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AMI LORA, PASTRY CHEF AND CAKE DESIGNER BERGENFIELD, BYAPPOINTMENT ONLY( 201) 214-8846 CAKESBYAMILLC. COM
Lorasaysshe wasdelighted to create aprism wedding cake, hoping itwillappeal to“ someonewho wants something‘ out of the box’ and different.” Inplanning her design, she envisionedacouple lookingfor“ something exquisite, something that’ snew and not repetitive … not old school.” Blackwedding cakes“ are very elegant, perfect forablack tie, tuxedo-style event,” Lorasays. Her cake is coveredinblack fondant, withafree-form prismatic design on the bottomtier. The hammered copper triangles and toptier are crafted from modeling chocolate, she notes,“ because youget moreflexibility, and better sculpting, with moredetails— and it tastes waybetterthan fondant.” Ittook about six hourstopainstakingly applythe copper finish, Lorasays, adding thatthe most challenging partofthe process“ wasnot getting the copper finish ontothe black.” B
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