A teapot cake brings a wonderful surprise factor to any tea party or birthday celebration. The tradition of afternoon tea has made a welcome return and has been embraced as enthusiastically by the younger generation as well as the older generation and makes a superb party theme. And what better way to bring the theme to life than with an actual teapot cake?! Like all our favourite cakes here at CakeGeek, a teapot looks difficult to make, but is surprisingly easy! It involves making two dome ... Read More...
Harlequin Cakes
A harlequin or diamond shaped pattern is a great side design for birthday cakes or celebration cakes. It gives a great whimsical feel to the overall cakes design and is a very striking pattern. It's very popular for party cakes Stateside but UK decorators have been slow to embrace the harlequin for some reason! A harlequin pattern works great for decorating chocolate cakes as you can see from the two examples above, the cake on the left by TV star Duff Goldberg of Charm City Cakes and the ... Read More...
Lollipop Cakes
Of all the cake trends of the moment, this is Cake Geek's favourite for a big celebration. Whether is a children's party or for an adult who's still a kid at heart, these are statement cakes no matter what the celebration. The cake above left is by the talented Kathy Dvorski in Toronto and very cleverly combines three celebrations in one cake - a tier for each party girl. The middle cake is based on the story of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and is by the wonderful Elisa Strauss at ... Read More...
Hot Air Balloon Cakes
Hot air balloon cakes are the birthday cake theme of the moment Stateside. Seeing a hot air balloon in the sky is a magical sight so a hot air balloon cake is guaranteed to make a beautiful centrepiece at a ny party and will definitely entrance the little ones. The cake (left) is by party planner supremo Kara Allen and features in her book Kara's Party Ideas. The next cake is a variation on the same design, with the colour pink beautifully incorporated. It's by Sweet Things (Toront0) ... Read More...