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...
Sweet Table Styling
For an ultra chic wedding or party, a stylish sweet table or dessert table is one of the most elegant ways to add that lavish touch to your party. Beautiful sweet table styling never fails to wow party guests. The UK's Little Boutique Bakery have created the exquisite sweet table above encompassing all the elements of dessert table perfection - complementary styled cakes, vintage decorated cookies, elegant cake stands and old style apothecary jars, fabulous florals, pretty hanging ... Read More...
DIY Cake Stands – A Great Christmas Gift Idea
One of the easiest and simplest DIY christmas gifts to make for a cake decorating friend or indeed any friend, is a pedestal cake stand. The beautiful cake stands above are made simply from candlesticks and decorative plates, glued together with a strong DIY adhesive glue which you can get in any DIY store. The candlesticks were sprayed with cream paint and given a "distressed" finish using sandpaper for that shabby chic look. To make a set of matching cake stands, use candlesticks of ... Read More...
Bunting Cake Toppers
Bunting cake toppers are the perfect way to add a touch of vintage chic to your cake design, whether it's a simple birthday cake like the cake (above left) from Kara's Party Ideas or a splendid spring wedding cake like the vintage design by Rachelle's Beautiful Bespoke Cakes (formerly Planet Cake UK) above right. Bunting cake toppers are so simple to make and you'll find a tutorial here to help you. Vintage candy-striped straws can be bought online: Vintage Party Straws, but wooden skewers ... Read More...