Sugar Succulent Wedding Cake Sedona

Sugar Succulent Wedding Cake

Leanna & James incorporated succulents into their wedding floral arrangements for their Sedona wedding. Keeping the theme going Donna Joy of Sedona Sweet Arts created a variety of hand sculpted sugar succulents for the wedding cake. How sweet is this?

Congratulations to Leanna & James! Check out more of Donna Joy's creations at Sedona Wedding Cakes.com or Sedona Sweet Arts.com

White on White Wedding Cake

This Bride was soo adorable. She wanted a look of clean, simple with a splash of silver. White fondant, white flowers then trimmed in silver beads. Heather's cake turned out just like her simply beautiful.

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Southwest Jewerly cake

Southwest Jewerly Cake

How much fun was this cake....... All about the accenting. Earings, necklace, shawl, even the lipstick is made from sugar. How sweet it is......

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White Chocolate Cigar Wedding Cake

Simply a wonderful couple. Jessy & Kevin planned their wedding in Sedona well in advance.The have the ceremony and reception at L'Auberge de Sedona.
It was a pleasure working with this couple. They new exactly what they wanted. A hand rolled white chocolate cigar cake.


The colors of the fresh flowers looked so pretty with the white chocolate.
Ohh I love the way they look but making those cigars is noting but a labor of love! Congratulations to Jessy & Kevin.

Sugar Ranunculus Wedding Cake

Gayelle first contacted me about doing a wedding cake for her son, Nickolas and Melissa. They had been on the web site www.SedonaWeddingCakes.com.

They wanted a simply classy cake with sugar flowers. Gayelle mailed in color swatches. Melissa and I spoke over the phone walking through her design and cake flavors.
Melissa favorite flower is ranunculus. The last time I tried to make sugar ranunculus I wasn't to pleased. I wanted a more natural look. This is what I came up with.


I wasn't sure until I put the sugar flowers on the cake if I could capture the beauty of ranunculus in sugar. I did hear back that a few people thought they were fresh flowers.


I enjoyed the challenge.

The process of creating Becky & Gregs Sedona Wedding Cake

I met with Becky & Greg in September 2008 to design their wedding cake for the end of May 2009.

They were a lovely couple with classic colors, ivory (cream), chocolate brown and sky blue. They wanted cream ivory calla lilies with yellow centers gentle clusters creating a cascade.

They told me the elements they wanted in the cake and I sketched it out. Here is the drawing done at the time of meeting.



We walked through so options with two size cakes, one larger one and one smaller one. they smaller one would have a sheet cake in order to save some money.



Rebecca then sent an email requesting a change initial they wanted pastillage Sugar Calla lilies on their cake but then switch to roses as the cost of fresh calla lilies in their bouquet were costly. The cost of the sugar calla lilies was 40.00 even though hand scultped sugar roses are usually more I kept the price of the same. Here is a photo of the hand scuplted roses for Becky and Gregs cake.

As in all our wedding cakes a detailed cake profile was generated ans sent to the couple. Here is portion of their profile.

Party- Becky & Greg Wedding Date Saturday May 30, 2009

Reception Start Time 6:00 Delivery Time 5:30

Please be sure your cake is not being delivered too early. The food safety standard of the industry is to have the cake no sooner than 30-45 minutes prior to your reception.

Delivery times are subject to a fifteen minute plus or minus on the targeted delivery time.

Cake Delivery Location Sedona Golf Resort

The cake table needs to be set and level before your delivery time. It should be placed out of sun and in a cool environment.

Expected Guests

Wedding Cake

Tiers- Three plus side Cake Type- Stacked

Cake Flavors- White Velvet Cake Fillings- 50% Strawberries 50% Raspberry

Frosting Type & color

Type- Fondant Color-Ivory-Cream

Colors are subject to interpretation. Please send color swatches. Certain colors are not obtainable in sugar. Heat, UV rays and cold may change the color.

Cake Shape & Servings

Total Servings-may serve up to83+56=140

Shape-Square Wedding cake, Round side Sizing-5s/7s/10s+9r

The following are based on the Wilton Wedding Charts.

The standard in the industry is to cut wedding cake servings 1”x1.5”.

Topper - Cake Accents

Topper Type-Pastillage Sugar Flowers Provided by- Bakery

Sugar Flower /Item Type-Roses, Blue Bells- Hydrandras Colors- Cream colored Rose, Blue accent flowers

Any and all cake toppers or accents need to be delivered to the bakery. Toppers are reinforced but not attached to cake. The bakery is not responsible if they are knocked off the cake during the reception. It is advised that only Cake toppers are used, statues and other non cake items should not be used. Out of size items will be used in the best way possible. Accents include Fresh Flowers. Sedona Sweet Arts will not apply any topper not delivered to the Bakery Location to a cake If Item is provided by bakery it will be listed below in the detail of pricing. Sugar Colors are made as close as possible, some colors are not obtainable. Color Swatches are highly recommended. Some sugar flowers may have non edible stems. Please remove all accents before serving the cake.

Cake Design

Finish-Smooth Pattern-no Color- Ivory-Cream

Borders- Ribbon and Pearls Color-Brown Ribbon- Ivory Pearls

Sizing a cake up or down, changing the frosting may change the appearance of cake. Cake art is a unique talent. Artistic impression applies to all cakes.

Accent Design

Location of Accents Light C cascade

Fresh Floral Requirements no

All fresh flowers are adorned to cake by the cake artist only. The completion of cake is included in your price. Fresh Flowers need to be delivered to bakery prior to weddings.

Florist- na

Cake Bases Stands

Stand Type- Board Color-Ivory Shape

Rental-no Rental Return-no

Rentals have a $200.00 refundable deposit. The deposit is refunded after the item is returned in same condition.

The couple reviewed it and Rebecca sign it and fax it back on October 3, 2009





Two weeks before their wedding I started hand sculpting their sugar roses. I had to create anchors on them as the edges or lips of the cake were small.

To create a gentle cascade they would need anchors or they fall off. I was afraid I would have enough of certain sizes so I did another production run of the roses. This worked out well as I ended up needing many more roses than I thought.

Colorful Fondant Wedding Cake

Some Brides love to incorporation the wedding colors into the cake.
Katherine & Jonathan both played a role in selecting this colorful cake.

Pink & Turquoise Custom sugar flowers by Donna Joy of Sedona Sweet Arts.

The wedding party celebrated at Rosalies of Sedona.

Deep Pink & Green Wedding cake

The fondant was made to match colors swatches provided by Bride to create this two colored Fondant Wedding cake.


The hand made sugar flowers by Donna Joy of Sedona Sweet Arts

Three tier Elopement Wedding Cake

Check out this sweet three tier elopement cake. Chocolate swirls and dots are adorned on the sides of wedding cake with the wedding cake accents being hand created by Donna Joy.

Sugar Orchid Wedding Cake

Sugar Orchids and lace created this custom wedding cake.

The brides lace from her bridal gown created the champagne colored brush embroidery lace. The orchids were hand created by Donna Joy of Sedona Sweet Arts.

Sarah & Mike's Sedona Wedding Cake

Such a nice couple. Sweet Sarah and Mike wanted a classic square fondant wedding cake.

Their wedding cake captured the elegance of their wedding. Blue trim at the base of cake, square offset and adorned with Donna Joy's hand sculpted pastillage sugar lilies and leaves.

Sweet Tlaquepaque Wedding

Sweet Strawberry and Chocolate Square wedding Cake.




Smooth Buttercream frosting accented with Chocolate swirls and adorned with dipped strawberries. Held in the beautiful & romantic Tlaquepaque Chapel and courtyard. This cake was made for a Bride who Mom worked in Tlaquepaque. Check out the beauty of Tlaquepaque

Red Sugar Rose Wedding Cake

Hand made Sugar Roses by Donna Joy Sedona Sweet Arts.