Tiers of joy; Wedding cake designers go all out.

From: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | Date: April 23, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Barbara M. Houle

Wedding cake designers vow to wow.

And, boy, do they ever.

With hundreds of experienced cake makers and designers in Worcester County, there's plenty of inspiration to be found.

Creations range from stunning to whimsical, as spectacular as a $6,000 majestic cake with its icing made from champagne silk rolled fondant, brush

embroidery and gum-paste cymbidium orchids, and as out of the ordinary as a replica of a Star Wars starship.

What does it take to be a wedding cake designer?

Four sought-after designers, Michelle Bohigian, ...

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