A Couture Inspired Birthday Cake

A young lady asked me to create a cake for her 2 girlfriends who are sharing a birthday party.  The young women, both stylists, are feminine, fun, and love chocolate.  The friend requested my Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake with a Raspberry Buttercream filling.  She left the design to me; the most important thing was getting that chocolate cake!

I looked around for a few inspirational images to get me in the fun, feminine, pink mood.  The photo above features an ad for one of my favorite perfumes; Flowerbomb.  What could be more feminine?  I grabbed a few of my handmade sugar flowers; now a vision of the cake was beginning to form. 

I needed some texture on the cake...hmmm, women love Chanel quilted handbags.  The client didn't want the expense of a carved cake; so I wouldn't be creating an exact replica of a handbag....but a few details, such as the quilting, would add a lovely, grown up and tailored effect to a pink cake and keep it from being too young.

Here's the completed cake; sure hope they love it and send a photo or two!

Cheers, Claudia