Rustic is the new expensive and posh. 

But to actually try to make something look rustic and "as is" is actually a lot harder than you think! 

The frosting was so yummy (so the feedback came back!). White chocolate, coconut and raspberry. Lots of people came back for second servings! ;) Yay!

Lately, it has been baking on the weeknights and free on the weekends. Don't get me wrong, that is absolutely fantastic as it gives us back our weekends! Hooray.

Was asked by my colleague this week to help her with a close friend's Kitchen Tea Cake (it was going to be a surprise). A whole lot of research and lots of discussion later, we decided that for the size of the cake, a tea cup and some little pretty things on the side would be best.

So a tea cup and saucer were forged / created / crafted on Monday and left for 24 hours to dry before painting. Antique and classic gold traditional look.

This was followed by a 4-layer White Chocolate Mud Cake with White Chocolate Buttercream. Finished this off on Wednesday evening with Red, Pink and White pleats, little daisies, butterflies and sticking a name to the cake.

I can't help but think of the motifs behind it all... the pleats symbolise tablecloths, flowers and butterflies are pretty and spring items and a tea cup to symbolise a Kitchen Tea??

Was quite funny weather this afternoon and poor Miss Colleague was afraid of damaging the cake on her trek home. Would rather get wet herself! But the clouds cleared up and the rain and wind held back enough for it to be safety transported to its destination. Must have been the rainbow I saw this afternoon from the office's window.

Vanilla on the bottom and Red Velvet on the top and encased in White Chocolate Buttercream. Delish.

So my colleague at work today said that if you bake a  Red Velvet Cake for a guy, then he is "yours". Hmm... how to interpret that?

Made a ton of white chocolate sour cream ganache and had this mixed in with buttercream and whip-pity whip and like magic, it turns into this soft and fluffy and spreadable yummy concoction!

Always get a little anxious building cakes! And always never forget to use dowels. 

Close up of the natives and baby breaths... part of the wedding theme and farm wedding down in Berry, South Sydney. 

And the finished product. Simplistic. If I were to do more, I'd have another 1 or 2 boronia bunches and a few more baby breaths to make it "pop" (like how they say it on Cake Boss) a little more.

What to make when you don't know the sex of the baby? Yellows, Oranges, Greens and use as secondary colours pink and blue!

Owls are cute... and meaningful! There's a little bit of a hidden motif in that the new parents will be up like night owls with feedings and whatever else is involved with a new baby! The pastel colours are so pretty.

The little flags would possibly have worked better with a taller cake but still flows~

Would have loved to  be there to cut this one! Marble mud with one of our best batches of white chocolate buttercream. Light, fluffy and delicious!

Good luck to new mum-to-be Belinda!