A custom circus theme wedding cake topper

My son's wedding was to be very low key and simple.  But I knew that he and his bride both loved flourless chocolate cake made with cacao, so I made a heart shaped one, along with a couple other tasty treats for after the luncheon.  My cakes aren't very pretty, the cacao cake was covered in ganache and looked yummy, but sloppy, so I thought I should do something to jazz it up.

So, I took some foil and wire to build  armatures, and covered them in Sculpy to resemble the happy couple being all circussy.

After baking them, I painted them black and white.

A styrofoam ball was covered in modelling paste and stuck in a cupcake wrapper, then stuck with two dowels to make a support for the lira.  I hung the pink, wire lira from a beaded (garnet and labradorite) wire strung between the dowels.

For Miss Tree's hair, I used some of the same supplies we created her wedding headpiece out of.  And then I painted her clothes to match her performance costume.

Purple is a fave of hers, so I added some violet glitter "sprinkles" to the cupcake.

My son is wearing his bowler hat, suspenders, and an onyx necklace

This was a quickie project because I thought of it at the last minute before packing up to go to the campground.  I had some polka dot cupcake papers, but wish I'd had black and white.    For the wedding, I slipped it into a second, clean cupcake paper and plopped the piece onto the cake.

I think now, I'll add a black and white wrapper over this, and glue it to a decorated box for them to have as a keepsake.

Comments

[Leslie]

You are soooooo creative! Sometimes those last minute ideas that pop in our heads turn out the best! This is incredible! It is so personal and such a sweet touch to their cake and will make the most lovely keepsake! Did you find a special box to add it to? Leslie

[Julia Millard]

Hi I'm looking for a cake topper like this photo. Could you help me

[Julia Millard]

I want hoop Do with girl swinging on with blond hair

[Karla Nathan]

Julia, there are some how to directions in the story, if that helps.

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