Lorinda Rogers: My Fave Cakes of 2014

9th February 2015

Who doesn’t love cake? Nobody is the answer, although obviously this was a rhetorical question. Anyone with a beating heart loves cake, I’m quite certain it’s a scientific fact. An if it’s not, it ought to be, am I right ladies?  You know who loves cake even more than your typical warm-blooded human? Lorinda, the amazing talent and creative mind behind one of the Sunshine Coast’s most sought-after wedding cake decorating names, Ideas in Icing. Lorinda honestly is an ideas woman, and has created some of the most unique wedding cakes we’ve ever seen.  We asked Lorinda to share with…

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Love is Sweet Part 1

25th November 2013

Today we have an oh-so-sweet guest blogger, Suzie Vella, who is the brains and artistic brilliance behind The Cupcake Teahouse.  //// A wedding cake is such a focal point of the wedding reception. Many photos will be taken of it and it will be oohed and aahed over.There are many factors to consider when chosoing a cake. Take the time to find a cake decorator that you feel comfortable with and will listen to your ideas. Asl family, friends and even your wedding planner and venue for recommendations as word-of-mouth leads you to some amazing people. The style of your cake…

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The White Three-tiered Wedding Cake

8th October 2013

The three-tiered white wedding cake is always a crowd pleaser. It’s traditional and it’s truly bridal. Who knew there were so many options when it comes to a three-tiered white cake? Skye from Sunny Girl Cakes, that’s who. Today we have just a taste*, a nibble*, if you will, of a few of her recent creations.  For Rani and Alec’s beach wedding they prettied up a classic white sugar paste iced three-tier cake with colourful fresh flowers and included the unique and rustic touch of twine. The filling was Skye’s famous rich chocolate mud cake with chocolate ganache. Photo by Emma Nayler…

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7 Wedding Cakes You’ll LOVE

14th January 2013

It is a day for yummy. If you are ready for some mouthwatering goodness, you are really in the right place. Your wedding cake is the centrepiece of your wedding. Cutting the wedding cake is a tradition that epitomises the celebration that is your joining together as a wedded couple. So of course it is imperative you have a simply stunning cake to mark this momentous occasion.  There are so many beautiful wedding cake designs to choose from, and finding one to suit your personal style and wedding theme is half the fun. The other half is eating it! Sunshine…

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Pretty and Delicious

5th January 2013

A bit of delish for you this fine Sunday, lovely Sunshine Coast brides. This cake is three layers of cherry ripe mud cake, covered in rich dark chocolate ganache and finished with white sugar paste. The roses are handmade from sugar paste, and the whole cake is wrapped in a handmade sugar paste bow. Delightful! To vamp up the pretty factor and add a touch of glamour, a brooch is fastened to the cake as well. The only non-edible part of this beautiful wedding cake. This gorgeous wedding cake was made for Angie and Gavin, were married on Friday at…

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Cake of the Week

17th August 2012

Today’s cake of the week has been given a name by its creator. Parisian has a dark chocolate mudcake for the bottom tier, caramel in the middle and lime and coconut for the top. Gorgeous! When the bride specified a traditional cake with a modern twist, this is the result from Lorinda from Sunshine Coast wedding cake decorators, Ideas in Icing. The cake is beautifully iced in white sugarpaste icing with detailed piping on the bottom and middle tiers, while the top tier is shimmered and decorated with two delicate sugar magnolias. LOVE! Would you like to see more beautiful…

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Cake of the Week

9th August 2012

Today’s cake of the week is a beautiful bold creation by Ideas in Icing, an amazing Sunshine Coast wedding cake decorator that is responsible for a whole lotta mouth-watering! We adore the hand crafted flowers with touches of gold to up the elegance factor. So clever!

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Cake of the Week

4th August 2012

The cutest thing about these cakes is that the decorative sugar flowers were custom-made to match the wedding. How gorgeous! We love this little special touch, not to mention how clever Sunshine Coast bespoke wedding cake creator, Coast Wedding Creations is!  Yu-um!    

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Wedding Cake of the Week

14th July 2012

We have a brand new "of the week" for you today, my lovely Sunshine Coast brides! As our title here suggest, it's all about cakes for the next several Sundays. Ooh, delicious! Our very first wedding Cake of the Week is brought to us by Sunny Girl Cakes. The lovely Skye, Miss Sunny Girl herself, created this gorgeous blue and white tiered ruffle cake. The bride, Mindy, loved the effect the unstructured layers made, and we quite agree it looks incredible! Almost too good to eat! The top two tiers are white chocolate mud cake covered in white chocolate ganache…

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Hi, I’m Sally, Founder and Editor of The Bride’s Tree. Over the past 13 years I’ve written thousands of articles about all things wedding from tips and trends to etiquette and ideas. On this blog I bring you the best of Sunshine Coast and Brisbane weddings.