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Glitter Cakes for Wedding Bells Magazine

July 4, 2011 - 45 Comments

For my American friends and family, Happy Fourth of July! With all of the buzz surrounding today’s American holiday, and a weekend of celebrating Canada Day in cottage country, I am definitely in celebration mode. What better way to keep the celebration going, than by sharing a preview of my first wedding magazine feature with you — Wedding Bells Fall/Winter 2011 (the issue is not on stands quite yet, but will be on July 11th!). And nothing says wintery celebration better than an abundance of glitter and confetti. When Rosie (yep, that’s her name!) from Wedding Bells asked me to create two jewel-toned, confetti-inspired, glitter-themed cakes, I was so excited (needless to say). I really connected with the theme, and I knew, as I’m sure you would imagine, it would be a truly fun and festive project to be part of.  The key with the cake design was keeping them clean and classic enough to ensure that the glitter was the star of the show, but, of course, super luxe and flirty.

Fun! I kept the large cake pure white with a mosaic of paper-thin sugar discs coated in 6 different jewel-toned shades of glitter (including my beloved 24 karat gold!) on the bottom tier, some simple swags on the middle tier, and a super-glittery sugar ribbon and bow in a custom red-raspberry glitter to finish the top tier. I coated the smaller cake completely using a custom-colour glitter that I created using 8 shades in total to compliment the larger cake, and topped it with 3 sugar cherries coated in the red-raspberry glitter and emerald glitter stems. Simple, but super sparkly!

My cakes were just one part of an entire glitterati story, and I love how it all came together: glittery stationery, centrepieces, favours, and, of course, absolutely stunning and vibrant glitter cupcakes and cookies by the talented Cat from Sugar Baking. Love it all!

Thanks for letting  me share my exciting news with you! I hope you’re having a great week so far, and I’ll be back in just a few days with another recipe to share!

Love, Rosie xo

*glitterati photos by Jim Norton Photography

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Filed Under: Fondant Cakes Tagged With: cherries, glitter, glitterati, wedding, wedding bells

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Comments

  1. elle marie says

    July 4, 2011 at 7:56 pm

    Congrats, congrats on your feature! The cake is so tres chic, popping with fun!!! Now that’s a wedding I’d love to attend.

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  2. Lydia S says

    July 4, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    How awesome! I LOVE SPARKLE! Its total glitz and glam! Congrats to you and all your wonderful, hard work! I love all you do and this is just another wonderful creation! I’m from south Texas and love following your blog! I just made my first apple pie, well two for the 4th of July and so far,it looks great! Happy 4th! Woohoo! :)

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  3. Brian @ A Thought For Food says

    July 4, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    Oh my goodness! Congratulations! What a fantastic opportunity… and you just a fabulous job, my friend! And thank you for the happy 4th wishes! ;-)

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  4. Alison @ Ingredients, Inc. says

    July 4, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    Big congrats! These are fabulous!

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  5. Darla @ Bakingdom says

    July 4, 2011 at 10:15 pm

    So fantastic, Rosie! I seriously adore these cakes (just like your gorgeous glittery navy and gold cookies)! You have me itching to buy some glitter and use it on something…anything…sweet! Congrats, love them!

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  6. Kim Beaulieu says

    July 4, 2011 at 10:41 pm

    Congratulations! You did an amazing job and should be so proud of yourself. Your talent is amazing!

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  7. Serena {Pretty Fluffy} says

    July 4, 2011 at 11:25 pm

    Congrats on the wonderful feature! I’d be so torn between cutting into something so beautiful, but wanting to devour something so yummy!

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  8. Rosie @ Sweetapolita says

    July 4, 2011 at 11:41 pm

    You guys are so sweet, and thank you so much for the kind words!

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  9. michelle says

    July 4, 2011 at 11:50 pm

    Congratulations! Im so excited to see this wonderful opportunity to show off your beautiful creations! Just wait for the day the magazine hits the stands and watch how many new followers you will have. Congrats again!

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  10. mandy schneider says

    July 4, 2011 at 11:53 pm

    O what AWESOME cakes!!!! just beautiful!!!! Congratulations..
    Mandy

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  11. sweetsugarbelle says

    July 5, 2011 at 12:14 am

    There are no words. The design….the execution…so proud of you. There is no better caker the could have chosen! :-)

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  12. Katrina says

    July 5, 2011 at 12:47 am

    Congrats! Love this. Your cakes are my absolute favorite so it’s so nice to see you get recognition!

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  13. Manuela says

    July 5, 2011 at 2:02 am

    Congrats, your cake looks so sparkle! It’s totally Fun!

    Best Regards
    Manuela

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  14. Ceilidh says

    July 5, 2011 at 6:10 am

    Congrats Rosie! What a wonderful experience :)

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  15. Annika says

    July 5, 2011 at 6:35 am

    What a neat feature. Congrats! Your cakes look gorgeous!

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  16. Lauren at Keep It Sweet says

    July 5, 2011 at 6:37 am

    Congrats on the magazine feature, how exciting! It looks fantastic!

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  17. Paula...SweetHarts Cakes and Bakes says

    July 5, 2011 at 7:53 am

    Wow…Congratulations! The cakes look fantastic.

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  18. Postcards & Pretties says

    July 5, 2011 at 9:09 am

    Whooohooo!! Congrats!! your cakes look ah-mazing!!

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  19. bridget {bake at 350} says

    July 5, 2011 at 9:28 am

    Wow….gorgeous!

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  20. heather says

    July 5, 2011 at 9:32 am

    So gorgeous Rosie! Perfection!

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  21. Paula says

    July 5, 2011 at 10:04 am

    Beautiful cake Rosie! Congratulations on being featured in wedding bells’ magazine!

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  22. SamCyn says

    July 5, 2011 at 12:33 pm

    Beautiful! Congrats on the magazine feature.

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  23. Aparna says

    July 5, 2011 at 2:49 pm

    I love this cake. It is amazing.

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  24. Stephanie says

    July 5, 2011 at 4:43 pm

    These are so fantastic! I LOVE the glitter! The bow really makes me swoon; cherries too. Congrats, these are amazing!

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  25. Marla says

    July 5, 2011 at 5:44 pm

    Congrats Rosie! This is such an exciting feature and beautiful cake!

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  26. kristy {the purple pug} says

    July 5, 2011 at 6:12 pm

    Totally love + adore. You have extraordinary talent. Dazzling.

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  27. Laura Lee says

    July 5, 2011 at 10:09 pm

    How fun is that? You are amazing lady!!

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  28. Aimee @ Simple Bites says

    July 5, 2011 at 11:55 pm

    *jaw drop* WOW. Can’t wait to grab that mag! Congratulations, Rosie!

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  29. Andy says

    July 6, 2011 at 3:42 am

    Congrats Rosie! Awesome as always!!!

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  30. La Roquette says

    July 6, 2011 at 10:57 am

    Fantastic work… beautiful photo, love the color theme

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  31. Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen says

    July 7, 2011 at 7:13 am

    Congratulations Rosie that’s awesome! Your cakes are stunning and I know they will be a hit with their readers.

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  32. Brooke says

    July 7, 2011 at 1:15 pm

    OMG! I love your work! I’ve been looking for some edible glitter like that everywhere! What do you recommend using??

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  33. Mariannette says

    July 7, 2011 at 7:53 pm

    Those cakes would be perfect for a New Year’s eve wedding.
    I predict they will spark a flood of requests for glitter themed cakes.

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  34. Wenderly says

    July 7, 2011 at 8:27 pm

    Congratulations love! Those glitter cakes a fabulous, they have as much sparkle and charm as you do my dear!

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  35. Amelia says

    July 8, 2011 at 5:14 am

    Dear Rosie. Seriously, how do you keep your weight under control?

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  36. Rosie @ Sweetapolita says

    July 8, 2011 at 7:00 pm

    Thanks so much for all of the kind, wonderful, and supportive words. You sure know how to make a girl feel good!

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  37. Jo says

    July 10, 2011 at 8:08 pm

    Beautiful cakes Rosie! This may seem like a silly question but I’m assuming that’s edible glitter? I’ve never seen anything like it before, where would one find edible glitter?

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  38. Katia says

    July 11, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    Wow Rosie! Just stunning! Well done … so proud of you!

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  39. A Fanciful Twist says

    July 13, 2011 at 6:41 pm

    Beautiful Rosie!! Congratulations!! How very very exciting!! And your cakes are beyond lovely, as always! SO fun, you are wonderful! xoxo

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  40. Liz says

    July 15, 2011 at 1:33 pm

    Oh my gosh, this is wonderful, Rosie! I will keep my eyes open for the issue!

    All your hard work and incredible talent is continuing to bear fruit in every way!

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  41. Lucy says

    August 11, 2011 at 12:22 pm

    Oh my! Congrats on the article, these are beautiful! You know, for a long long time I’ve been slightly suspicious of disco dust – in certain parts of the internet you will hear people shouting condemnation for ‘only’ being non-toxic and not ‘edible’ but you have thoroughly reassured me: if someone as popular and awesome at what they do as you can use them without fuss, why not?! I’m a complete glitter addict and have been gazing longingly at disco dusts in caking shops for just as long as I’ve been worried about using them, but now I’m finally going to get myself a couple of pots.

    Basically, what I’m saying is that these are amazing.

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  42. Phoebe says

    March 8, 2012 at 11:29 am

    anything glittery looks super pretty. your work is so beautiful!

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  43. Mrs Ergül says

    September 3, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    This is absolutely gorgeous! Must be really fitting for weddings!

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  44. Elizabaeth says

    September 19, 2012 at 8:29 am

    I love..at the moment Iam currently taking a Wilton Gum & Paste decoration course….I was not soo much interested in fondant but after seeing your art work I am now looking forward to it…

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  45. Judy says

    November 24, 2012 at 2:21 pm

    Hi Rosie,

    I was wondering if you could share your technique for applying glitter to the entire cake. I had a potential design in mind for a wedding client and I just wanted to get an very even finish… Thanks in advance for your help… please fee free to email me directly.

    Judy
    (on Facebook at Pink Frosting Custom Cake Designs)

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