Red, Black and White Wedding Cake and Cupcake Tower
Today I want to share with you a Red, Black and White Wedding Cake and Cupcake Tower. The pics are going to be interesting for you today…
The lighting was really low in the hall where I set up the cake, so I tried to take pictures from a few different angles and hoped some of them would turn out good. The result was a crazy mix of different lights and looks, the top one up there being the most representative (I think) of a naturally lit cake.
And then there was this…
With the windows in the background and the very dim room on this side… the cake appeared to almost glow and had a very yellow cast on it… I like it, but I wish the frosting on the cupcakes appeared more white.
I tried to process it as a black and white photo to see what that did and I like this too, except the red band around the cake didn’t look so hot.
Just for kicks, I took one photo with my flash (I never, ever use my flash) and it was really bright and the most “white” looking, but it was just too… something.
So, back to the first one…
The little top cake was chocolate with vanilla buttercream filling and frosting.
I covered it in homemade marshmallow fondant and then, as the bride requested, piped on black royal icing for the design, a red fondant band for the border and the big white bow topper.
See how to do a ribbon border here and how to make a big poofy fondant bow here.
The cupcakes were white almond sour cream and red velvet. I topped them with vanilla buttercream (see how to frost a cupcake like a pro video here) and then added black sugar pearls.
And that’s it! Do you have any questions about this wedding cake and cupcake tower? Leave me a question or comment!
Very nice. Simple yet elegant.
Thank you!
Lisa, you inspire me. My daughter has chosen this for her wedding cake. There are to be 100 cupcakes. Can I make the cupcakes two days ahead as they have to be delivered the day before?
Can the cupcakes be refrigerated as they have crusted buttercream icing?
Am I right in thinking the top cake needs to be in an airtight container, not the refrigerator because of the marshmallow fondant?
It is a joy to see your cake creations.
Thank you sincerely, Julie
Yes, I’d keep the cupcakes in the frig and they should be fine for 2 days. I would not put the cake in anything other than a lightly covered box at cool room temp. Thank you!!
Hi can you give me ideas where to get the towers and are there cupcake cups other then the paper ones you can either bake in or are good to use for a weeding
I got the towers on Amazon: Smart Baker Cupcake Towers. I’m not sure what you are asking regarding the cupcake liners!?
I am doing a class project and we are to be planning a wedding. This goes along with my theme. How much would you ask someone to pay you, if you were to make this for them? If it could be 150 cupcakes and the cake was to only be for the bride and groom?
It would likely be around $300 plus sales taxes and delivery.
Do you know how much that would be?
Delivery depends on distance and taxes depend on the state you’re in. For me, delivery minimum is $75 and Mississippi sales tax is 7%.