{"id":1682,"date":"2014-07-09T02:11:34","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T03:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cake-geek.com\/?p=1682"},"modified":"2020-02-17T18:44:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T18:44:26","slug":"vintage-suitcase-cakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/vintage-suitcase-cakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Suitcase Cakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Suitcase cakes are always been popular with brides and grooms heading off on an exotic honeymoon, but they’re more popular than ever now for a whole host of occasions – as an 18th birthday cake for teenagers heading off on a gap year, as 21st birthday cakes for graduates heading abroad after college, for retirees embarking on a world tour or for wedding couples who met on their travels.<\/p>\n

We#ve put together a selection of beautiful vintage luggage cakes to inspire you with the fabulous examples above by cake artists, Pavani Kaur of Firefly India<\/a> (above left) and Elina Prawito of Bake A Boo Cakes<\/a>, New Zealand (above right).<\/p>\n

For a girl’s going away party, we have two cute pastel suitcase cakes below from London cake designer, Rachel Mount<\/a> (below left) and from Blog Mega Silvita<\/a> (below right).<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Dontz of Sweetest Couture Sugar Delites<\/a> has designed a lady-like handbag to go with her vintage suitcase stack (below left), while\u00a0 The Clever Little Cupcake Company<\/a> have paired vintage hatboxes and suitcases in their elegant wedding cake design, below right.<\/p>\n

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Australia’s Cake Avenue have designed a beautiful vintage luggage wedding cake below with pretty floral accents and scattered petals.<\/p>\n

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A very on-trend vintage-themed wedding cake display below left from French Made<\/a> and on the right, lady-like hatboxes and luggage are crowned with a beautiful sugar flower bouquet in a very pretty design by Gateaux Inc.<\/p>\n

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Two more beautiful vintage floral suitcase cakes below from Pasteles\u00a0 Alma<\/a> (below left) and via The Knot<\/a> Wedding Channel (below right).<\/p>\n

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Mike’s Amazing Cakes<\/a> created the old-world style luggage cake below with the terrific detailing synonymous with all of Mike’s designs.<\/p>\n

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A superb cake below for globe trotters with a map of the world cleverly incorporated into the design by Sweet Face Cakes<\/a> (below left) and a perfect travel-themed cake for jetsetter with a stack of design LV suitcases from OK Sugar <\/a>(below right).<\/p>\n

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You’ll find the tutorial for the vintage suitcase cake (below left) by Jacque Benson at Sugar Teachers here: suitcase cake tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And a striking teal blue, brown and paisley-patterned design via Indulgy.com, below right.<\/p>\n

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Destinations and travel tags give the funky cake below an authentic feel from Jagode-Zavri<\/a>, Slovenia.<\/p>\n

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Rosebud Cakes<\/a> have designed the wonderfully imaginative suitcase cake below for a 40th birthday cake.<\/p>\n

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The Parisian-themed vintage suitcase cake below was design by Faye Cahill Cake Design<\/a> in a soft shade of pink and gilded gold for an elegant lady’s cake.<\/p>\n

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Antique style luggage cakes below with lots of great extra details by Crafty Cakes<\/a>, Exeter (left) and DeVoli Cakes<\/a> (right).<\/p>\n

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More antique luggage but this topped topped with an amazing vintage car by Cakes by Mina Bakalova<\/a>, Bulgaria. (You’ll find a fantastic tutorial on a classic vintage car by Mike McCarey available on Craftsy: Cake Decorating: Classic Car, Timeless Techniques by Mike McCarey<\/a>) .<\/p>\n

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A fabulous polka dot design featuring beautiful round suitcase cakes by Pirikos Cake Design & Party Shop<\/a>, Portugal.<\/p>\n

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Our two suitcase cake designs are in two completely opposing styles – a 1950’s vintage suitcase wedding cake with a tropical theme below left by Gateaux, Inc<\/a>. and a chic etched gold suitcase stack by Elizabeth’s Cake Emporium<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Our final suitcase design also has a wonderful tropical holiday feel – a beautiful luggage cake by Janet O’Sullivan of The Cupcake Lady<\/a>, Adelaide.<\/p>\n

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