70s and 80s buttercream -- does anybody still like a little foo-foo?
I am curious if there are some out there who still like some of the "foo-foo" type piping of buttercream such as you might find in Wilton books of the 70s-80s. I have some of these books and magazines and I think some of them were pretty. Others I think -- OK, that really is too much icing.
I also like wedding dresses that aren't the plain and minimalist styles -- which I think (the minimalist ones) have somewhat peaked and newer gowns are beginning to have more feminine touches -- a little more lace, etc.
For a long time I didn't like the simple, minimalist fondant-covered or smooth-iced wedding cakes either, though now I can appreciate them and the modern fondant cake look -- but I will always have the fondness for the old foo-foo cakes and gowns too!
What are others' thoughts?
I also like wedding dresses that aren't the plain and minimalist styles -- which I think (the minimalist ones) have somewhat peaked and newer gowns are beginning to have more feminine touches -- a little more lace, etc.
For a long time I didn't like the simple, minimalist fondant-covered or smooth-iced wedding cakes either, though now I can appreciate them and the modern fondant cake look -- but I will always have the fondness for the old foo-foo cakes and gowns too!
What are others' thoughts?
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Permalink Reply by Dena Bryngelson on
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I'm finding that the buttercream iced and intricately decorated cakes are making a come back. I have had two orders in the last few weeks for four tiered stacked wedding cakes with tons of piping. Some of them are really beautiful if they are well done. It's not my strong point because I've been working with fondant for so many years...that has been the trend and I'm out of practice on the buttercream cakes. Still, I'm kind of looking forward to them just to do something different. I don't care for the plastic pillars and such. We aren't using those and I think if someone wanted spacers between the tiers I would have to come up with some way to decorate them without plastic showing. I like the hidden pillars because you can wrap them with a little fondant and decorate them. is that New age foo-foo?
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Permalink Reply by Bunny Flowers on
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New Age Foo Foo (would that make a good name for a band?) LOL!
My preference if I had to use plastic pillars would be to use a clear one or a white one that is simple in style -- and/or cover them like you suggested.
Hope you post pix of the new-foo cakes, I'd be curious to see them! Apologies for the bad puns and warped humor -- I'll plead sugar intoxication.... :)
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Permalink Reply by jeri c on
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I almost had a heart attack because when our youngest daughter was getting married last summer ( about 2 weeks before her wedding) she decided on string work on her cake.... I had not done any string work in years... good thing what she wanted was simple and it came right back to me. I have gotten away from all the tedious work like that but no one asks for it much so until they do... I will stick to what they ask for. I do some scroll work piping and it does take some time so guess that is the extent for me.
As for the plastic fo fo... I still have a bag of plastic doves and cupids!!! HA HA HA I can not believe that I actually used that stuff...
I do think the art of gumpaste flowers is far more time consuming than royal or buttercream flowers though.... so I guess instead of the intricate piping... we have gone to more intricate flowers.
It does make me laugh some of the cakes I did 30 years ago compared to today... maybe in a few more years... I will laugh at my creations today!!!
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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Ponder on
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I myself miss the old style buttercream cakes. I think they are soo beautifull. My dream wedding cake was always the one with the bridges or steps going to the all the other tiers, with all the extinsive scroll work & roses. However I'm amazed at all the stuff you can do with fondant & gumpaste. I"m sure it will make a comeback to some extent, like most of the stuff from the 70's & 80's.
As for the wedding dress, the bigger & poofier skirt was the better. I love the dress's with the "cremlin" SP? underneath. I love the type of dresses the southern belles wore(like in Gone With The Wind).
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Permalink Reply by Karen Marie on
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I have seen intricate piping on fondant and it is called freehand embroidery...so pretty and delicate..also love brush embroidery which is done on fondant too. Once you get the hang of fondant it is really easy to cover a cake provided your cake is done right underneath. And ( I know I may offend a few) anyone can cut out shapes and "glue" them on a cake. What I love to see is the artistry and talent (piping skills and gumpaste creations) on a cake. I think that is what sets apart a great cake decorator from the rest IMHO.
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Permalink Reply by SeriousCakes on
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I have both the really old Lambeth book and a good selection of Wilton's old stuff including a wedding book. Some of the Wilton cakes are just gorgeous while others have too much going on for me to enjoy it. Lambeth is different, I'm in awe looking at the string work on all those cakes :D
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Permalink Reply by Diana on
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I think some of those cakes looked too "busy". I'd have to say I'm more for the simple yet elegant look of today's wedding cakes, but just as someone had already mentioned, I too, can appreciate all the "attention-to-detail" in the piping work! Just not my personal style... :-)
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When I look at the 70s Wilton books and magazines, I like some of the cakes as they are, and others I think, OK, I wouldn't make that border quite that poofy, or I wouldn't add that extra stringwork over the poof, I might drape it underneath -- in other words, I'm sort of hybridizing in my mind between the really really foofy and the very simple plainer looks. I find it an enjoyable way to stimulate my creativity.
BTW, I had given some thought, when I was younger, to having a rainbow pastel wedding with bridesmaids each in a different pastel dress (for those of you who've never heard of a rainbow wedding) and a cake decorated accordingly if I got married (I never did and if I do in the future it'd probably be a much smaller event so I'd have to decide what I'd do for a cake!).
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