Courtesy Julia Baker
When a U.K.-based couple decided to incorporate superheroes into their wedding day, there was one detail that certainly stole the show: the cake!
Kia Parsons and Billy Bunning turned to Julia Baker of Tier by Tier for a “Double Take” cake, where a majority of the dessert looks like a traditional white wedding cake with a sliver of superhero logos peeking out behind white fondant drapes.
“We both like superheroes but the hardest part was agreeing which heroes we were going to chose,” says the bride who eventually decided on Captain America, Spider Man, Batman and Iron Man for the Aug. 14 wedding in Milton Keynes, England.
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The four-layer comic book confection—which was a total surprise to the couple’s family and friends—was made of two vanilla sponge and two chocolate sponge cakes and took 40 hours to make.
“The wanted to show both sides of their personalities, both classy and fun,” Baker tells PEOPLE. “Together we sat down over tea and cake and drew up their perfect cake. One year later, the first time they saw the cake was the morning of their wedding and they both loved it.”
Parsons says the whole idea started out as joke but the superhero theme eventually trickled into the table names, groomsmen socks, cufflinks, and their guest book.
“This was enough for us to ensure the superheroes didn’t take over!” she says.
—Ana Calderone with reporting by Maria Coder
