Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Betty Crocker proposes four royal wedding cakes fit for Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29th


What if Prince William and Kate Middleton called Betty Crocker for help with the Royal Wedding Cake?  These four very different cakes are their proposals based on the theme Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue.

If it were my royal wedding, I would pick all four because the theme itself is so great, and each cake has its own strengths and beauty. My favorite cake may be named Something Old because it looks timeless and elegant, but it shows so much new creativity and flair. It is not only suspended from the ceiling, but it incorporates romantic lighting right into the cake too.

Which of these royal wedding cakes is your favorite?

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Something Old
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Something Old
Classic, timeless, and elegant. This wedding cake takes its inspiration from
a vintage chandelier – but with a modern twist. The majestic tiers, soft
white color palette, gilded accents and romantic use of light make this cake
gorgeous and traditional. The modern twist? With a flair for drama, this
cake floats above us, suspended from the ceiling!

Something New
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Something New
The wedding dessert buffet meets the traditional British topiary. This
cone-shaped tower of delightful desserts is an elegant white mosaic of our
favorite sweets, from frosted sugar cookies to dainty petit fours to
elegant-but-simple palmiers.

Something Borrowed
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Something Borrowed
Reinvention is all about combining elements in a clever new way, and that’s
just what we did. This cake borrows from a dessert trend on the rise – pie.
Here, piecrust is a decorative and delicious fondant on the cake. It is also
used to create accents such as birds, a traditional English wedding cake
icon. The cake’s design even borrows from the royal china pattern!

Something Blue
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Something Blue
Royal by nature, blue is the perfect color for this wedding. This design takes
inspiration from the heirloom sapphire ring, as well as peacock feathers
(traditionally associated with both courtship and royalty) and the feather
“fascinator” hats favored by the future Royal. Inside, this “peek-a-blue”
cake features layers of Royal Blue Velvet Cake, a new spin on popular
Red Velvet Cake!

Something Old Design Sketch
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Something Old Design Sketch


Something Old Detail 4
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Something Old Base Detail
Something Borrowed Detail 1
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Something Borrowed Topper Detail
Something Borrowed Detail 3
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Something Borrowed
Doves and Roses Detail
Something Borrowed Detail 4
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Something Borrowed
Lattice and Sugared Fruits Detail
Something Blue Blue Detail 2
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Something Blue Detail




9 comments:

  1. I like all 4 of them, but something blue is my fav...It looks so delicious.

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  2. Thanks so much for visiting my ‘Careann’s Musings’ blog yesterday via Freshly Pressed. I love meeting new people here in cyberspace. As a writer I keep my blog’s focus mostly on writing, but obviously I post on other topics, too. I appreciated your offer to link to your Thursday posts. I'll be back sometime to have another look, but I don't post on cooking topics very often.

    I’ve enjoyed having a peek at your blog. Those are marvelous cakes! I think I like the 'Something New' version best.

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  3. I can't really decide between the Something Old and Something Blue!! They are both amazing!! I really love something old hanging from the ceiling!

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  4. Wow! All those cakes are amazing. There's no way I could decide between them!

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  5. can't decide between something old and something new. they all look fantastic

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  6. they're all so wonderful and unique, it would be difficult for me to choose if given these options. the pie one is so different from anything i've ever seen! i love them all!

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