A teddy bears picnic cake always works great for birthday parties for little ones and is a great cake to have in your collection. The above cake by Zoe Clark of The Cake Parlour keeps it simple yet chic with pretty vintage colours in sage green, pale blue and pink rosebuds. It's a theme you can go into as much detail with as you like, as the cake designs below demonstrate. While our own preference here is for pastel coloured children's cake, the teddy bears picnic theme works great in ... Read More...
Lollipop Cakes
Of all the cake trends of the moment, this is Cake Geek's favourite for a big celebration. Whether is a children's party or for an adult who's still a kid at heart, these are statement cakes no matter what the celebration. The cake above left is by the talented Kathy Dvorski in Toronto and very cleverly combines three celebrations in one cake - a tier for each party girl. The middle cake is based on the story of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and is by the wonderful Elisa Strauss at ... Read More...
How to Pipe Buttercream Ruffles & Frills
Buttercream ruffles and frills make up the final part of our buttercream piping series. The terms are used interchangeably, but here at Cake Geek we tend to call the design above buttercream "ruffles" and the designs at the bottom of the page, buttercream "frills". Whatever terms you use, both designs create a beautiful effect and are super on-trend at the moment for wedding cakes and party cakes. The two beautiful cake designs above are by Colour It Sweet (left) and by Carisa's Cakes ... Read More...
How to Pipe A Buttercream Petal Cake
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...