Cake Geek was fully expecting to have a new baby Prince or Princess in the UK by now and so this week's feature was planned in his or her honour. But the little royal baby is keeping us all waiting, so in anticipation of the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge having a healthy, happy new baby this week, we present a selection of glorious crown cakes to mark the occasion. Our feature cake (top left) sees a simple white-frosted cake taken to regal heights with an antique crown topper by Cakes by ... Read More...
Pinwheel Cakes
Pinwheel cakes are one of the prettiest cake trends around at the moment, especially for summer parties - and they are so simple to create, whether it's a pinwheel cake topper or a pinwheel side design for your cake. Our beautiful featue cake above in teal ombre is by Australian blogger, Kara Conaty of Butter Hearts Sugar (photography by Enchanted Empire), with three colour co-ordinated pinwheel cake toppers arranged at different heights for added effect. Vintage patterned paper makes ... Read More...
Mother’s Day Cakes
Mother's Day is the perfect excuse to make a beautiful vintage style floral cake to spoil your Mum or Gran with a luxurious afternoon tea. The fabulous pale blue and pink Mother's Day cake above left (by Ceri Badham of Fancy Cakes by Linda) features a delicate stencilled lace side design for an elegant vintage touch. (You'll find more on lace stencilling in our earlier feature here: Stencilled Lace Wedding Cakes.) Above right, Cotton and Crumbs have designed an exquisite multi-tiered cake ... Read More...
Valentine’s Cakes
With just a month to go, it's time to start planning your Valentine's cakes for 2014. For those in the cake decorating business, early promotion of a beautiful range of Valentines cakes as a alternative to flowers will reap rewards for your business. Indeed, mini "cakes for two" have been a surprise hit in the US with Duff Goldman's Charm City Cakes kick-starting the trend Stateside. We've chosen two subtle and stylish cakes as our feature cakes for Valentine's this year. We just adore the ... Read More...