{"id":350,"date":"2013-06-09T15:18:09","date_gmt":"2013-06-09T16:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cake-geek.com\/?p=350"},"modified":"2021-03-15T06:03:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T06:03:56","slug":"harlequin-cakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/harlequin-cakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlequin Cakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A harlequin or diamond shaped pattern is a great side design for birthday cakes or celebration cakes.\u00a0 It gives a great whimsical feel to the overall cakes design and is a very striking pattern.\u00a0 It’s very popular for party cakes Stateside but UK decorators have been slow to embrace the harlequin for some reason!<\/p>\n

A harlequin pattern works great for decorating chocolate cakes as you can see from the two examples above, the\u00a0cake on the left by\u00a0TV star Duff Goldberg of Charm City Cakes <\/a>and the cake on the right by SugaryWinzy.<\/a><\/p>\n

You can use a diamond shaped cutter to cut out the harlequin shapes if you have one, but a square cutter turned on its side works just as well, as you can see from the two examples above.<\/p>\n

We have lots more wonderful whimsical\u00a0harlequin cakes below to inspire UK decorators.\u00a0 First, we have three super creative cakes\u00a0by Tuff Cookie Cakes,\u00a0followed by\u00a0two outstanding cakes by\u00a0cake decorating superstars,\u00a0The Pink Cake Box.<\/p>\n

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While the harlequin pattern is usually\u00a0associated with\u00a0cakes with bright bold colours, it also adds a cute touch to pastel cakes with two pretty examples below by Cake Central contributor, DianeLM<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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For more whimsical cake ideas and inspiration, see our features on Swirly Pop Cakes<\/a> and Quilled Cakes<\/a>.<\/p>\n