One of the hottest cake designers right now is Canada’s Alexandria Pellegrino of the Cake Opera Company. And it’s her signature style, beautiful baroque gilded framing, that’s the subject of our feature this week. Alexandria’s beautiful cake above left is a stunning example featuring antique silver framed detailing, with the frame encasing the bride and groom’s personal […]
Exquisite Jewelled Wedding Cakes
Vintage wedding cake design has been taken to a whole new level with the emergence of the jewelled wedding cake trend. The stunning example above by one of Canada’s most admired cake designers, The Caketress, features an ornate pattern of edible sugar gems in the style of the Art Deco period, perfect for an ultra glamorous vintage wedding. […]
Lace Wedding Cakes Part 4: Lace Trim
We’ve had lace wedding cakes with applique lace, piped lace and stencilled lace – our final instalment on lace wedding cakes features cakes with real lace! There’s no simpler way to create that elegant vintage look than to wrap the base of your cake tiers in an ornate lace trim. We have two beautiful examples […]
Lemon Wedding Cakes – A Slice of Summer
With lemon bridesmaid dresses a key trend for the 2014 wedding season, lemon wedding cakes are set to be a popular request next year. While lemon-flavoured cake has always been a popular choice for spring and summer wedding cakes, lemon-coloured icing will be the colour of choice for summer brides next year looking for a slightly less-traditional […]
Lace Wedding Cakes Part 3: Lace Cake Stencils
Stencilling is one of the most effective ways to add a delicate lace effect to your wedding cake designs in a flash. The beautifully stencilled feature cakes above are by Sweet Art, Australia (above left) and Sweet & Simple Cakes (above right). And below, we have two more outstanding examples below by Yummy Cupcakes Australia and […]