by Iced Images Cakes

 

Their beautiful bespoke topper was made by Mark of  Design Etch Cut in a gold glitter finish with a burgundy heart between their names and I think it finished the beautiful cake off perfectly.

 

Professional Shots by Sabrina Stockwell Photography






                                   Photo by Iced Images Cakes


Location: London Rd, Bapchild, Sittingbourne ME9 9PP, UK

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