Wedding Celebration

The lone male in our team at work is getting married next month in Macedonia. So his boss and coworker organised a surprise get together for the floor. Tom is a BIG fan of my Oreo cupcakes so the flavour for both tiers was Oreo cookies and cream. The flowers were to match the decorations.

I LOVE how this cake turned out. It's so sweet. I cut out a bunch of flowers in two different sizes and placed them randomly around. Though I've mentioned that the humidity is killer on fondant, I will say it does make it a much easier and more efficient process for adding decorations. I don't need to dot the backs of the flowers with water, they stick on their own.

Tom was very surprised by everything. He thought he could get out quietly but our floor loves any excuse for a celebration!

We have a new kitten that thinks she's a dog; she'll eat anything. I've never had to worry with our older cat, Jade, when baking she's never gone near it. Willow on the other hand I caught running off with a flower and half eaten by the time I got to her.

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