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Who’s Had It? Denise Richards & Charlie Sheen

Description: The cream-colored cake, concocted by Fantasy Frostings, featured a 16-in. base of chocolate fudge, a 12-in. midriff banana nut and an 8-in. top tier of white satin.

Make It Yourself: This is actually a very simple design to replicate! If you are not comfortable with cooking your own wedding cake, then save some money buy ordering a simple tiered cake with plain cream icing. If you want to make the cake yourself, start with three round cakes in staggered sizes. Stack as shown and decorate with cream icing. Using an icing pipe to pipe a icing trim along the upper rim of each layer.

You can then decorate the cake yourself using real or silk rose petals. Use a small piece of floral craft foam with silk roses for a crowning touch, then layer silk petals over the edges of the cake. Place on a petal-covered table for an elegant touch!!

Who Had It? Toni Braxton & Keri Lewis

Description: A four-tier creation which looked like a perfect stack of four robin’s-egg-blue Tiffany boxes to compliment Toni’s Tiffany Blue theme.

Make It Yourself: Some time before hand, you will want to familiarize yourself with Fondant icing, and practice using it. You can by fondant premade or as a powder mix at most cake decor suppliers and large craft stores. You can also find recipes you can try on Baking 911. To learn a little more about using fondant, read Martha’s Article on Fondant. Once you have decided have the fondant you will be using – either store bought or homemade – then you need to practice using it. You will need to experiment with the color to find the right shade for a trademark Tiffany blue, and you will also want to practice making bows.

When it is time to make the cake, you will need to start with 4 varing sizes of square cake pans. Decorate each cake seperately. First, cover the cake with a light blue fondant, tucking the edges under for seamless look. Then, using a toothpick , you can press on the fondant to create the lines – giving you the look of a box with a lid. Finish each layer with a white “ribbon” strip – taking care to make sure that they do not all line up in the same spots. Make the bows as well. When it is time to set up the cake, place the layers in a stack, and place the ribbons on top of each layer, to finish the look.

Who Had It? Carmen Electra & Dave Navarro

Description: A four-tiered cake containing layers of Oreo cheesecake, chocolate cake and strawberry shortcake was bedecked with Swarovski crystals and roses.

Make It Yourself: Again, if you are not comfortable making the cake yourself, you can start with a simple, white cake from the bakery and save money by decorating it yourself. To make it yourself, you need to start with three different sizes of round cakes, each on it’s own base. You will also want to take some time to learn to use fondant (see Toni’s Cake) Decorate with white fondant. For a clean, simple design – leave as is. If you want to go a little fancier, pipe royal icing in swiggles all around the cake, commonly called a Connelli Lace design. (see here for an example). Finish each tier by piping icing along the edge.

When it is time to assembly, stack each layer using pillars from your craft or cake decor store. For the cake top, use a small piece of floral faom, some crystal’s, silver craft wire and silk roses. Gently slide silk roses inbetween each layer so the space is full but not overcrowded. To finish, insert crystal’s attached to silver craft wire in among the roses.