I've been having lots of fun with cake/cupcake towers lately. I shared a couple of them over on Facebook and I have a few more to share over the next few weeks!
This was done for a vow renewal ceremony to renew wedding vows.
Their colors were black and white, so I did cupcakes in black glassine cupcake liners with white buttercream roses and black sugar pearls.
The decorations were inspired by this black and white wedding cake.
I did a 6" round cake on top with a black poofy bow (see how to make one of these here). I used black and white sugar pearls on the cake.
The cake was vanilla cake and the cupcakes were white wedding cake. All of them had vanilla buttercream.
The cake was covered in marshmallow fondant with Satin Ice Black Vanilla fondant for the bow and ribbon border (see how to do the bow here, and how to do a ribbon border here).
The cake and cupcakes are displayed on a Smart Baker stand (which I absolutely love, by the way).
Do you have any questions about this cake or cupcakes? Please leave them in the comments and I’ll do my best to answer and help out!
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Amber
Hi Rose! This setup looks really pretty, yet so simple and sophisticated! That stand is awesome as well, I would love to have one like that. So, off the topic, I was wondering if you had a tutorial on how to do checkerboard fondant, like the one for the car's cake you did last year? Thanks for all your help & tips!
Rose
Hey Amber - I have no idea how I missed this comment before - so sorry!! For that checkerboard cake, I used a square cutter and cut out the black tiles, Then I'd lay one on the cake, use the cutter as a spacer, then lay the next one. It wasn't hard at all... except getting it to line up on the back 😉
diana
Hello again, I was looking for square cupcake towers and I remember seeing one here, then I look for one on amazon and some of the feed back was not good. I really have only made one cupcake tower for a friends daughter, but now my sister-in-law is getting marry in april and wants a set up like this. How was your experience with yours? Can you use it over and over? Also when you have an order for cupcake towers, do you rent them or is that included in the price? I know this last question is a little more private and I understand if you can’t answer. Thanks anyway. BTW I’m a huge fan of your blog! I don’t know how you make it work with your kids, I only have 2 and sometimes wait until they go to bed so I can decorate. Have a great week end!
Rose
Hi Diana! I really like my towers. I did have some issues with them fitting together the first couple of times I used them, but my hubby helped me sand down a couple of edges that weren't fitting well and now they work perfectly!!
Yes, you can use them over and over again - they're made from PVC and they wipe down very easily! You could probably even put them in the dishwasher if they'd fit.
I rent mine out and require a deposit above the rental fee to guarantee that I get it back. When the stand is returned, I refund the deposit, but not the rental fee.
Knight
Dear Rose,
My name is Knight and I want to make the best cake for my sisters birthday and I was hoping you could send me a recipe similar to the one above, except the cupcakes. Me and my sister were looking for ideas on Google Images and I was hoping that you could send me something similar to the main cake at the top. I hope you can help me.
Sincerely,
Knight
Rose
I have links to all of my recipes in the post!
Lyn
Rose - Was the cupcake stand difficult to put together? I am debating purchasing it and want the reviews are mixed as to ease of assembly. Thanks!
Rose
It was at first, but I got my husband to use a file on a couple of spots that were sticking and it works well now.
Yvonne
Hi my name is Yvonne and I am having a baby shower and I'm using cupcakes how much is that tower and how do I order it
Rose
It's around $75 and you can get it here on Amazon: Smart Baker Cupcake Stand.
Tara
Hi there, I love this idea for a wedding or party. I was wondering about how much something like this would cost with the cake and cupcakes?
Rose
I charge $36-50 for the cake and $15-20 per dozen for the cupcakes.
Pam
what tip did u use on the cupcakes.
Rose
I used a Wilton 1M tip. 🙂