Okay – it’s confession time again for me. I know nothing about Tim Burton or Tim Burton movies. That name meant nothing to me before this cake. When I was first asked about doing a Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride Bridal Shower Cake – I had to do a Swagbucks search to see what she was talking about.
It’s not the first time I’ve been caught in ignorance… I also didn’t know anything about Bubble Guppies or Yo Gabba Gabba or Peppa Pig when I was asked to do those cakes. What can I say? I spend a lot more time “out of the loop” than I do in it.
Anywho – it only took a few searches and Melissa sending over a couple of pictures for inspiration for me to come up with a design in my head! The sweet bride had very specific ideas on her wish list for the cake and I did my best to make them all come to life!
She wanted the shades of blue and black and purple… and she wanted it wonky. Wonky and square – I don’t think I’ve done this before…
She also specifically asked about the flowers…
and the butterflies. And the black swirly things (do those have a name?).
The one thing not on this cake was an actual corpse bride. Since the bridal shower was being held at a church, they thought it might be good (and respectful) to skip that element in the design 😉
But I didn’t skimp out on anything else! Here are the main tools/ingredients I used to make this cake…
- Ribbon cutter (for the stripes)
- Homemade marshmallow fondant (for the blues and purples)
- Satin Ice Black Fondant
- Flower cutters from the Wilton Gum Paste Flowers set
- Black edible pearls
- Silicone Pearl Mold for the borders.
One other note (I wish I had a picture of it cut)… the cake was red velvet cake on the inside with cream cheese frosting! I bet it was really dramatic to cut into that, huh? A Corpse Bride Cake that is blood red on the inside. Shivers. PS. I still haven’t actually seen Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride and probably won’t ever, but it sounds creepy 😉 Do you have any questions about this cake? I love to hear from readers, so leave me a comment!
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What a beautiful cake!
I love the colors and just the look of the whole cake.
What blue and purple did you use?
How did you do the wonky cakes? And how were you able to stack them?
Thanks Mari! I think I used Violet and Electric Blue. I didn’t take pics of cutting/stacking them – I’m sorry.
Rose the cake came out awesome…im a card maker / scrapbooker and I absolutely love the color combo! Overall it doesn’t look like a bride cake but it’s so stunningly beautiful…I love it!!!!!
What size Pearl mold do you use? The link doesn’t work.
Beautiful Cake! You are so talented!
The link is working for me on this end, but I think I used probably 10mm or 12mm mold on this cake. I both of the First Impressions Molds plus one other.
I LOVE THIS!!! NICE GOING!!! For the black swirly things (that name suits them just fine) did you roll fondant into little thin rolls and just sculpt them into these?
Exactly!
I love this cake and all the detail you put into it. I’m curious how much you charged for this. Feel free to email me. Thanks!
Hi Shelly, I’m not sure what I charged when I made it, but currently I’d charge $225 (it’s appx 50 servings).
I was wondering why you chose the satin ice for the black fondant, rather than the homemade. I’m thinking it’s because of the black and the amount of color it takes to make it, but I would love to hear your thoughts on it. Thanks!
Yeah Kathryn – making any really rich colored fondant is very difficult. I tried making black once and by the time I added enough color to get it truly black, the texture of the fondant was completely shot. I’ve since heard of others successfully doing it, but I like Satin Ice, so I keep black, brown and red on hand. Another alternative is to cover in white hmmf and then airbrush it. I did this for a navy cake and it worked beautifully!
That’s what I was thinking. I have had people comment on my success the dark colors I use with my buttercream fondant. I have never made the marshmallow fondant though. This makes me want to try it out. Mine always seems too glossy, which I do NOT like. Thanks for your reply!
You’re welcome 🙂
Gorgeous cake, as usual! Do you put anything on the cake, other than icing (ie piping gel or something) before you do the fondant, or you just put the fondant right into the buttercream
Hi Mary – I put the fondant directly on the buttercream. If it has crusted, I might lightly brush or spray it with a mist of water.
This was my cake!!! I was the bride! Lol I was looking up designs to incorporate for a corpse bride tattoo and found a picture of my wedding shower cake! I didn’t even know this page existed!
That’s pretty cool Elizabeth!