Burch Wedding Cake Adventures With Confection Perfection in Marietta, GA

This evening Brandon and I went to a cake tasting at a fabulous cake design studio in Marietta, GA: Confection Perfection. We were greeted by the shop's warm and enthusiastic owner, Jennifer Punch. Confection Perfection has a seperate design studio that they use specifically for designing cakes, and a separate building for baking and production. Immediately I was taken with the wonderful uniqueness and imagination of the many cakes on display. One of my favorites included a 5-tier peachy ombre creation, each of the tiers displaying a totally different texture and subtly different hue. It reminded me of some of my recent ombre wedding cake obsessions on Pinterest.

Another favorite was this lavender/mauve ruffled cake with tiny beading adorning the fondant in the center tier. Speaking of fondant, Jennifer happily informed me that most of their cakes (even very formal wedding cakes) don't include fondant at all - I was shocked. So many of the cakes had a perfect, flawless smoothness that I have seldom seen achieved with only buttercream. She explained that this is one of the things that her shop is known for. And apparently, people have really taken notice. She showed me a photo of a recent cake they did for Denzel Washington, celebrating his Tony Award nomination!

I am obsessed with lace. And contrast. So naturally I loved this black lace on white cake look. Pink flowers always add a soft finishing touch! I just think of Paris when I see this cake.

 I loved the subtle impactfulness of the ivory script on the ivory cake of the same color below. It allows for formality while adding a hint of personality and purpose. We decided that we would like to incorporate this into our cake. It's time to brainstorm some words and phrases that are meaningful to us. One advantage of this is adding that extra appeal to your wedding cake that will make people take a closer look and engage them a little with your personality and your story while they are at your celebration. I am all about finding ways to incorporate your personality in unique ways while keeping the elegance and formality of a classic wedding cake.

 Jennifer has been in the cake business for many years, so she has seen her share of cake ideas. She says that the artistic side of her really appreciates when someone comes into the shop with a creative idea about how to make their cake their own; to make it reflect their personality and their special story. We had more than a few ideas about our cake. That is one thing I find amusing (and also appreciate) about my soon-to-be husband. He always comes up with these great ideas where you might expect your guy to care much. But with Jennifer's help we were able to all come up with a design that incorporated things we hoped to incorporate: a little bit of our personalities, and somethig to tie in the Scottish influence in the theme and decor of our wedding. Jennifer sketched our ideas out on paper to give us a visual of what we came up with together. (Handsome & Rich were among Brandon's contributions to the words we brainstormed to add to the cake. Dream on mister!!! :-p)

Brandon wasted no time using his discerning taste buds to help sample every flavor and filling Jennifer offered! Haha. (You had us at Kahlua flavored filling.....!!!!)

The prices we were quoted for the 3-tier, totally customized cake for around 120 people left our jaws on the floor. I can't image how anyone can beat this quality and design for this price range. We had a wonderful experience at Confection Perfection and I would reccommend paying Jennifer and the girls a visit if you are looking for a gorgeous cake by cake designers who have a great eye for design and detail.

Sugarplum Visions In Marietta, GA

The future hubby and I visited my favorite cake and desserts bakery in all of the land today for our cake tasting: Sugarplum Visions on the Marietta Square. Jamie Fine is easily the most talented designer cake artist I have ever come across. She is also a very close family friend of ours. She is as sweet as her glorious cakes! I worked in her store for a time while I was in high school, and I could tell hundreds of stories about the mind-blowing cake creations she has produced that have defied imagination.

Mr. Burch waiting for me inside the shop!

Jamie uses the most amazing ingredients in her cakes. She uses only top-quality fondant, so if you're like most people and hate eating the rubbery stuff but have to have the polished look, Jamie Fine is the lady you need to come to. I'm not sure where if anywhere else in the Atlanta area you can find fondant this good.

The Sugarplum team is also amazing at crafting flowers and just about anything else you can think of for your cake! Love the elegant, life-like magnolia on this display cake.

This melt-in-your-mouth butter cream is still the best I have ever tasted. Not to mention her shop boasts some unique and incredible cake flavors, including her infamous lemon-lavender cake which is unmatched. Yes, it has real lavender in it! (Yes, lavender is edible!) There are plenty of adorable, mouth-watering Fourth of July goodies inside the shop! Be sure to stop by and pick one up if you are going to be around the Marietta Square tomorrow on the 4th.

From giant intricate replicas of Atlanta sky scrapers, to this photography inspired 50th birthday cake in the making; the possibilities are endless with Sugarplum. 

Stop in and tell Jamie that I sent you! :)