Hand-painted cakes are the most talked about design trend in the cake decorating world at the moment. We have two fabulous examples above by one of the leading proponents of the trend, Erin Schaefgen of the Three Little Blackbirds Bakery in the US. Erin teaches a free Craftsy class online on "The Hand-Painted Cake" which you'll find here: Free Online Cake Decorating Class. Joining Erin Schaefgen at the pinnacle of hand-painted cake art is the UK's Natasha Collins of Nevie-Pie Cakes whose ... Read More...
Lace Wedding Cakes Part 4: Lace Trim
We've had lace wedding cakes with applique lace, piped lace and stencilled lace - our final instalment on lace wedding cakes features cakes with real lace! There's no simpler way to create that elegant vintage look than to wrap the base of your cake tiers in an ornate lace trim. We have two beautiful examples above from the wonderful Maki's Cakes (left, author of Cakes to Fall in Love With: Beautiful Cakes for Romantic Occasions) and the fantastic Sugar Ruffles UK (right). Lace trim looks ... Read More...
Ruffle Rose Cakes
Ruffle rose cakes are a huge trend in cake decorating this year, especially in wedding cake design with ruffled fabrics featuring in so many of the bridal collections. It's a design trend that works great not just as a side design, which our beautiful wedding cake example by Jen's Cakery shows above, but also as a cake top design for single tier cakes. The very talented designer Elina Prawito of Bake-a-Boo Cakes & Cupcakes in New Zealand has created the superb cake (above left). It is one ... Read More...
Vintage Cameo Cakes
Nothing adds a touch of vintage elegance to a cake design like a sugarcrafted cameo brooch. And with the range of silicone cameo moulds on the market, it's never been easier to add that Victorian touch to your cakes. The wonderful Sugar Ruffles cake company have created the exquisite lace single-tier cake (above left) featuring a sugar cameo and vintage pearls, which would be perfect for special birthday party or anniversary celebration. The peaches and cream colour scheme also features in ... Read More...