Its so nice to make anniversary cakes especially wedding anniversaries! I was commissioned by Eliena Gaman, to make for her parents their 40th Anniversary cake. Eliena is my cousin-in-law, Rosie bestie. Rosie was the want who recommended me to her.
Eliena had organised for her parents a surprise party on 15th December 2012 and wanted to celebrate the occasion with a cake. The theme of the party was Rod Stewart as her parents are ardent fans of Rod Stewart. Initially, she wanted a very detailed cake but since her order was somewhat last minute and I had two other cakes also due for that weekend, I agreed to make the cake but a simpler version.
Since I couldn't make sugar modelling that weekend (not enough time!!!), I decided to have her parent's marriage journey documented on a film strip and this journey will also coincide with Rod Stewart's singing career. Eliena had sent me her parents photos and also a few of the earlier Rod Stewart's album covers. I had these photos organised in chronological order and had them printed into edible film strips. The cake had a theme colour of ruby red. I didn't know that the 40th year anniversary is actually reflected as the ruby red colour. The cake requested was lemon and I had lemon buttercream filling for the cake.
Surprisingly, the cake was quite simple to make, only the weather was so humid that I had problem covering the cake with fondant. Eliena was very happy to see the cake and told me that the guests loved the taste of the cake.
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| The front view of the cake |
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| Eliena's parents - still looking very much in love even after 40 years!! |
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| The film strip with their earlier photos and Rod Stewart's album covers |
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| The back view of the cake |
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| A close-up of the film strip |
I hope I will get to celebrate my 40th wedding anniversary in style like this too!!
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