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15 comments on Brides Magazine asked us to re-create a little history…

Brides Magazine asked us to re-create a little history…

This was a very exciting project for us.  The editors of Brides magazine came to us in February and asked us to recreate a specific cake for them.  The cake that they asked for was the wedding cake of Princess Victoria of England and Frederick William of Prussia from 1858.  There are no photographs of this cake, but only a sketch.  WE jumped at the chance to be able to recreate this intricate work of art that was inspired by the St. Bride’s church in London.

Here is the sketch that Brides Magazine presented to us and asked us if it was possible to recreate this historical cake.
When we start a project, we dissect it to get the proportions right and then enlarge it so we can make sure our confectionary decor will be to scale.
As in the original design, Ron strives for a cleaner, 3-dimensional execution of the sugar elements. We used 42 different molds to create the intricate details you see throughout the design.
This was the first wedding cake to ever use columns in the design. In these photos, Robin is putting together the very top of the cake.
12 pounds of sugar paste were used to achieve the decor of this cake.
Here is the finished cake. You will see in the original design that there were some posed people and cherubs that are not present on our cake. We find making people out of sugar a little creepy, so we opted to put sugar flowers on the cake instead. Our cake stands 42 inches tall.
It took 5 people and 160 man-hours to assemble this cake. In order to achieve the intricate details of the original design, many of the sugar molds used on the cake were overlapped with each other.
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15 responses to “Brides Magazine asked us to re-create a little history…”

  1. Sharon McQuistion Avatar
    Sharon McQuistion

    Took my breath away! Stunning!

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  2. Elizabeth Solaru Avatar
    Elizabeth Solaru

    Absolutely gorgeous in every way! Thanks for sharing the inspiration and process.

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  3. Roey Avatar
    Roey

    OH MY GOD that’s an incredible cake. bravo RBI!

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  4. Libby Bone Avatar
    Libby Bone

    Over-the-top glorious! What an amazing tribute. Loved seeing some of the process.

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  5. Teresa Mangiatordi Avatar
    Teresa Mangiatordi

    Absolutely unbelievable, it is spectacular!

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  6. Marta Mozes Avatar
    Marta Mozes

    Thank You so much for sharing so many details about your work, these posts are like mini classes giving so much inspiration! As always, Ron and his team rocks!!!!

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  7. Vania Avatar
    Vania

    It’s absolutly amazing. Congrats to you all!!!

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  8. colleenscakesandcookies Avatar
    colleenscakesandcookies

    My favorite cake of all time! This should have been the cake for William & Kate’s wedding. I absolutely love it. Perfection!

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  9. Lina Lucena Avatar
    Lina Lucena

    Mr. Ron, you are the best, your work and your team are unbelivable….congratulations for your artistic details. God bless you all. Kisses from us in Brazil. Come to visit us soon, Rio de Janeiro is a wonderful place to be. Lina Lucena Vasconcelos

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  10. Chris Dengel Avatar
    Chris Dengel

    Too good to eat! I am very proud that my baby girl works with such a talented cadre of professionals!

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  11. The Cakesmith Avatar
    The Cakesmith

    Gorgeous cake – great job everyone!

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  12. cccris Avatar
    cccris

    wow! a lot of work!

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  13. cakearcade Avatar
    cakearcade

    Reblogged this on Cake Arcade and commented:
    Amazing details…

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  14. Steve Avatar
    Steve

    “Dieu et mon droit” and not “Dieu et mon doit” The “R” is missing.
    Amazing job nevertheless.

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  15. Jo Avatar
    Jo

    There is indeed a photograph of the original cake. It may be viewed on the Royal Collection’s site. http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/2905602/hrh-princess-royals-wedding-cake-28-january-1858

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