A couple of weeks ago I was asked to create a Masquerade Ball themed cake for a florists gorgeous Autumn/Winter window display. Bored of the usual oranges and brown seen in window displays during Autumn, Victoria from Lancashire Floristry www.lancashirefloristry.co.uk decided on a decadent and colourful masquerade ball theme incorporating a lovely rich colour scheme of black, turquoise, deep purple, silver and plum.
So I set about creating something that would hopefully fit in perfectly!
This cake involved four tiers with the following decoration; a 12" tier covered in turquoise sugar ruffles, airbrushed with metallic turquoise paint with a row of sugar ribbon roses round the top; a 10" tier covered with diamond cut-outs, airbrushed with metallic purple paint; an extra deep 8" tier covered with bright pink sugarpaste with a diagonal cascade of brightly coloured sugar ribbon roses and finally a 6" top tier covered in purple fabric billow weave, also airbrushed with metallic purple paint.
On top of the cake sat a handmade masquerade ball mask, made from edible pastillage and hand-decorated using airbrush paints, hand-piping and edible glitter.
Although this cake took a lot of time to create, I was really pleased with the final effect, especially once it was in place in the window display alongside Victoria's floral creations. Apparently the display is already attracting a lot of attention from customers and passers-by so job done!
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