Wedding Food Porn

[blueheron]

My wife and I did the desserts for my sisters wedding a week or so ago. Behold some of the awesomeness:

Comments

[v_gan]

This is gorgeous! You did an amazing job.

[surrealestate]

These looks amazing! I'm sure they were also quite delicious -- your sister is one lucky bride. Could you post some recipes? Say, the Nanaimo bars?

Also, what is the significance of the thimble-y thing on the cupcakes and the cake?

[blueheron]

Haha, those are pears. Marzipan pears are a little harder to make than we anticipated. The theme of the wedding was "The Perfect Pear".

Let me see if I can't dig up that recipe. I think that I nabbed it from Bryanna, but I think that it was in one of her vegan-feast newsletters (which I feel bad reposting recipes from). Either way, all the recipes are at home, so any of them will have to wait until later. :)

A quick google search returns Julie Hasson and Sarah Kramer doing Nanaimo bars. The recipe is definitely a little different than the one that I used, but it still looks pretty similar. I think the biggest different is the middle layer. I will consult with my recipes at home and get back to you. But to start, if you are curious

[dagda_ollathir]

i love you! i had vegan nanaimo bars in Victoria and haven't had them since... mmmm!

[rice_dream_girl]

Oh my god, this is amazing. I'm not planning on getting married, but this makes me want a wedding :P

[orphe_]

right?! i want a big "i love me" party so that i can have all this gorgeous wedding stuff.

[ppunkgoddess]

you have a good recipe for vegan shortbread?? can haz plz??

[ppunkgoddess]

also, holy crap so gorgeous! (was so excited to see shortbread was momentarily forgetful of my wonderment!)

[blueheron]

The recipe is essentially my grandmother's, with earth balance (sticks, lots and lots of sticks... they bake better than the tubs) instead of dairy butter

[blueheron]

Ooh, you will also want to not over bake these. That cooking time is probably closer to about 1 hour, given that it is a 1/2 recipe. We kind of go by look now, but I usually set a timer for about 45 minutes and then just keep an eye on it (totally not helpful, I know, sorry!)

[edgiko]

Now comes to comment:
If I ever have a wedding, well you make desert? XD

Really though, that's just gorgeous and I actually want to eat the pictures.

[blueheron]

Haha.

Vermont isn't quite that far from where I live, but I think that it is just far away to make it not work.

Though, if you decide to get married in Canada (specifically, near Montreal or Cornwall), we can talk ;)