Circus cakes are a great all round cake design for birthdays - they work as boy's cakes, girl's cakes and right up to 21st cakes. We have a beautiful selection of designs below, from simpler styles to more dramatic creations to inspire your own circus cake design. The fabulous feature cake above was created by the UK's Bite Me Bakery for a carnival themed party, incorporating beautifully hand-painted icing appliques to give the cake an extra 3-D dimension (image by Clare Tam-Im ... Read More...
Ballerina Cakes: Part 1
A beautiful ballerina cake is guaranteed to light up the eyes of any little girl for her birthday. Whether it's a classically elegant ballerina cake or a little cartoon-style ballet girl, once it's pink and it's pretty, it's a hit. NEW: See our collection of Ballerina Cakes Tutorials here, plus Ballerina Cakes: Part 2. We have two superbly elegant ballet cakes above by Dream Cakes by Robyn (above left) with beautiful hand-modelled ballet shoes and pretty ruffles, and to the right, an ... Read More...
Hand Painted Cakes: Part 2
Hand painted cakes are one of the most admired cake design trends of the moment and painting on cakes is one of the most versatile skills a cake decorator can acquire to add to their repetoire of techniques. Drawing and painting doesn't come naturally to us all, but with a bit of practice there are lots of floral designs that one can easily master to create beautiful vintage style cakes. For those new to cake painting, check out our earlier feature here on Hand Painted Cakes for tips and ... Read More...
Handbag & Purse Cakes
Designer handbag cakes are an ever popular birthday cake and special occasion cake request for cake decorators. We have two exquisite works of art above by the super-talented Kris Ngoei of Bake in Paris - a luxurious red Dior and a smart blue LV handbag cake. Below, we have a fabulous Hermes handbag cake by Barbara Luraschi of Sweet Janis Sugar Art, with all the details of Hermes "Kelly" bag design re-created exquisitely. If Mulberry is your designer of choice, we have a very stylish ... Read More...