I’ve had a stroke of genius: my new bakery blog should have posts about the cakes and desserts and pastries that I make, right? It may seem obvious to most, but somehow this had eluded me. I questioned what I would write about, and what people would possibly want to read about. Would you like to see how I put together a Topsy Turvy Cake?

I am very excited, then, to present my first step-by-step picture series. This is Renee & Ben’s Topsy Turvy Wedding Cake. They are an amazing couple who my husband and I have connected with since Burning Man last year. Josh, my husband, and Renee knew each other when they were wee (like, 3-years-old wee). Last year, out on the playa, Ben proposed to Renee, and she gladly accepted. They celebrated their day in South Lake Tahoe, at Riva Grill on May 17th.

This was an exciting cake for me to make because they let me have full creative license. I wish that were the case more often! They told me their colors and I just went from there. I am so proud of this cake, I absolutely love it!

the 4 tiers before the fondant is applied

the 10" tier and a ball of green fondant

the fondant being rolled out on the sheeter

it takes about a minute and a half for me to roll it down to the right thickness

the fondant draped over the tier

the fondant smoothed out, before it's trimmed

my handy-dandy ribbon cutter

the first stage of the striped tier

starting out on the harlequin tier

ring design on the bottom tier before they're painted

airbrushing the top tier silver

bottom tier with support dowels

royal icing between tiers

more dowels for support

even more dowels for stability

all tiers assembled, before hand-painting

painting the design with luster dust

painting the stripes silver

YAY! the finished cake