Why: A coworker was getting married in a very casual setting and was having a potluck reception. I offered to bring treats and when she went down the list of what was already being made, I asked about the cake. She didn't have a wedding cake - at most she was thinking about going to a discount grocery store to get one. I wasn't about to let that happen so I offered to make a simple cake for her - with 6 days notice! Ah!
What: I asked my coworker what kind of cake she wanted and the only guidance I received was "chocolate". To keep things quick and easy I made a chocolate take for the top and bottom layer with chocolate mousse in the middle. Because the cake had to be white I frosted it with white buttercream and then covered it in white marshmallow fondant. Her wedding colors were fall centric so I made flowers out of the marshmallow fondant to put around the tiers. All in all, a major success. It wasn't perfect (I wish the bottom tier was 1" taller) but considering the short notice and lack of planning I couldn't be happier with how it turned out.
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