Cakes By Shara

Nicole and Kyle Wedding Feb 11

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:22:00 +0000

Nicole and Kyle Wedding Feb 11, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

We Love custom sugar people and fun cakes always! We love the colors on this cake fun happy red handmade sugar roses and turquoise!
Red velvet cake with cream cheese icing on the inside and fondant en-robed with royal icing piping.

The Difference Between Fondant and Buttercream and how much your guest REALLY get on their cake slice.

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:12:00 +0000

I thought it would be helpful to blog about fondant covered cakes and the difference between the two finished product.

Here is the first picture.

This Is a buttercream finished red velvet cake yes it is pretty smooth.

This is a fondant en-robed buttercream covered cake like above but better now because all that yummy buttercream is now staying moist and the cake is protected from air.

This is the size of the top of your cake this is how much fondant we are talking about for most guests.The only guests that would receive more would be those that get end pieces. In 120 people wedding that might be about 30 people.

This is the thickness we strive to roll to. We DO NOT believe your cake should have a SLAB of 1/4 inch wide fondant on it. That IS just nasty and really unacceptable today.

Here is another look at the thickness we roll to.

Now some questions which one looks better to you? Does it help to see how big the fondant slice really is for your guests? Did you know that 99% of all the cakes you see in the magazines are fondant en-robed cakes? Did you know that most bakers cannot make buttercream look like fondant because buttercream is buttercream and fondant is fondant period. If you can make it look like fondant you better REALLY like Italian meringue or Swiss meringue buttercream to me it tastes a little like a stick of butter not icing and it will cost you a lot more because we are going to make that icing in small batches. That is the only way we could make a super smooth finish happen without it cracking or showing many imperfection. Or we must use a all shortening based icing and to me this is not my favorite. I like American Buttercream.

Fondant look with Swiss dots

Buttercream look with Swiss dots

Which finish looks better to you?

Cake For cJc dress and shoe

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:31:00 +0000

Cake For cJc dress and shoe, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

Finished cake

Brides Choice Award on Weddingwire

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:00:00 +0000

We are honored and thankful to be chosen by our brides.

As a recipient, Cakes By Shara is recognized as part of the top 5% of Wedding Professionals nationwide.

sugar rose progress on cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:03:00 +0000

sugar rose progress on cake, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

Here are some VIP sugar flowers I am working on. the cake is half Styrofoam so we could start work early. I think we are finally understanding how to make a rose. the small buds are production roses ordered in to save time but each of the large and medium roses are hand made.

Erika Wedding Cake Professional photo

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:05:00 +0000

Erika Wedding Cake Professional photo, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

We love to share when Local photographers share their talent when they capture our work. enjoy the work of

Nashville Wedding Photographers-Jen & Chris Creed.

www.jenandchriscreed.com

Giant cupcake 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:24:00 +0000

Giant cupcake 2011, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

oreo pop

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:38:00 +0000

oreo pop, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

Dip in Chocolate coating for a easier alternative to cake pops.

Lane + Matt = Nashville Wedding - Nashville Wedding Planner | A Delightful Day Event Planning Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:15:00 +0000

We would like to share with you our wedding cakes and one of our favorite planners in Nashville.

Lane + Matt = Nashville Wedding - Nashville Wedding Planner | A Delightful Day Event Planning Blog

Roller Skate cake.

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0000

skate cake, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

Today we had our daughter's 11 birthday she wanted a skate cake so this is what we did for her. Vanilla cake with chocolate ganache filling.

lauren Mitz wedding cupcakes

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:48:00 +0000

lauren Mitz wedding cupcakes, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

Front Porch Farms Wedding with out cupcakes on the sweets table. Photo Credit goes to Meghan Malley.

tree trunk cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:49:00 +0000

tree trunk cake, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

Vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream fondant overlay.

Matt and Lane cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:45:00 +0000

Matt and Lane cake, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

The notes are songs the groom sent to his bride as they have been dating. This is a personal and sweet cake. The bride and groom also love the TV show Lost and The Office so we did a combined cake. The venue is Houston Station in Nashville TN.
The planner is A Delightful Day.
Fresh by CarryAnn is doing the flowers.

Train Birthday cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:10:00 +0000

Train Birthday cake, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

Aug 13 wedding 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:06:00 +0000

Aug 13 wedding 2011, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

Beautiful wedding cake for a sweet couple. Vanilla cake with strawberry filling, Strawberry cake with strawberry buttercream filling.

topsy turvy sweet 16

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 04:24:00 +0000

topsy turvy sweet 16, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

Love this cake as well

space shuttle

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 04:22:00 +0000

space shuttle, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

Love these kinds of cakes.

Hot air balloon

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 01:10:00 +0000

Walker 18 Hot air balloon, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

Chocolate cake with chocolate hazelnut filling, Vanilla cake with strawberry filling. Hot air balloon. Hills of Franklin, TN

ruffle cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:05:00 +0000

ruffle cake, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

I like the ruffles and tulle that are coming out for the 2012 wedding dresses. I believe our cakes will get smaller as dessert bars take over so here is a look at what is to come. Taller tiers are in for this year and may continue but I still see them being faux if they are super tall.

Kind of a vintage feel to these cupcakes

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:56:00 +0000

Kind of a vintage feel to these cupcakes, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

Cupcakes Vintage blues and pinks.

Pinwheel cookie Favors

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:21:00 +0000

pinwheel cookes, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

Vanilla bean sugar cookies.

xbox 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Sat, 28 May 2011 15:48:00 +0000

xbox 2011 2, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

Every year we do at least one X-box each year we try to improve our box. We are really pleased with this years x-box. looking forward to many more of these. Vanilla Cake with Vanilla bean icing.

BGA Graduation cake

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Sat, 14 May 2011 02:29:00 +0000

BGA Graduation cake, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

Lots of fun on this cake!!

owen's wedding cupcakes 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 01:14:00 +0000

owen's wedding cupcakes 2011, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

Lovely wedding at The Parthenon in Nashville TN today. We made the cupcakes, Chocolate, Strawberry, and Yellow cake all with buttercream icing, handmade fondant pearls, with a dusting of cake glitter for light catching sparkle. Beautiful stands were from Copper Kettle and Brocade Design Arts did the lovely flowers! Looking forward to the recap on this wedding.

Trout Fishing For a Lawyer with a land shark

noreply@blogger.com (Cakes By Shara) — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:49:00 +0000

Trout Fishing For a Lawyer with a land shark, originally uploaded by CakesByShara.

Loved this cake today Hope you guys like it too. The cake is Yellow cake with chocolate icing and the fish and reel are keepsake art work!

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