| Wedding cakes can be a tremendous expense at a wedding. This decorative non-edible one is made entirely of ribbons. A great variation of this idea is to make only the top tier out of ribbon and the rest out of a real cake. That gives you a wonderful keepsake of your special day. |
| Materials: 4” thick Styrofoam cake tiers in 14”, 10” 8” and 6” diameters
1 ½” diameter by 1” high Styrofoam spacers to separate the tiers
4” wide satin ribbon for wrapping the tiers
1” wide satin ribbon for wrapping the risers.
5/8” wide satin ribbon to the basket weave tops
Silver lined glass bead
Sequin pins
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Assorted ribbon roses in appropriate colours for the wedding.
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| Technique: |
| a) Create the basket weave pattern on the tops of the layers by alternating contrasting shades of white. We used pure white and a silky white for a subtle effect. |
| b) At the corners of all of the squares created by the basket weave place silver lined glass bead using the sequin pins. |
| c) When the tiers are complete cover the sides with the wide satin ribbon, hot gluing it in place. Cover the spaces the same way. |
| d) Assemble the cake, cascading the ribbon roses around the tiers as a real cake would. Insert ribbon leaves to fill the gaps where necessary. |
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