{"id":5047,"date":"2014-06-08T20:37:30","date_gmt":"2014-06-08T21:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cake-geek.com\/?p=5047"},"modified":"2021-03-15T06:41:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T06:41:37","slug":"metallics-lace-wedding-cakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/metallics-lace-wedding-cakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Lace & Metallics"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vintage lace and antique effect metallic finishes make a wonderful pairing for a glamorous wedding cake design.<\/p>\n

Our stunning feature cake above combines a fabulous mesh lace bordered with baroque style flourishes and an “aged” effect silver metallic bottom tier in a terrific design by Sydney’s Yummy Cupcakes and Cakes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While a metallic finish usually adds a vintage touch, it can also lend a contemporary feel to a smart wedding cake design, with a perfect example (below left)\u00a0 in the beautiful blush and ivory wedding cake by Sweet Disposition Cakes.<\/p>\n

On the right, Sugar Suite<\/a> have given an antique effect to their wedding cake design with delicate lace piping over-painted in metallic gold (image by Amalie Orange Photography)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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You’ll find a tutorial in our feature on Metallic Gold Cakes showing you how to apply gold or silver leaf to a cake and you’ll also find a tutorial on applying lustre dust (to achieve a pearlised gold or silver sheen) here: lustre dust cake tutorial.<\/p>\n

A smart, contemporary wedding cake by\u00a0Faye Cahill Cake Design<\/a> features below with soft peach stripes, a statement blush sugar flower, old world lace, classic black ribbon detail and a contemporary metallic silver finish.<\/p>\n

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Another antique style wedding cake with garden peonies and vintage damask lace complemented with silver leaf for a luxe finish by Coco Cakes, Melbourne.<\/p>\n

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Scrumdiddly<\/a> have designed a truly unique wedding cake in their design below which blends pastel blues and pinks perfectly with classical piping, lace and silver leaf for a young and vibrant wedding cake design.<\/p>\n

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Lace overpiped or overlaid on silver leaf adds a magnificent touch to the two wedding cake designs below by Sweet Bloom<\/a> (left) and Takes The Cake<\/a>, Australia (right), highlighting the beauty of the lace perfectly.<\/p>\n

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One of the most truly outstanding wedding cake designs Cake Geek has come across this year is by Curtis & Co. Cakes below – an exquisite beaded lace wedding cake with antiqued gold top tier inspired by the bride’s vintage beaded gown below – a true work of wedding cake art.<\/p>\n

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Dulcie Blue Bakery have also created a beautiful lace patterned cake below with metallic gold highlighting the delicate lace detail to full effect.<\/p>\n

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Two splendid lace and metallics cakes below from the wedding cake collection of Faye Cahill Cake Design.<\/p>\n

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Luxury gold leaf and shimmering lustred tiers provide a beautiful backdrop for the antique lace effects (created using the Evil Cake Genius<\/a> stencils) in a design by Gateaux, Inc<\/a> (below left).\u00a0 To the right, a classic floral wedding cake adorned with beautiful lace piping by Sweet Ruby Cakes<\/a>, highlighted with a gold leaf tier for a beautiful vintage touch.<\/p>\n

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A truly regal towering wedding cake below featuring gold lace trimmed tiers, elegant gold separators and delicate lace stencilling -created by Shakespeare’s Cakesphere and based on a design by The Whimsical Cakehouse.<\/p>\n

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An antique brooch, golf leaf trim and gold lace detailing combine to create an elegant vintage wedding cake below by Way Beyond Cakes by Mayen. <\/a>You’ll find Mayen’s tutorial here<\/a> which shows you how to make the top two tiers of this cake and you can buy the exact moulds used on Etsy here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To the right, Sweet Art of Mine<\/a> have created a opululent towering wedding cake design in decadent gold leaf and shimmering oyster with beautiful lace detailing.<\/p>\n

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The Berliosca Cake Boutique<\/a> demonstrate how an embossed lace wedding cake can be transformed with gold edible paint or lustre powder for a terrrific vintage cake design.<\/p>\n

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