Gerbera Cake

I completed my Gerbera cake this week. It is decorated with stripes of icing along the side - in matching colours, along with matching balls of icing to go along the bottom. It is another vanilla sponge with jam and buttercream. I think the pink and orange stand out very well against the white icing, however this cake is really effective with any bold colours. Gerberas are very popular on wedding cakes and despite taking me 2 hours to make 5, I think it was worth it!

Work in progress.....

These are some geraniums that I have made for an upcoming cake. It took 2 hours to make 5 flowers, but I imagine that I will be able to speed up with practice. I really enjoyed making these and I am trying to think of any excuse I can to make more!!! Geraniums look really effective on cakes, especially when bold colours are used. I will post the picture of the cake when it is finished.