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Friday, February 28, 2014

beauty in simplicity

My heart skipped a beat when I saw there's a competition at Cakesdecor.com for Monochrome/Black and White Cake.  This is pretty much how I dress everyday, black and some white, more blacks, and occasionally gray color.  I don't know what it is, but I am very attracted to black.
I decided to go with very simple design, in a small time frame.  I literally submitted it, just a day before it ended for entries.
White anemones with black center was a no-brainer choice for my design.  I followed Nicholas Lodge's craftsy class for the instructions, using JEM cutters.  I also used Natasha Shomali's anemone tutorial on Cakesdecor.com
I was very happy with how it turned out... It really well-represented me.  
I received very positive feedback from the Cakesdecor.com community and a couple lovely surprises as well: I made it to the Daily Top 3 cake and Editor's Choice. 
Thank you to all my cake friends, this cake ranked 5th in the competition out of 180+ entries.  I am very honored to have placed fifth among so many talented cake friends out there.   
 
Here are the pictures and details, and my shiny "badges"