Cake Friday: Not your Average Argyle

Not your Average Argyle

This week we challenged ourselves with creating the quintessential black, white, and red themed cake. Our owner, Alexandra Benas, came up with an abstract design of the cake she wanted to create. She wanted to incorporate a tall accent tier, include stripes, and argyle- then she went to work creating this gorgeous cake.

 First, the bottom tier is covered with
 black fondant, smoothed, and trimmed.

A diamond cookie cutter is used to cut
out diamonds to create a black and white
 argyle pattern on the bottom tier.

Using a small bit of water, the diamonds
 are secured into place.

Alexandra next, covers the second tier
 in white and stacks it onto the bottom
tier. She uses dowels to support the
weight of the larger middle tier.

If there is something Alexandra loves it is
sparkle! She decided to use special paint
to add a touch of silver as an accent to the
black, white and red theme.

After painting the top tier, stripes and a scalloped
boarder where added to the top tier.

Each tier is finished off with a boarder.
Alexandra uses a mold to form a unique
boarder.

With a touch of water the boarders
 are placed between tiers.

To offset the tall middle tier, Alexandra
chooses to place a red band around the
 center.

Lastly, small red accents are used to give
 the cake a finished look. Alexandra, creates
a ruffled flower, small red scallops, and red
balls on the bottom tier.