Scarlet Cord is a non-profit organization serving women on Portland's Eastside streets that find themselves homeless, in poverty, alone, sex trafficked, drug addicted, or just in need of a friend and warm meal on a Friday night. Their first ever fundraiser included a partnership with a budding fashion designer to create an evening of fashion, silent auctioning, music, and guest speakers. They called this event The White Event and I brainstormed as to how I could create a cake that would embody this theme of "whiteness".
The theme of "white" was intentionally chosen to represent the sense of purity the organization intends to bestow by their actions on these women who at times have been used, abused and feel emotionally damaged. So in thinking about making a cake, my mind turned of course to the symbolism of a wedding dress; clean, white, pure, beautiful and representative of starting fresh in a new relationship.
As I brainstormed about how to design this cake, I knew I didn't want this cake to look like an obvious wedding cake, with the bride and groom cake toppers and all. Instead I thought about making the entire cake look like a wedding dress, with pearls and tool and satin ribbons and all. Then of course I would add a scarlet cord to finish off the "dress". Here are some pictures of the cake building process and the final product.
If you or someone you know has an upcoming event with a need for a specialty cake, they can contact me on my blog profile to discuss cake design and pricing . I'd be glad to help!
