I completed an order today that I wanted to share because it was the first time someone requested a hindu-themed cake, cupcakes and assorted sweets. I was very excited when my friend Libby contacted me because she was planning a birthday party for her mom who was turning 65.
Libby said the party was going to be held at Traditions in Tustin and wanted something to go with the theme of the venue. I hear that place has excellent Indian Food. I'm going to have to go there someday...
Libby sent me some pictures to give me some ideas of what she was looking for. The color scheme was bright pink, purple, green, orange and gold as the accent. Absolutely loved it! What I love about my clients is that they pretty much give me free reign with the design. They trust my judgment and I am very appreciative of that. So Libby decided to go with a cupcake tower consisting of 4 dozen cupcakes. vanilla and chocolate. Nothing wrong with traditional flavors. :) I knew I was going to make custom fondant toppers for the cupcakes. I decided I was going to pipe hindu designs on the fondant circles with royal icing and then paint them with edible gold paint.
A couple weeks later, Libby contacted me and said she wanted to add a cake for her mom that we could put on the cupcake stand. She decided to go with white chocolate macadamia nut and I told her I would match the cupcakes.
Then I guess Libby kept seeing pictures of the dessert tables that I've done and decided to add some chocolate dipped pretzels, sugar cookies, chocolate covered oreos, and strawberry flavored cake pops. Woo Hoo! I was so excited to make them and use the colors of the party.
For the cake, I covered it pink fondant and piped a swirl design with royal icing which I then painted gold. I also made fondant flowers for the top of the cake.
I was very pleased with how everything turned out. Thank you Libby for giving me the opportunity to create the sweets for your mom's party! I hope you all had a great time!
