Liz (my sister) is getting married 6 weeks before me. They are having a bigger wedding (250 guests) than we our planning, but trying to maintain their budget. One way Liz thought to do this was to ask my mom to make her wedding cake. My mom has been decorating birthday cakes for friends and family since the 70s. She has various cake pans and decorating books, which came in handy when she assisted me with making flower girl cookies. Even with having decades of fun with cake decorating, all her projects have been small. Taking on a wedding cake to feed even 100 people is bigger than anything she has ever tried. When Liz initially asked her, she didn’t really think she could do it. Nonetheless, she accepted the challenge and used Liz’s birthday as an opportunity to make a test wedding cake.
The cake required 5 boxes of cake mix and hours of time to complete.
The ribbon she found at the store didn’t quite cut it. The purple ribbon used to adorn the cake came from a plastic table cloth (hence it not being perfectly even).
For a first trial cake that served 75 people, I thought it turned out well. It tasted great, which is the most important part. The bottom layer had strawberry filing.
I don’t think my mom is going to end up making Liz’s wedding cake. It took too much time and wasn’t up to her perfection standard. Rob and I have already decided that we are going to keep our cake simple by opting for Publix to make it. I know that if I really wanted her to, my mom would work to make the best wedding cake that she could. I’d rather pay a bit more for the cake and allow my mom to enjoy the days leading up to the wedding without the stress of baking.
