Edible icing sheets are an often overlooked tool of the cake decorating trade, with most decorators associating them with just photo cakes. But they are a super versatile decorating tool that allows you to apply virtually any pattern or graphic to a cake with minimum effort. With vintage floral patterns in huge demand at the moment, edible icing sheets are an excellent way to create that vintage cake design in no time. They are also a great tool to have at your disposal if you ... Read More...
Hand-Painted Cakes: Part 1
Hand-painted cakes are the most talked about design trend in the cake decorating world at the moment. We have two fabulous examples above by one of the leading proponents of the trend, Erin Schaefgen of the Three Little Blackbirds Bakery in the US. Erin teaches a free Craftsy class online on "The Hand-Painted Cake" which you'll find here: Free Online Cake Decorating Class. Joining Erin Schaefgen at the pinnacle of hand-painted cake art is the UK's Natasha Collins of Nevie-Pie Cakes whose ... Read More...
Ruffle Rose Cakes
Ruffle rose cakes are a huge trend in cake decorating this year, especially in wedding cake design with ruffled fabrics featuring in so many of the bridal collections. It's a design trend that works great not just as a side design, which our beautiful wedding cake example by Jen's Cakery shows above, but also as a cake top design for single tier cakes. The very talented designer Elina Prawito of Bake-a-Boo Cakes & Cupcakes in New Zealand has created the superb cake (above left). It is one ... Read More...
Vintage Cameo Cakes
Nothing adds a touch of vintage elegance to a cake design like a sugarcrafted cameo brooch. And with the range of silicone cameo moulds on the market, it's never been easier to add that Victorian touch to your cakes. The wonderful Sugar Ruffles cake company have created the exquisite lace single-tier cake (above left) featuring a sugar cameo and vintage pearls, which would be perfect for special birthday party or anniversary celebration. The peaches and cream colour scheme also features in ... Read More...