The inspiration behind everything was this sweet, bold, simple fabric.

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And one of my favorite things about it, besides the awesome unconventional colors, was that precious little bee.

If you will indulge me, I would just like to show you some pictures of the finished project.

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Sugar Cookies with fondant base and traditional royal icing bees.

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Vanilla cupcakes with vanilla frosting and traditional royal icing embellishment.

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(me trying to be artsy fartsy)

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This was such an fun challenge…

I cant wait to do more! 🙂

You can see more of this cake and the recipes and inspiration behind it over at Project Weddings!

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Meet Amanda Rettke

Amanda Rettke is the creator of I Am Baker, and the bestselling author of Surprise Inside Cakes: Amazing Cakes for Every Occasion – With a Little Something Extra Inside.Over the course of her 15+ year blogging adventure, she has been featured in and collaborated with the Food Network, New York Times, LA Times, Country Living Magazine, People Magazine, Epicurious, Brides, Romantic Homes, life:beautiful, Publishers Weekly, The Daily Mail, Star Tribune, The Globe and Mail, DailyCandy, YumSugar, The Knot, The Kitchn, and Parade, to name a few.

Reader Comments

  1. Beautifully done! It looks great! I was just thinking about you, I thought you’ve been rather quiet on Twitter & on your blog, I figured you were busy creating something amazing 🙂

  2. Amanda! Everything is so beautiful. Your *artsy fartsy* photo is stunning with the dark blue background and I absolutely love your little bees and the fact that you made them in green 🙂

  3. I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed a blog more than I do yours. It’s pure pleasure to see how you decorate your cakes and cookies. I am so impressed with your artistic talents and wish I had just a teeny iota of your talent!

  4. Amanda, I love love this!
    Those bee cookies are so adorable, and I love the colors for this cake! You did a fantastic job. {As always ;)}

  5. WOW!!!! Amazing as usual!!! I LOVE the cake and especially the bee cookies! Awesome!! You already know how hugely talented I think you are 🙂

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