I’m calling this the Secret Garden Cake because that’s what kept running through my mind as I was decorating it. It was so, so beautiful, I just want to have it on display in my craft room.
The light pink and lavender flowers were made from homemade marshmallow fondant, which was rolled and cut out with flower cutters in a variety of shapes and sizes. Olivia had such a great time cutting out the flowers with me; all of the lavender flowers on the cake were hers. The raspberry-colored flowers are simple twist flowers made from royal icing. Here’s a little visual tutorial:
If you’re looking for a good beginning piped flower to make, this is the one! The tip does all the work and you can find it in a variety of sizes. 
Just wait for your flowers to dry, pop them off the wax paper, and stick them on to your iced cake. I first piped the stems, then placed clusters of the fondant and piped flowers, then filled in with leaves.
The finished cake looks stunning and really, it’s so simple!!
Anonymous says
Too cute to eat!! Love it!!
~Christene
Phil and Darby Hawley says
Gorgeous!!!!!
Kristie says
It’s so pretty! Olivia did a great job on the lavender flowers.
I have to admit that I’m still hopelessly in love with the pink ruffle cake though.
Samantha says
Thank you for sharing the technique of the flowers. I might have to try this 😉
Crystal from Fussy Monkey Business says
I love all that you have to share! You are so talented:o) Thank you for all of your inspiration. You have some lucky little girls!!
Oh, My Darling says
What?!! You decorated this beauty of a cake? That’s seriously awesome, it’s a work of cakeart!
Mama.Mommy.Mom. says
Absolutely gorgeous!
Miss Aa says
wowwwwwwwwww
i love your blog
super duper cute
i’m following you now
wish you can do the same whenever you had a chance 😀
warmest regards,
Miss Aa
http://miss-aa.blogspot.com/
notes of sincerity says
Oh your cake is so pretty!! Thank you for taking the time to show us how so that we too can create a lovely cake.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Sincerely, Trish
Em says
this is gorgeous! all the stuff on your blog is soooo beautiful. I’m about to go check out the tea party pillows right now…and your etsy shop. So pretty!
Lyuba @ Will Cook For Smiles says
This is a wonderful cake. Just beautiful!! Great job!
Come see me at http://www.willcookforsmiles.com/
Ami w/AliLilly says
WOW! Gorgeous! ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!! And you make it sound so easy too! 🙂
Jenn says
I have never made royal icing, but I am going to give it a try and pipe me some flowers. Thanks for sharing!
Q @ JAQS says
This is absolutely gorgeous. I would be ecstatic if someone made me a cake like that. You make it sound so simple! Beautiful :).
meijo's JOY says
Really too pretty to eat! Love it!
Deanne says
The cake looks gorgeous, what’s inside???
FlyAwayHome says
Your cakes are beautiful. Thanks so much for showing us how it’s done. I may just give it a try with your great instructions!
Saraccino says
Oh, I love it! 🙂
Megan says
simply stunning. great job.
megan
craftycpa.blogspot.com
Kadie says
This is so great!! I think I am going to try it for my daughters first birthday. It is three months away I better get practicing!!! Your blog is truly beautiful!! I think I could spend hours here!! I am a new follower. Thank you for sharing.
http://kadie-sevenalive.blogspot.com/
Jessica @ O. Alouette says
This is too pretty to eat! The cake stand and the whole set up is just so cute.
BluBabesCreate says
So pretty! Almost too pretty to eat!
I'm Busy Procrastinating says
Found you over at Making the World Cuter. What a gorgeous cake! And the stand it’s on is quite lovely too. It would be hard for me to cut in to a cake that looks so nice. Maybe you could just spray some poly on it and keep it as a cake shrine? haha
Shari @For the Little Doll In Your Life says
This is such a gorgeous cake.
sweetandgirlycakestudio says
so cute!
Vanessa says
I love your blog. I would love to know what brand and what piping tip did you use to make the flowers. Thank you!
girlinspired says
Hi Vanessa, I use Wilton metal tips because they’re so readily available and always do the trick. #129 and #224 are a larger and smaller tip that will make two sizes of these twist flowers – there are likely other sizes that can be used in the same way. They have a star-ish shape to the openings with a circular center – you can see what they look like in the picture above. Hope that helps!
Vanessa says
Thank you so much for answering my question. 🙂
Christina says
I love it!
Alison says
LOVE IT!!! How did you make the other flowers?
girlinspired says
The light pink and lavender flowers were made from homemade marshmallow fondant, which was rolled and cut out with flower cutters in a variety of shapes and sizes.Â
Shalinee Marapana says
I love the colour combination and how cute the little flowers are. A simple yet very elegant cake design. Thanks for sharing.