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Cakes with Stripes

cakes with stripes by The Cake Parlour left and by My Cupcakery right

As with polka dots featured on Monday, stripes are also a great customisable cake design that work for lots of occasions, whether you're going for smart stripes or whimsical striping. Cotton candy pink and soft brown make a pretty combination in our feature cake (above left) by Zoe Clark of The Cake Parlour, with smart blue and grey creating a chic and unique colour combination in an elegant cake design (above right) by My Cupcakery. Blue and white stripes with a hint of beige makes an ... Read More...


Filed Under: Cake Designs for All Occasions Tagged: birthday cake ideas, buttercream cakes, contemporary cake designs, vintage party cakes, vintage wedding cakes, wedding cake trends, whimsical cakes

The “Half-Dressed” Wedding Cake: The New Naked Cake

crumb coated naked cakes by linda lomelino.se left and by Beth Kirby via Local Milk (coconut tres leche cake)

Rustic style "naked cakes" have been a huge hit for weddings, but now it's the "half-dressed wedding cake" that's set to take center stage. Just a thin scraping of buttercream or frosting around the sides of the cake is all it takes to create this slightly more dressed up version of the earlier naked cake trend. It's essentially the crumb coated version of a "naked cake", with the skim of buttercream giving it the veneer of respectability being slightly less naked! Aside from being even ... Read More...


Filed Under: Patisserie, Wedding Cake Design Inspiration & Tutorials Tagged: birthday cake ideas, buttercream cakes, seasonal cakes, simple cake decorating ideas, wedding cake trends

Sugar Succulents

succulent wedding cake by Cakes by Krishanthi left and silvery foliage and pink floral cake by Nine Cakes right

Love them or hate them, succulents are a big trend in wedding florals this year for rustic style wedding receptions. We have two pretty examples above, with a watercolour effect cake above left (via Inspired by This, Braedon Flynn Photography) and to the right, a rustic style beauty softened with blush pink blooms from The Butter End Cakery (image by Leila Brewster Photography). You'll find tutorials for a selection of sugarcrafted succulents here: From Man Bakes Cake: gumpaste ... Read More...


Filed Under: Wedding Cake Design Inspiration & Tutorials Tagged: buttercream cakes, contemporary cake designs, rustic wedding cakes, wedding cake trends

Pinata Cakes & Tutorials

pinata cake with easter bunny inside from zuckerzimtundliebe.wordpress com

Mexican-style "pinata" cakes with sweets hidden inside are a huge hit for children's parties. For Easter,  Sugar, Cinnamon & Love have created a  fabulous mini Easter surprise cake with a chocolate bunny hidden inside that even us grown-ups would love. This magical little Easter cake is made by trimming the tops off two cupcakes, scooping out the centres, fiiling them with sweets and a foiled wrapped bunny, then placing one cupcake on top of the other and buttercreaming them together. A ... Read More...


Filed Under: Patisserie Tagged: birthday cake ideas, buttercream cakes, cupcakes, whimsical cakes

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