Chalkboard cakes are becoming one of the most popular design requests for cake decorators, especially for the vintage-rustic style wedding. While chalkboard signage and papercrafts have been trending for weddings for a while now, it took the ingenuity of Liz Marek of Artisan Cake Company to bring chalkboard art to wedding cake design. Liz's much admired chalkboard wedding cake below has graced many bridal blogs and you can learn The Artisan Cake Company's tips and techniques for chalkboard ... 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...
“Happy Birthday” Banner Cake
This "Happy Birthday" banner cake is a great birthday cake design - it's super on-trend and yet it's quick to create. Best of all, it still leaves room at the top of the cake for a candle, a number or name topper, plus the peach and pink tones work great togeather for a summer celebration. The cake banner is made with pink sugarpaste squares with peach-coloured lettering, simply lined up in a garland design and attached with edible glue. A double layer of peach ruffles is wrapped right ... Read More...