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A LOVELY WEDDING JUST ISN'T COMPLETE without a gorgeous wedding cake that tastes as wonderful as it looks. Luckily, Susan Warner's creations are heaven on a plate. Her elegant cakes can be either traditional or unique, and brides can select from a variety of flavors. The layers can be as basic as white or chocolate; or as unique as lemon poppy seed or carrot cake, and the delicate fillings include chocolate buttercream, strawberry and pineapple. Topped with sweet, fluffy icing, each slice is something to celebrate.
The demand for her desserts keeps Warner quite busy. Wedding season starts the weekend after Easter, and during the summer, she sometimes bakes and decorates up to 12 stunning cakes in a weekend. And, she's been doing this for more than 25 years.
"For me it's a passion, something I was always interested in," she says. "I started out doing birthday cakes for my kids, and then I took a cake decorating class."
It wasn't long before she was teaching the class. That was in Florida, where she lived with her husband Tom. A few years later, they moved to Milwaukee and after setting up a special kitchen in their home, they began building a business here.
That business is Brookfield Wedding Cakes, still operated out of the Warner's home in Brookfield. Tom helps bake, fill and deliver the cakes, and Susan is the artist who creates the elegant and whimsical designs out of icing that make her the go-to referral for reception sites such as the Pfister Hotel and Davian's Banquet Center. Warner cites her website, brookfieldweddingcakes.com, as a valuable resource. Many of her popular cake designs are featured on the site. "Out-of-town brides get referrals, and many pick out a cake without ever meeting me," she says.
Her top-seller is the tuxedo cake, with a layer of chocolate and white cake together on each slice. Raspberry is the most requested filling. Most cakes are stacked now, without pillars, Warner says, and fresh flowers and satin ribbons are common adornments. A popular request is her present cake, which looks like a tower of colorful wrapped gifts complete with ribbons and bows. And Warner creates magic our of icing-from glittery snowflakes to roses and calla lilies.
"I've have a hard time picking out a cake if I was getting married now." she says. "When I got married there weren't many choices."
Warner urges brides to contact her a year or more in advance to book their wedding date at 262.781.2253.