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You won’t believe what this amazing wedding dress is made out of!

RealFix by RealFix
August 5, 2015
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You won’t believe what this amazing wedding dress is made out of!

BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM, MARCH 01, 2013; Donna Millington-Day and her 6 year old daughter Hannah who challenged her mother to create this life sized wedding cake in the shape of a bride. The monster cake serves 2000 portions and is unveiled this weekend at the NEC in Birmingham at the national wedding show. See NTI story NTICAKE. The cake stands at 6ft tall with the base measuring 30" in diameter and 12" at the hips. It reaches 17 tiers high and would cater for in excess of 2000 portions. Donna has even had to get a custom made trolley for the dress to sit on and assist in transportation. The stunning ivory dress is heavily embellished with iced flowers and intricate piped detail. Its realistic sweetheart neck bodice and asymmetric detailing demonstrate the exquisite craftsmanship that has gone into the cake to make the dress look as authentic as possible.

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The bridal gown shimmers under the soft lighting. It’s the kind of dress that women dreamt about when they were five-years-old and planning every detail of their wedding.

From the hand crafted flowers and lace to the iridescent glow of the pearl beadwork, it’s sure to make any bride feel like a princess.

But this decadent dress isn’t made for wearing…it’s made for eating.

Despite appearances, the gown is not sewn from satin or silk. It’s a real-life wedding dress created with sponge, cream and icing.

Donna Millington-Day and her 6 year old daughter Hannah with the cake dress
Donna Millington-Day and her 6 year old daughter Hannah with the cake dress

As the trend for more extravagant weddings and one-of-a-kind touches grows – more and more brides are scrambling to make their weddings memorable.

And that’s where confectioner Donna Millington-Day, 36, steps in.

The mum-of-two runs Fairytale Cake Company, in Wombourne, West Midlands.

The skilled baker has been asked to make an array of crazy cakes from pillows and purses to castles and cars.

But when her six-year-old daughter Hannah came up with the idea of recreating Donna’s wedding dress into a life-size cake she jumped at the challenge.

The mother-daughter project started with a few drafts and countless hours of planning.

Donna used elements such as the sweetheart neckline and beadwork from the bridal gown she wore to marry hubby Myles in 2004 as the base of her design.

And Donna decided the finished product would be the feature piece displayed at her showcase at the National Wedding Show (if it wasn’t a complete disaster!)

Donna said: “We wanted to do something a bit different for the wedding show and Hannah was going through my old wedding photos when she suggested we recreate my dress.

“I thought it was a great idea and although it’s not an exact replica I have taken the details like the corset and styling on the side of it.

“It took awhile to plan but I was confident that I would be able to make a beautiful cake and one you would not have seen anywhere else.”

Over about a week, Donna painstakingly built the 17-tier cake using a whopping 224 free-range eggs, 28lb of flour, 28lb of caster sugar, 28lb of butter and 100s of sugar pearls.

The cake fit on a 30-inch base and stood at 6ft tall.

She hand piped thousands of swirls and crafted flowers from sugar to attach to the satin finish gown.

The cake stands at 6ft tall with the base measuring 30" in diameter and 12" at the hips. It reaches 17 tiers high and would cater for in excess of 2000 portions
The cake stands at 6ft tall with the base measuring 30″ in diameter and 12″ at the hips. It reaches 17 tiers high and would cater for in excess of 2000 portions

Donna said: “‘We chose to make a satin, lace and pearl simple yet intricate design with roses and drapes.

“The satin finish was achieved using a pearl lustre and each swirl was hand piped.

“I can’t even tell you how many hours it took, but I wanted it to look perfect.”

When the delectable cake was completed, Donna couldn’t wait to hear what the brides would say at the show.

Exquisite craftsmanship has gone into the cake to make the dress look as authentic as possible.
Exquisite craftsmanship has gone into the cake to make the dress look as authentic as possible.

And word spread about the remarkable piece as women lined up by Donna’s stall to catch a glimpse of the ‘unbelievable’ wedding cake dress.

Donna said: “The response was fantastic.

“People couldn’t believe it was actually cake. It was lovely because Hannah and I had put so much hard work into it, so when people actually recognised that, it felt amazing.”

But this little number didn’t come with a small price tag either. The cake cost a staggering £6,000.

However, the hefty sum didn’t stop some brides from enquiring about Donna taking orders.

“I think it’s the idea of a one-of-a-kind cake that attracts people,” Donna said. “Brides want everything about their wedding to be special and one way of doing that is to have a unique cake.

“The days of single-sheet ivory iced sponge are long gone. Now pushing the boundaries with wedding cakes, making something fun and memorable is the new normal.”

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