So, I finally have a second to tell you about the epic day Richie & I sat in a coffee shop with http://alittlesomethinsweet.com founder/cake designer/artistic guru, Adam Beckworth.

Let me set the stage.  I was starving.  I had strategically not eaten that morning in order to fully appreciate the freecakertunity (in hindsight, I don’t recommend that, as my sugar buzz & subsequent crashing were ones for the record book).

We met in a quaint little coffee shop.  Richie & I were excitedly waiting with palate cleansing bottles of water on the ready.  Adam walked in with a little picnic basket and joined us.

Umm, how cute is he?? 🙂

We chatted for a bit (side note, I completely love this guy- he’s so much fun!) and then he proceeded to unpack our delicacies.  I can’t even believe how adorably organized his system is.

Before.

And I’m in HEAVEN.  The cakes were AMAZING- so moist & flavorful.  The frostings were rich & delicious.

Richie & I immediately start chowing but realize quickly that we need to slow it down so we save enough of the cake samples to pair up with the different frosting samples- each combination is so different and unique!

Here’s what we tasted-

Cake:

Malted Vanilla cake

Red Velvet cake

Roasted Banana cake

Dark Chocolate Devil’s Food cake

Espresso Bourban Chocolate Fudge cake

Frostings:

Whipped Marscapone

Malted Sweet Cream Buttercream

Peanut infused Buttercream with French Sea Salt and Candied Peanuts

Milk Chocolate Ganache

Dark Chocolate Fudge Buttercream

And yeah, we did some damage 🙂

After.

The coolest part was, when you combined the cakes and frostings in different ways, you can create completely amazing flavor profiles!

Ultimately, these were our three favorites combinations:

-Red Velvet cake with Mascarpone Frosting

(This one was so light & delicious. Plus I feel like everyone loves red velvet)

-Banana Cake with Milk Chocolate Ganache and Dark Chocolate Fudge Frosting

(I would have never thought banana + wedding cake would be in the same sentence but it was DELICIOUS.  Very chocolate covered banana, but in a mild, cakey way)

-Dark Chocolate Devil’s Food cake with Milk Chocolate Ganache and Peanut Buttercream with Sea Salt and Candied Peanuts

(Holy eff, this one was insane.  And my favorite.  It’s got the salty/sweet thing going on, like a chocolate covered pretzel. I can’t even describe this one & do it justice)

Who says we have to just pick one?

Overall, the day was amazing, the cake was amazing, Adam was amazing.  This was definitely my favorite part of the wedding planning to date.

Side note, Adam just posted some new cake pics on his website- I had to share.  These cakes were for a CAT.   Well, for people, but in honor of a famous cat at the Algonquin Hotel in NYC.

Seriously, he's amazing.

Love it!

Definitely the perfect cat cake.

Adam opened my eyes to what’s possible as far as wedding cakes go & how to break out of the non-traditional rut.  I’m thinking about asking him to write a guest blog on the topic because I know there are others out there who want a funky, personalized, unique, kick ass wedding like we do 🙂

xoxo,

R