Another Ballard got hitched! Ernie's brother, Eli, and his wife, Kassi, married in Grand Isle last weekend and we were happy to be a part of their big day. When they asked me to make their cake, I was honored but also a bit nervous about making a wedding cake on the island because of the heat/humidity and because I'd only have 1 day to do it...yikes! So, I packed up my kitchen(KitchenAid and all) and unloaded at my mom's house. I kicked my parents out of the kitchen and got straight to work after the rehearsal dinner Thursday night. I baked until midnight and got all but one layer finished. Then I woke up early Friday morning and baked the last layer of the bottom tier, then started mixing the icing, all while leveling, filling, & stacking simultaneously. I think I had the entire thing iced and ready to be decorated by 10AM and finished decorating by noon. I finished in record time and still had a chance to visit with family and relax a little before the bridal shower that evening! So here is the finished product...tada!
I was pleased that it came out level and how well the pattern & transfer came out. I was, however, a bit disappointed that I scraped a little too much icing off the middle tier when smoothing it out and you can see the cake peeking through. :( Also, in our communication about which green to get for the trim, I may have a leaned a little close to "emerald" rather than "clover". Oops. But I do learn something new with every cake that I make and this one was no exception. I previously had trouble adding ribbon to cakes because the icing would always bleed through. However, on this one, I placed strips of wax paper behind the ribbon with double stick tape and it worked out great! Overall, I was pleased knowing that I did the best that I could in the time that I had and the bride and groom seemed happy. That works for me! :)
Congrats, Mr. & Mrs. Eli Ballard! Thanks for letting me be a part of your day!
