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I'm looking for cake inspiration pictures. However, I do not like fondant. At all. I absolutely do not want fondant on my wedding cake. I'm aware of the rather extensive photo gallery on TheKnot, but it seems like the majority of those cakes use fondant. I'm looking for what I can expect a bakery to be able to do with just buttercream frosting. I don't want it to look all fancypants - the taste of my cake is waaaaaay more important to me than how it looks.
So, are there any photo galleries of cakes that don't use fondant? Help me, bees!
This is my first time posting but this is also something I can help with. There is a bakery near me that is known for their signature buttercream frosting so most of their cakes are buttercream with ssome fondant exceptions.
http://www.bethelbakery.com/wcalbum.asp
Hope this helps and works.
Here's a few:
http://www.daytoncakes.com/buttercreme_1.htm
http://www.buttercream.info/cake-gallery.html
http://www.sedonaweddingcakes.com/Buttercream%20Wedding%20Cakes.htm
This one has gorgeous buttercream cakes but they are mixed in with fondant, so you have to click on each description to see which is which:
http://blog.pinkcakebox.com/category/pastry-images/wedding-cakes
I LOVE these. And they are almost all buttercream but sooooo unique and stylish!
My baker does not use fondant at all. He has the most delicious buttercream frosting. He has a lot of pictures of his work on his website.
I don't want fondant either and I'm really getting into buttercream cakes with some texture to the icing. Here are a few pics I've collected.
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Ahhh! Love these photos! I HATE fondant and refuse to have it on our cake! I'm excited to see so many gorgeous buttercream cakes!
Mine was buttercream!!
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We are having a butter cream cake. The only fondant used is flowers for decoration. Here is the website: www.augustacakes.com
My bff also had a no fondant cake. She didn't use a baker, someone just made it for her.
I don't want a fondent cake they seem to be really chewy and since im a fat girl the way my cake tastes is super important to me lol.
Ohh! I love this! I have no idea what I want the cake to look like, but we don't want fondant. These look great!
I like this cake because its so simple, but it tasted AMAZING. It was so fresh & you rarely see fresh fruit on wedding cakes like this... It was for a small wedding with about 50 people.
Sorry for the phone photo :)
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I am part of the anti-fondant club too! I think it sucks all the moisture out of the cake, not to mention, taste's horrible (sorry to those who disagree). Here's our cake. Though the top teir appears to be fondant, we'll be using frosting.
Check out projectwedding.com, they have great pics!
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@corrc: What are those "carnations" made of?? Are they gumpaste?
Their frosting. My "cake guy" says they are a rosette with a frosting tip.
how about this? you could add color. it has coarse sugar on it i think...
too big, trying again!
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or this
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I am not a fan of fondant either. It tastes horrible. And buttercream is delicious!
@EAQ219 - love the cakes you posted!
@corrc: oh I'm surprised... it looks very stiff. I was sure it was mini gumpaste carnations! It's a very modern & fun design :) I love it!
wow gorgeous!
here's one i saw in the bios: http://bios.weddingbee.com/topic/all-white-buttercream-wedding-cake-with-peonies-on-top
our friends surprised us with a super cute cake for our travel theme (we had a french dessert platter instead of cake), but it was fondant.
visually so cute but too bad it wasn't as yummy.
ours: http://bios.weddingbee.com/pics/24455/travelcake.jpg
eaq219: I love that first cake you posted!!!!!!! That's it, I have to have that!
@EAQ219: That first one is just stunning.
And @OttawaBride2011: Those are gorgeous, especially the first one.
Wow. After pretty much giving up on having a cake, I think I'm back on the bandwagon. Mmmmm ... buttercream :)
We aren't having fondant, either. My FI hates it and I don't really care for it much myself. We are going to get our cake through Buttercream, which is the second link that Circus Peanuts posted. I love their cakes and they only use buttercream, hence the name of the bakery. I think you can get beautiful cakes that have the look of fondant with buttercream that tastes so much better.
Believe it or not, the majority of the cakes found online are actually buttercream, not fondant.
Some sites as examples:
My cake did not have any fondant, it was just buttercream and it had shells that were white chocolate dusted with lusterdust. I dont like fondant either, its chewy and nonflavored when you eat it or you pull it off and its a big mess! Im a huge buttercream fan though, I eat frosting out of the can haha. Buttercream can have a very smooth look to it where you dont need fondant. Here are some pics of my cake:
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Unless you want an exact recreation of Cinderella's castle done in cake or something, I think they can do just about anything with buttercream that they could do with fondant! Again, the one exception probably being crazy cake sculptures.
I think the trick is to make the accent pieces (sea shells, polka dots, whatever,) out of gum paste, fondant, or whatever. These pieces can easily be picked of when serving the cake! Also, buttercream can be airbrushed, stenciled, etc., for all sorts of dramatic effect!
I love all the cake pics ladies - gorgeous!
I really wanted a wedding cake that had the smooth, clean look of fondant, without the awful gummy texture and taste of fondant. So, i found a bakery that had developed its own special butter cream frosting frosting that looked like fondant. I also like very clean, simple details - and I loved how my cake came out. Here is a pic: 
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Mmmm croquembouche.
After seeing that photo mkendrick I want a mini cake & cream puffs *drool*
ooo how about this one? it's winter themed but you get the idea with the icing!
@redherring - thanks! my mom does wedding cakes, they are hers :) (so is the one in this pic, but this time it's a pro photo!)
ugh, i will figure this out eventually!
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Go with buttercream all the way. If it hasn't already been said enough, here. lol! Here's mine...you can't really see the neat texture on the first and third layer in this one, but it was the best I could do on short notice. :)
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Oh my gosh these cakes are awesome, and I'm trying really hard not to hit up the snack machine before I head home. They look so delicious!
Here is ours, buttercream and so yummy! 
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Wow! I'm getting hungry looking at all the awesome cakes. I'm one of the weird people that actually likes fondant (as long as they put a layer of buttercream underneath!) and my baker actually makes her own fondant, which is rare. Circus Peanut actually posted a link to her site: www.sedonaweddingcakes.com
I do love all the designs with the textured buttercream, though!
Wow I love this thread. I hate fondant too, it doesn't taste good. For my cake we are planing on using a coating of buttercream and then covering the cake in shavings of white chocolate all over. Its gonna look really cool and different. I wish I had a picture to show you guys.
I had *no idea* you could get buttercream that smooth! You ladies have shown me the way - it's Buttercream or Bust! :)
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