Circle Wedding Cakes
Think of a traditional wedding cake, and chances are, you will immediately envision a tiered white cake with round layers. Round, or circle, wedding cakes are the standard for tradition. Whether the layers are separated by columns, or rest one upon another, it is safe to say that the majority of tiered cakes favor layers that are round in shape. In recent years, bakers have added interest to the otherwise traditional (and sometimes unexciting) profile of a round cake by stacking layers that are very similar in size, or by varying the height of various layers. But regardless of the size and height, circle wedding cakes are here to stay. And what could be more appropriate to signify and celebrate unending love, than the circle?
Yellow Abstract Flower Wedding Cake
We hear that a lot of couples are going for smaller celebrations these days. Maybe their circle of friends is smaller. Maybe they’re cutting down on the expense of a big wedding. Or maybe they’re just thinking that a wedding is kind of an intimate thing, and really doesn’t need to be shared with everyone you ever met in your life.
Whatever the reason, we’re seeing really lovely examples of smaller cakes, like Read More
Cake Topper Friday: Felt Valentine Lovebirds
We’re not done with Valentine’s Day yet – oh nosireebobby!
Aren’t these little lovebirds adorable? I mean, the polka dot cake by Cakebee in Centreville, Virginia, was already all kinds of sweet, but then the dream team baker and bride came up with these precious felt bird cake toppers. The red on the hearts coordinates with the cake so perfectly! And the birdies are so life-like that you can practically hear the chirrups.
The bird motif was super hot in 2011, and it looks like it will carry over into 2012. What do you Read More
Van Gogh’s ‘A Starry Night’ Cake
This is not to say that Vincent Van Gogh made this cake. Nor am I implying that the cake was made for the long-departed, troubled, and fabulous Post-Impressionist artist. (Post-Impressionist, not Impressionist. Know your art history, Lovelies.)
This is to say that I LOVE this cake.
How fantastic is it? At once, recognizable as inspired by one of Van Gogh’s most famous works. But the feeling of movement, the energy, the texture, the colors – all spot on.
We espied this fantastic cake on Pinterest, and did a little Read More
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Ombre Sugar Valentine’s Heart 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
Red and White Roses Cake
Happy Valentine’s Day, Everyone!
Are you counting how many times I wish you that? I hope not.
Well, I mean, I can’t help it. It’s the month of looovveee. And thank goodness for it, since this is kind of a slow wedding time 😉
I had to show you this one. I love the simplicity of it, with the breathtaking, full-blown, real roses trimming the cake. Red roses are so sultry, don’t you think? Almost daring you to gasp at their brazenness. But here, they are Read More
Let Them Eat Cake: Sunday Round-Up for February 12, 2012
Greetings, Cake Lovers! What is holding your attention these days? Dreaming of hearts and pink and red? Or are you more forward-thinking, and have you run onto green beer, or even Easter goodies?
We are counting the days until spring, well, springs, here. And we’re checking Read More
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Gothic Roses and Birdcage Wedding Cake
In last week’s round up, I featured a link to Boho Weddings, a fun UK wedding blog that celebrates unique and unusual wedding details. I was so excited to see one of my favorite cakeries, Cakes by Beth, featured in one of their posts!
Beth Mottershead took a unique professional path to her post as owner and creator of Cakes by Beth, via a PhD in Materials Science. That meticulous attention to detail, coupled with a love of creativity, led her to the place she is today.
Beth recently launched her 2012 Cake Collection (I LOVE that she launches Cake Collections, like the true artist and designer she is!) We’ll be featuring Read More
Square and Round White Wedding Cake
Isn’t this pretty?
There is nothing that I like better than taking a little tradition, and twisting it on its head. You still have the elegance that you started with, but you end up with something totally new and unique.
Here, we have a lovely white cake. Sounds a little boring, yes? But how could it be? Our cake artists have played with shape, giving us both square and round. They’ve changed up the Read More
Fall Fruits Wedding Cake
Sometimes, there is just no way to react to a cake, other than….
Sigh.
Isn’t this just simplicity and beauty and wholesomeness wrapped up in a tidy little edible confection? I bring you this cake courtesy of Martha Stewart Weddings. The cake was made by Karen Menning Porter, the sister of the bride. Karen apparently owned Tilly’s Cakes of Neodesha, Kansas, at the time of the post, but I can no longer find a website 
BUT – let’s focus on the Read More
Pink and Sage Green Graduated Layer Wedding Cake
My girl crush on Erica O’Brien was documented here (and here and here) long ago. So you will not be surprised to find out that, as I was getting my feet wet on Pinterest today (I know…where have I been??), one of the first cakes I pinned, without even knowing it, was one of Erica’s pretty cakes.
Oh, there is just something about the way she works! Everything is so clean and uncluttered, so original and crisp. When I went to research this cake, I of course found three more that I love LOVED. Look for those over the next few months.
This gem is palest pink with an earthy, silvery sage green ribbon Read More
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