Metallic gold cakes have to be the epitome of wedding luxury – the cakes above by Let Them Eat Cakes (left) and from Style Me Pretty (right) simply exude opulence for a lavish wedding reception. What’s more, they would make a fantastic centrepiece for a 50th anniversary reception also. The gold metallic effect is very easily created. […]
All Of The Prettiest Hand-Painted Cakes: Part 1
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lemon Wedding Cakes – A Slice of Summer
With lemon bridesmaid dresses a key trend for the 2014 wedding season, lemon wedding cakes are set to be a popular request next year. While lemon-flavoured cake has always been a popular choice for spring and summer wedding cakes, lemon-coloured icing will be the colour of choice for summer brides next year looking for a slightly less-traditional […]