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Cakes With Bunting

Cakes with bunting are a huge design trend at the moment. Nothing says "party-time" quite like a bit of bunting so it makes a great decoration for a cake for any occasion. It works particularly well as a side design and is very easy to make: just cut triangles of coloured sugarpaste and line them up side-by-side in a garland design, or you can use your sugarcraft gun/sugar extruder to create a line of sugarpaste to hang them from. Either method is just as effective, but the first method is the ... Read More...

Cake Banners

We are so taken with cake banners at the moment here at Cake Geek we've decided to feature them for the second time this month! Earlier this month we featured a beautiful birthday banner cake by Erica O'Brien (click here).  This time we have two "Just Married" cake banners and another "Happy Birthday" banner by the wonderful Liz Shim of the Eat Cake Be Merry cake company in New York. Liz incorporates satin ribbon into her banner design and has featured a tutorial on this technique on her blog ... Read More...

Floral Gift Box Cakes

This fabulous gift box cake (above left) with lily-of-the-valley floral spray was designed by the very talented Pamela McCaffrey of Made With Love Cakes. It was initially designed as a christening cake, but it would make a beautiful cake for any occasion. So simple, elegant and pristine perfect. You can visit Pamela's blog here to view the beautifully co-ordinated cupcakes she made to complement the lily-of-the-valley cake. Pamela is also the designer of the set of stunning floral gift box ... Read More...

A Simple Birthday Cake Decorating Idea

This is a simple birthday cake decorating idea that also works great for other occasions too - birthdays, anniversaries, Mother's day, going away cakes, retirement cakes, etc.  For the boys, you could add chocolate-covered strawberries at the side instead of the sugar roses.  The placement of the single candle to the side makes this cake really chic. And rustic textured buttercream is always great when you're in a hurry! (You'll find a free Craftsy tutorial here on buttercreaming cakes including ... Read More...