A buttercream petal cake is a super sweet design for any occasion and very easy to create.   The two beautiful examples above are via Glorious Treats and Catch My Party, with two more pretty petal-piped cakes below by Blissfully Sweet Cakes by Jackie (via Style Me Pretty) and Couture Cupcakes & Cookies (via Amy Atlas blog), perfect for a wedding dessert table or as a christening cake. To pipe buttercream petals, all you have to do is simply pipe a vertical row of buttercream dots.  Then ... Read More...

Buttercream roses and piping are a huge trend in cake design at the moment and the trend looks set to grow and grow. The beautiful trio of piped buttercream rose cakes are by The Layered Bakeshop (Ryan Ray Photography), while the cake designs below are from I Am Baker and the Sisters Cake Company. The buttercream rose cake makes an exquisite wedding cake in white or cream frosting, the design also works great in other colours too as you can see from the super pretty example below by Sugar ... Read More...