Minneapolis Wedding: Laura & Tom

Laura and Tom were such a fun couple to work with that we knew their wedding would be a day filled with fun, laughter, and lots of special touches. Check out some photographs from their beautiful September wedding at the Nicollet Island Pavilion, including desserts by yours truly!  

 

Venue: Nicollet Island Pavilion

Desserts: Cocoa & Fig
Photography: Vick Photography
Florist: Ashley Fox Designs

 

Lindsey & Nick

When Lindsey and Nick told us about the term they had coined for their wedding - "urbustic" (urban-rustic), we knew that we were going to have a blast designing their wedding cake for the big day!  This three tier cake design incorporated a modern fondant ruffled tier, two solid gold tiers, and also one of the cutest cake toppers we've ever seen.  Enjoy the pictures of these two lucky ducks and their wedding cake!

 

Cake: Cocoa & Fig
Photography: La Vie Photography
Planning & Design: Studio Emme
Floral: Studio Emme
Venue: Nicollet Island Pavilion

Baby It's Cold Outside!

 Abbey & Mike's wedding day was a perfect way to encapsulate all that is wonderful about winter. From fur shawls and carriage rides, to hot chocolate bars and delicious desserts! Cocoa & Fig provided a miniature dessert table and cake for the big day.  The desserts tied in with the wintery theme with hints of silver and fruit tarlets topped with blackberries and blueberries.  Other dessert offerings included French macarons, mini apple pies, tiramisu dessert shooters, dark chocolate dessert shooters, cake lollipops, and mini cupcakes. The wedding cake had a rustic, spackled buttercream exterior, garnished with fresh succulents and an adorable pair of Mr. and Mrs. lovebirds.     

Venue: Nicollet Island Inn

Desserts & Cake: Cocoa & Fig

Photography: La Vie Photography

Flowers: Munster Rose

Wedding Planning & Design: Jennae - Blush & Whim

 

 

A Winter Wonderland

We were lucky enough to be invited to do a photoshoot at the incredible Ice Castle at the Mall of America.  The gorgeous ice formations provided the perfect background for our wintery dessert table. The centerpiece of the dessert table was a beautiful white and silver fondant decorated cake, topped with a delicate gumpaste flower.  The miniature dessert offerings included French macarons, heart-shaped raspberry handpies, Russian tea cakes, key lime dessert shooters, coconut mini cupcakes, and mini chocolate chunk cookies. 

 

 

 

Thank you to all of the awesome vendors who participated! It was certainly a very fun and icy day!

 

Credits:

Location: Ice Castle at the Mall of America

Desserts: Cocoa & Fig

Photographer: Robert Evans

Stationery: Watermark Stationery  

Conception & Coordination: The Bridal Style

Styling: Lasting Impressions Wedding & Event Planning

Rental Pieces: Apres Party & Tent Rental

Flowers: Molly's Flower Studio

Dessert Table: Ice Carvings Etc.

 

 

 

 

Blush Pink & Gold Dessert Table: Mindy and Thomas

Mindy and Thomas had a stunning wedding at Villa Bellezza in Pepin, WI which included an 8' Cocoa & Fig miniature dessert table!  The color palette of blush pinks, gold and ivory worked perfectly with the venue and also their dessert choices.

Congratulations to the happy couple! Special thanks goes to Melissa Oholendt for sharing these gorgeous pictures with us!

The centerpiece of the dessert table was a 3-Tier Centerpiece Cake covered in a pale pink fondant with gold accents. Mindy and Thomas chose different flavors of cake for each tier. The top tier was a rich chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream, the second tier was a carrot cake with cream cheese icing, and the bottom tier was a vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream. For the mini desserts, the selection included Mini Key Lime Pies, Butterscotch Budino Dessert Shooters, Raspberry and Salted Caramel Macarons, Fresh Fruit Tartlets, Peanut Butter Cake Lollipops, and Black Velvet Mini Cupcakes.

 

       Credits:

           Photography: Melissa Oholendt

           Planning: Fab Event Design

           Venue: Villa Bellezza

           Dessert Table: Cocoa & Fig

Cocoa & Fig Buttercream Icing Styles

At Cocoa & Fig, a buttercream cake is a classic celebration cake with 3 layers of cake, 2 layers of buttercream filling along with a layer of buttercream icing on the exterior of the cake.  The exterior buttercream can be styled just enough to make the cake look festive and beautiful.  Fresh flowers, fruit, bunting, or a cake topper are a nice finishing touch, or if you prefer, we can write a personalized inscription on top. 

Below is a sampling of some of our buttercream icing styles:

Smooth, Clean & Classic

Photo by Katie Lewis Photography

Photo by Debra O Photography

Rustic Spackle

Photo by Geneoh Photography

Horizontal, Vertical or Wavy Lines

Photo by Viveria Photography

Photo by Geneoh Photography

Photo by Red Ribbon Studio

Photo by Brandon Werth Photography

Photo by Brandon Werth Photography

Photo by Collin Hughes Photography

Combed

Photo by Sky Blue Weddings

Photo by Cocoa & Fig

Mini Rosettes

Photo by Jeff Loves Jessica Photography

Large Rosettes

Photo by Cocoa & Fig

Original Cake Design by i am baker

Ruffled Ribbon Style

Photo by Michael Barnholdt Photography

Photo by Erika Loeks Photography

To order a delicious buttercream cake, contact our production kitchen at info@cocoaandfig.com or 952.540.4300.