For the cake design I really wanted a bottom tier that was twice as tall as the top tier. I love the proportion of April Reed’s cake and that was definitely an inspiration to me.

The cake was created by Robyn Loves Cake and she is an expert at sugar flowers. Can you believe this sugar flower peony?

The pattern of cut fondant was taken from the bottom of Stow House. Its a very Victorian detail on the house and I loved that little bit of texture on the bottom of the cake.

This is the sketch I gave to Robyn. I debated using a dahlia versus a peony, and ended up going with the peony. But as you can see Robyn executed the sketch to a T!

Photos: Kirsten Ellis of Beaux Arts Photographie

Cake: Robyn Loves Cake

Design: Kelly Oshiro Events

I love this simple white and green cake with the tiny pipped details. Plus, I’m always a sucker for cymbidiums.

This was the cake featured in In Style magazine. The delicate detail work is just fabulous, it reminds me of antique lace.

This beach theme cake is colorful without being too over the top. Christine actually makes the shells from molded white chocolate. I love her use of sugar in the raw to get the look of sand (without the mess).

This cake is very traditional, feminine, and elegant. The floral cascade is done gracefully and is in scale with the cake (so many people do too much which dwarfs the cake).

Christine only does a 140 cakes a year and works in the Santa Barbara area only. Her pricing is from $6 per person and up.