A beautiful wedding cake inspired by their wedding gown is every bride’s idea of a dream wedding cake. Designing wedding cakes based on bridal couture is an art form in itself but with practice it is a skill that can be developed.
We have two fabulous examples above – a lace adorned wedding cake in cream and ivory via Martha Stewart Weddings above left, and above right, a wonderfully creative interpretaion of a wedding gown design created through the medium of cake by Fatma Alkuwari.
Zoe Clark of The Cake Parlour, London has a wonderful eye for design based on beautiful wedding gowns, with two terrific cake designs below based on Caroline Castigliano and Clarie Pettibone gowns, left and right respectively.
Below, Amanda Oakleaf Cakes created a beautiful, simple interpretation of this pretty Liancarlo dress (as featured in Boston Magazine.)
US designers, Lael Cakes created the stunning grey watercolour effect cake below left inspired by a beautiful Sareh Nourei gown (via Style me Pretty).
To the right, we have a wonderful design by Rachel Teufel of Intricate Icings who is renowned for creating fabulous wedding dress inspired cakes. (Rachel also teaches on Craftsy where you’ll find her class: Rachael Teufel- Cake Design Made Simple: The Wedding Dress )
Two elegant wedding dress inspired cakes with pleated detailing and buttoning by Emma Jayne Cake Design, below left and by Zoe Clark, The Cake Parlour, below right. (This cake design is included in Zoe’s Craftsy class: Elegant Lace Cakes with Zoë Clark.)
Pleating and ruching fabric effects create beautiful texture in the wedding dress inspired cake designs below by Sweet and Swanky Cakes, left (with Byron Roe Photography) and by The Flour Girl, Australia (below right).
Anoth Rachel Teufel of Intricate Icings classic – translating the design elements of the bride’s gown into a fabulous wedding cake, this time with elegant silver piping re-creating the beaded lace detail.
A stunning scallop-effect ruffle wedding cake below by Erin Gardner of The Wild Orchid Baking Company below in a smart black and ivory colour palette for a couture wedding cake design.
(Look out for Erin’s brand new book, Great Cake Decorating, currently on special offer at The Book Depository online including free world-wide delivery).
A second fabric effect wedding cake below with texturised ruffles by The Wild Orchid Baking Company.
Bakin’ Bits created the beaded wedding cake design below inspired by the accompanying couture wedding gown, with feather effect ruffles and elegant pleats.
Elizabeth’s Cake Emporium designed this truly unique wedding cake based on the beaded detailing of the gown below (images via Aphrodite’s Wedding Blog).
A fabulously pretty wedding dress inspired cake below by the wonderful Jelly Cake UK.
The Rooney Girl Bake Shop designed the masterpiece wedding cake below drawing inspiration from a couture bridal gown (via Style Unveiled).
Two more exquisite wedding dress inspired cakes below – by The Fondant Flinger (below left) with fabulous couture style pleating, and by the Rooney Girl Bakeshop with beautiful textured effects (below right).
Couture ruffles and fabric effects create a dramatic couture effect in the unique wedding cake design below by Maggie Austin Cake.
A blush pink floral sash features in the pretty summer wedding cake design below by The Layered Bakeshop, alongside the wedding dress on which the cake design was based (images via The Cake Blog).
US designers, Gateaux Inc created this fabulous customed lace wedding cake with a specially cut stencil based on the Chantilly lace adorning the bride’s gown below. This exact stencil is available online from their Evil Cake Genious stencil store.
The Abigail Bloom Cake Company draw on wedding dress design in their couture cake collection featuring the pleated and ruffled cake design below.
A second couture design by Abigail Bloom with fondant rufflle rosettes and satin effect ribbons.
Below is a striking ruffled and sequinned fabric effect design by Intricate Icings based on the bride’s beautiful wedding gown.
Melin Art Cakes. have designed two very chic cakes below based on bridal couture with lots of on-trend ruffles and frills reflecting bridal show design trends.
A beautiful lace-piped wedding dress inspired cake below by Dreamworld Cakes, Newcastle, with an exquisite fabric effect sash adding a couture touch.
Cove Cake Design in Dublin have interpreted this column style bridal gown in a coordinating column style cake accented with delicate floral appliques in the colour scheme of the gown.
Readers may also be interested in our features on:
- Fabric Effects in Fondant
- Pleated Cake Designs
- Beaded Cakes – Pearl Beading
- Beaded Cakes – Silver Beading
- Lace Wedding Cakes – Applique Lace, Lace Piping, Stencilled Lace and Lace Trim
- Floral Lace Wedding Cakes
- Ruffle Rose Cakes
- Ruffle Wedding Cakes Part 1 – Petal Ruffles
- Ruffle Wedding Cakes Part 2 – Fondant Frills
- Ruffle Wedding Cakes Part 3 – Asymmetrical and Vertical Ruffles
- Banded Frill Cakes
- Wafer Paper Frills, Ruffles & Accents
- Crochet Lace Cake Tutorial
- Knit Effect Cakes
- Birdcage Veil & Tulle Wedding Cakes
- Edible Sequins Wedding Cakes, plus tutorials
- Jewelled Sugar Flowers – Crystal Centres
- Cakes with Bows – Vintage Style & Modern
- Fashion Inspired Cakes
- Mannequin Cakes for Fashionistas
- Vintage Jewellery & Locket Cakes
- Vintage Accessories Cakes – Gumpaste Gloves, Parasols & Fans
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