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Pastel Thai Inpired Wedding Cake

Thai Inspired Wedding Cake

Erica of  Erica O'Brien Cake Design takes us in a decidedly unexpected direction with today's Thai-inspired cake.

I have seen some really beautiful cakes that pull from Asian inspiration, but most of the time, they featured deep, bright colors. But with this cake, which was featured in a stylized shoot, we see beautiful Thai design elements approached with the light, deft touch of pastel.  And it works beautifully.  I absolutely love the stacked fondant Thai arches, and the way that Erica alternates a couple of gold layers into the mix.  And the sweet flower blossoms, as well as the gold-tinged peony, are breathtaking.  She even plays with Read More

 
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Fondant Ice Cream Pop Cake

ice cream pop wedding cake

And so, it is upon us.  That time of year that Floridians hate the most.  While the rest of you are flaunting your about-to-dip-into-crispness temperature, we continue to swelter. And since making hay while the sun shines sounds incredibly boring, I’ll embrace my lot, Sunshine State Style – with a trip to the beach and an ice cream treat.

I’ve said it before:  Erica O’Brien is a cake goddess. Check out this simply, stunningly adorable Ice Cream Pop Cake that she came up with.  Her inspiration? Read More

 
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Ombre Sugar Valentine’s Heart Cake

Ombre Sugar Hearts Cake

OMG, y’all.

You know that I adore the genius, ingenuity, and hard word that is Erica O’Brien Cake.  From the beginning of my work on this blog a year ago, I have followed her creative process through her blog with fascination.  Right now, I’m captivated by her move across country and her hard work to get her new shop up and running in Hamden, Connecticut.

But in the midst of all the crazy that opening a business entails, Erica still finds time to be, you know, inspired, which just floors me.  And she always seems to find inspiration from things mere mortals Read More

 
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Sparkle White Wedding Cake

sparkle white wedding cake

You had me at pate de fruit.  No.  Seriously.

Because we love love LOVE! the sweet and pretty around here, we spend an inordinate amount of time gazing at pretty cakes.  Sometimes we tire of our usual haunts and look for fresh perspective.

That’s how I found this cake and accompanying sweets table, which maybe made me jump up and down, clapping, like a little school girl.  Just a little.

I love this simple dessert table.  No, Read More