The Frosted Affair Debuts 2015 Wedding Cake Collection Designed By Celebrity Cake Artist, Jay Qualls
Monday, May 4, 2015
Ashley's Bride Guide sat down with Amy Millslagle, owner of delicious cake shop The Frosted Affair of Green Hills. Her talented team, along with fabulous designer Jay Qualls, debuted their new collection of wedding cakes for 2015 earlier this month and we were fortunate enough to pick her brain and learn more about the inspiration behind these jaw-dropping designs.
Can you tell me a little bit about your inspiration for you new 2015 collection? What are your team's favorites? Which style was most popular at the debut event?
The Frosted Affair’s 2015 Wedding Cake Collection was inspired by numerous sources:
- Bows, embellishments, lace, and ruffles from newly released wedding dress designs
- Vintage music lyrics
- The newly released 2015 Pantone colors
- The growing popularity of gold, glitter, and bling!
- Bride’s own personal wedding invitation!
We love all of the designs, but, as our designers have said, it makes me happy when we get to paint with gold, push the envelope with modern, painted, distressed hexagons, and create items with some of the latest techniques including wafer paper and edible images.
All our guests had their personal favorites, but the black and gold glitter cake was a hit! Also, everyone had fits over the 3 groom's cakes in the collection – Casino Night, Beer Can, and Vintage Tool Box.
What makes this collection stand out?
The designs are fresh, new, and executed extremely well. However, when you look at the collection as a whole, it doesn’t all look the same. Inspiration has been drawn from many sources and the outcome is many distinct designs– each as unique as our wonderful brides!
For brides who aren't familiar with your designers, can you give me a little bio?
At The Frosted Affair, we have two lead cake artists in addition to a team of bakers, cake pop artists, and cookie artists! Laura Grizzel, lead cake artist, is a graduate of Southeast Culinary & Hospitality College, Bristol, Tennessee, and is originally from Gate City, Virginia. Amanda LeSaicherre, lead cake artist, is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, and originally from Ponchatoula, Louisiana. These two phenomenal artists have over 15 years’ experience.
Jay Qualls, celebrity cake artist, joined our team as a wedding cake consultant in the fall of 2014. He has helped inspire our team creatively as well as transform our beautiful shop where brides can have a one of a kind cake consultation. Jay is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and opened Maples Wedding Cakes. While he no longer owns Maples, he continues to be one of the leaders in the cake industry with his unique sense of style in cake design, teaching, product development, and business consulting. He has starred in two national television shows, season one of "The Next Great Baker" and season two of ABC's hit reality show, "The Taste."
What is your price range?
Pricing is extremely simplified. For the most part, brides can have any cake design they want between $6.50-$7/serving with a 100 serving minimum. This way, you can get exactly what you want without having to ask each time, how much does this one cost? Our groom’s cakes are custom priced based on difficulty and size, and start at ~$100.
How can brides see/taste this new collection?
At The Frosted Affair, couples enjoy a complimentary tasting and consultation in our private wedding consult space. Consultation appointments need to be scheduled at least three days in advance, ideally on a Monday or Tuesday when possible. Our room has beautiful furniture, a large wall of cake inspiration, and classical music playing softly in the background. Traditionally, we taste our five most popular flavors (Strawberry, Almond, Vanilla, Chocolate, and Red Velvet) accompanied by your choice of champagne, wine, or water – just the way you will eat it at your wedding!
Brides meet with one of our lead cake artists, who sketch your custom dream cake on site. Once booked, the sketch is yours to frame and put out at the wedding and then eventually put in your wedding scrapbook.
You can also see our collection online at http://www.thefrostedaffair.com or on our social media sites! Or, just pop in! We're located at 2209 Bandywood Drive, Nashville, TN 37215, 615-856-1903
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Posted on May 4, 2015 |
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