Lauren's Wedding Shower Cake

Last summer, I was honoured to be a bridesmaid for my good friend Lauren.  Not only did I get to partake in the planning and celebration of two people perfect for each other tying the knot, I was also asked to bring desserts to both of Lauren's wedding showers.  For her first shower, I got to make her some gorgeous purple cupcakes which you can take a glance at in the second half of this post.

For her second wedding shower, I got to make her this!

This two tier cake was Carrot Cake with cream cheese icing on the bottom, and was Chocolate Cake with chocolate buttercream on the top.  I decorated it with the rich purple fondant, which was actually white fondant before mixing a lot of pink and sky blue colour gel into it.  The flowers are done with a white buttercream using a technique brush embroidery, which means that I piped the all the flowers and then put a brush to each one to get the embroidered effect.

I also collaborated with Lauren's mom to secretly get a copy of Lauren and Brett's monogram, so I could add it to the side of their cake.  I think it added a great personal touch, and Lauren was so surprised when she saw it.  When I took the cake to the wedding shower, the ladies that were organizing the shower took the personal touch a step farther and actually had a picture of Brett and Lauren to set behind the cake.

A year and several cakes later, Lauren's wedding shower cake is still one of my top favourites!