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Cascading Wild Rose Wedding Cake

By Ashlee Marie 54 Comments

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Last week my sweet cousin got married. I’m the oldest of the cousins in my family, and I used to take care of her when we were younger! It’s crazy that she’s old enough to get married! And she made a beautiful bride. When she got engaged I offered to make her cake as my gift (which I do for all my cousins, and husbands cousins although they don’t all take me up on it).

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She came over for dinner with her fiancee and mom to talk about the cake design. She had a few inspirational photo’s of her own, and then I pulled out the laptop and showed her my Cake Pinterest board. She wanted to go with all white, and we also wanted the cake that was inspired by her gorgeous dress.

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Seriously? Could that skirt be more beautiful? Anyway when scrolling through my pinterest board we found this gorgeous ruffled flowered cake and decided to go with it!

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I worked on the main flower centerpiece for a few days and I am SO happy with how it turned out! I also made about 100 petals ahead of time and dried them, but when I tried to use them on the cake they were TOO curved and kept getting in each other’s way. So in the end it worked better to make fresh petals for the cake and I only used about a dozen of the dried petals on the top of the flower.

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It was a HUGE cake and it turned out amazing! I was SO pleased with how well it turned out. All 4 layers are different flavors as well. I’ve had a lot of issues with my cake baking since we moved up here to UT on this mountain. I finally think I figured out a trick that works for me and these cakes are the best I’ve made in 2 years!

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  1. Renee Simmons

    August 24, 2011 at 6:12 am

    Can I be your cousin, and make me a baby shower cake for my daughter! LOL! Great job!

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    • Ashlee

      August 24, 2011 at 2:26 pm

      HA! your so cute! When and where is the baby shower?

      Reply
  2. Amanda Joy

    August 24, 2011 at 7:38 am

    That cake is beautiful, and her dress is jaw dropping gorgeous!

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    • Ashlee

      August 24, 2011 at 2:26 pm

      I wish I had a shot with the front of the dress too, simply amazing. Thank you so much.

      Reply
  3. Kara

    August 24, 2011 at 8:32 am

    That cake is gorgeous!! You did an amazing job!!!

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    • Ashlee

      August 24, 2011 at 2:27 pm

      Thanks Kara! It was SOOO fun to make, I’ve been excited about this cake for so long, glad it’s done and it went so well.

      Reply
  4. Renee' Petermann

    August 24, 2011 at 9:56 am

    Simply amazing!!!

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    • Ashlee

      August 24, 2011 at 2:37 pm

      Thank you so so much!

      Reply
  5. Kara

    August 24, 2011 at 11:06 am

    Oh my gosh Ashlee, that cake is breathtaking! It would have made me cry to see them cut it. So, so pretty!

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    • Ashlee

      August 24, 2011 at 2:39 pm

      It’s actually pretty funny watching the newlyweds try to cut into a cake. It’s like they know their going to be cutting a cake and don’t think about it, but once they are standing there with the crowd and cameras all of a sudden they realize they don’t know how to cut a WEDDING cake! It’s so cute watching them flounder through it. After that I was actually the official cake cutter, and it has never bothered me cutting into my cakes! If it did I guess I couldn’t do it.

      Reply
  6. Jamie M.

    August 24, 2011 at 1:16 pm

    The cake is BEAUTIFUL!! And her dress is amazing, the skirt is gorgeous!!

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    • Ashlee

      August 24, 2011 at 2:39 pm

      thank you so much! The whole dress is just incredible! The gathering of the bodice and the laced up back… Just an amazing dress, her mom works for a dress shop in SLC so she got a great deal on a spectacular dress.

      Reply
  7. Kristyn

    August 24, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    AMAZING, Ashlee!!! Seriously – you did an incredible job!! I absolutely adore that cake and wish I had your mad cake decorating skills. XO

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    • Ashlee

      August 24, 2011 at 8:23 pm

      Thanks so much Kristyn! I had SO much fun making this one, it’s always better making cakes for family and friends!

      Reply
  8. Renee Simmons

    August 25, 2011 at 9:26 am

    We are in Oregon, and the baby shower is Sept 17th!!

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    • Ashlee

      August 25, 2011 at 9:33 am

      Bummer I’m 37 weeks that weekend and my birthday weekend… Pretty sure my Dr. doesn’t want me traveling that close to the baby! But I sure would LOVE an excuse to head back to Oregon, it’s where I grew up and since my parents moved away 12 years ago I have only been back about 3 times.

      Reply
  9. Hollie

    August 25, 2011 at 6:37 pm

    Absolutely Gorgeous!

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    • Ashlee

      September 3, 2011 at 8:53 am

      Thanks sis!

      Reply
  10. Brandi

    August 29, 2011 at 10:41 pm

    Ashlee-

    The cake is amazing! I love the look of white on white – it’s clean, simple and absolutely gorgeous!

    xoxo
    Brandi

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    • Ashlee

      September 3, 2011 at 8:59 am

      Thanks, I think the white on white looks great too! It was a fun cake to make!

      Reply
  11. Messy Missy

    September 5, 2011 at 9:09 pm

    Holey Schmoley. That cake and that skirt are FANTASTIC. You, lady, have some serious decorating talent. Pinning this (only for drooling at…I could never duplicate it!!).

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    • Ashlee

      September 6, 2011 at 9:42 pm

      thank you so much! I’m happy with how it turned out, although I can see how I would do it a BIT different next time. BUT as I don’t like to ever do the same cake twice that won’t happen! Still I learn something new from every cake I make!

      Reply
  12. Leanne

    September 6, 2011 at 11:43 pm

    That cake is gorgeous (just like the dress). You always do such an amazing job! Thanks for linking to my party.

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    • Ashlee

      September 13, 2011 at 12:45 pm

      Thank you so much Leanne! I was really pleased with how it turned out, and she looked just GORGEOUS!

      Reply
  13. Steph @ Crafting in the Rain

    September 7, 2011 at 10:28 pm

    Amazing! And–no joke-I totally thought the cake looked like it could be an awesome dress, even before I saw the dress! Nice job 🙂

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    • Ashlee

      September 13, 2011 at 12:51 pm

      That’s so funny! I’m glad it looked good enough that it make you think of a dress! It means I did it RIGHT!

      Reply
  14. Theophanie

    September 7, 2011 at 10:31 pm

    That is amazing! And, what a beautiful dress!

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    • Ashlee

      September 13, 2011 at 12:52 pm

      Gorgeous dress, huh? And a lovely bride!

      Reply
  15. Michelle

    September 9, 2011 at 3:00 pm

    WOW! Amazing cake!

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    • Ashlee

      September 13, 2011 at 1:02 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  16. Kara

    September 13, 2011 at 9:13 pm

    I am so totally featuring this tomorrow! Glad you linked it up. 🙂

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    • Ashlee

      September 15, 2011 at 12:02 am

      Thanks Kara! It’s so fun to be featured, esp by friends!

      Reply
  17. angie

    September 14, 2011 at 4:42 pm

    sounds like an amazing cake with all layers different flavors and oh so pretty

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    • Ashlee

      September 15, 2011 at 12:03 am

      Mmmm it was so good! Funny enough it was the first cake I’d made in quite awhile I actually got a piece of. Kind of funny how that works out, as many cakes as I make I EAT very little!

      Reply
  18. Megan

    September 19, 2011 at 11:16 am

    I LOVE that dress! it is so gorgeous! where did you find it? i’d love to take a look at something like that for my wedding! and the cake is such a perfect compliment! nice work! 🙂

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    • Ashlee

      September 21, 2011 at 11:57 pm

      Ummmm Her mom works for a bridal shop here in SLC, I forget the name of the designer or store, I’ll try to remember to ask her this weekend when I see them!

      Reply
  19. Krystle

    February 11, 2012 at 9:31 am

    This is the first time I’ve been to your site. Love it! Imagine my surprise as I’m wandering through and realize that I KNOW your cousin! Same high school and college 🙂 What a small world! The cake is beautiful and I love how it ties in with the dress!

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    • Ashlee

      February 18, 2012 at 11:29 am

      CRAZY! I’m assuming you mean the bride! It is a small world! Thanks so much, the cake was super fun to make and with such amazing inspiration as that dress it was easy!

      Reply
  20. Johnna Hale

    February 11, 2012 at 7:38 pm

    What type of icing did you use for the flower?

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    • Ashlee

      February 18, 2012 at 11:35 am

      it’s all fondant the center was made ahead of time and given time to dry

      Reply
  21. Shannon

    March 18, 2012 at 8:07 am

    This is beautiful! My sister has a similar picture that is the inspiration for her wedding cake. Are the rose petals hand sewn? Is there anyway you’d be willing to post a blog the teaches the technique? Or post resources that teach this?

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    • Ashlee

      March 24, 2012 at 3:27 pm

      the rose and all the petals are fondant. I cut them out, ruffled them and “glued” them on with vodka (clear vanilla works okay, but not quite as well! the main center rose I made about a week ahead of time so it could dry. I made a bunch of dried petals to use around the top, where they had to stick up, but most of the bottom was made fresh on the spot as I was putting together the cake onsite.

      Reply
  22. Elisabeth

    April 5, 2012 at 6:15 am

    You have done a stunning job on this cake!!! This is the cake my daughter wants for her wedding next weekend!!!! I need help as I am not sure how to assemble the flower…is the base of the flower put together with wire and/or just placed on the cake with icing? Are the petals wired also or placed also with icing to secure? Do you think that this can be done with buttercream instead of fandant I really would appreciate your help with this…please… Thank you Elisabeth

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    • Ashlee

      April 23, 2012 at 3:21 am

      Thanks so much. I created the main center of the flower and let it dry. I created it on a skewer with a Styrofoam center and used the skewer to push it into the cake. I added petals around the main flower with clear vanilla (or vodka)

      There is no way to create this cake with buttercream. Gumpaste or Fondant is it

      Reply
  23. Judy

    August 10, 2012 at 9:55 pm

    Saw this on pinterest ! Love the cake and fell in love this dress even more 🙂 been looking everywhere for the type of look ! Great job on the cake too

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      August 14, 2012 at 7:47 pm

      Thank you so much! It was a fun cake to make!

      Reply
  24. Jo

    September 6, 2012 at 11:49 pm

    Jo

    Hi Ashley,
    I love your cakes!! You are an artist!!! I also love that dress!! I see you mentioned the dress is from a SLC shop but I’m dying to know where exactly is this dress sold??

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    • Ashlee

      September 10, 2012 at 1:02 am

      my aunt works for a design company, but they don’t have a store front, they do sell their designs at wedding shops, but this dress was from last season, so I don’t know where you could get it. The design company is called “Maggie Sottero”

      Reply
  25. Jo

    September 10, 2012 at 9:22 am

    I see. I’ll see if I can find a similar one then. Thanks a bunch for the info!! I wish you could’ve done my cake for my destination wedding but I don’t think you’d fit in my luggage! Your cakes are amazing!!! It’s like you don’t even want to cut them and ruin them!!

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    • Ashlee

      September 13, 2012 at 1:38 am

      HA! I’d trade a trip for a cake 😉 Good luck finding the perfect dress. It’s all about the dress, after that everything falls into place! And congrats!

      Reply
  26. Ashleigh

    July 9, 2013 at 11:59 am

    Wow, Your cake is way cute, and Decorated very well! Who knows, Maybe when I get married I will contact you 😉 lol I Love the Dress! I know I’m young, But Nothing will planning ahead 😉 right?

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      July 18, 2013 at 3:27 am

      If we live closely and I’m still making them I’d love to!

      Reply
  27. Rennae Thomas

    February 23, 2014 at 10:50 pm

    How did you deliver this beautiful cake? Set up already? Or did you stack it at the reception?

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    • Ashlee

      April 14, 2014 at 11:17 pm

      for this one I had the center rose finished but I made and attached all the other petals on site (I also stacked it on site too)

      Reply

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