Buttercream. Buttercream. Glorious Buttercream. Today’s cake is all about the buttercream. Ruffles, roses, petals, swags, swirls and dots. This cake includes just about every popular buttercream technique from today’s cake scene. Armed with shades of purple and a piping bag, Kristin Kirkpatrick , owner of Fat Girl Cakes in Virginia, proves that buttercream can be just as fabulous as fondant. Each tier of today’s cake boasts a different piping style, giving buttercream lovers something to squeal about. Long live buttercream! Feast your eyes …

This is definitely the week for love and all things sweet. With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching tomorrow, I thought we’d get started with the chocolate today. Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate! Because really, what says “I Love You” like chocolate? This gorgeous chocolate wrapped cake comes to us from Jennifer Bunce, owner of The Hudson Cakery in Weehawken, NJ. Rolls upon rolls of chocolate fondant are wrapped, grouped, stacked and swirled. The end result has chocolate lovers swooning and mouths drooling. With golden cake pops and …

Ruffle Cakes. Frill Cakes. Whatever you call them, I think we can all agree. They’re fabulous cakes! It’s hard to believe it, but we’ve been gushing over this incredible style of cake for several years now. Wisps of fondant so delicate and thin, they’re almost translucent. Gracefully encircling the cake in rows upon rows of beauty. Many, many gorgeous ruffle cakes have graced the pages of this blog. And today we have a spectacular new design from the lady who put fondant frills on the map. And inspired one of the most popular cake trends …

The holiday inspiration continues with our newest cake series, The 12 Cakes of Christmas! We’re celebrating twelve days of beautifully festive cakes, created especially to inspire you to holiday greatness! Twelve talented bakers were asked to create innovative and elegant cake designs appropriate for both Christmas parties and winter weddings. And along the way, we get an up close look at what inspires this talented group. It’s 12 bakers baking…. it’s The 12 Cakes of Christmas!

The tenth cake in our series comes to us from Jacki Fanto, …

The eighth cake in our series comes to us from Sherri Meyers and her team at The Pastry Studio in Daytona Beach, Florida. You probably remember Sherri from previous features on our site (like this pink ruffled cake or this retro candy buttons cake). And we certainly can’t forget the incredible Nutcracker Cake featured last Christmas. Sherri is back again this year with a golden treasure that glitters with excellence. Sleek and seriously sophisticated, is cake is oh-so-fabulous. And it’s The 8th Cake of Christmas! …

The sixth cake in our series comes to us from Rachael Teufel, owner of Intricate Icings Cake Design in Erie, Colorado. Rachael has been inspiring us with her beautiful cakes for years now (like this vintage birdcage trio and this tangerine and turquoise tango). Rachael is a big fan of transforming fashion into fabulous cake designs. And well, we’re all big fans of both Rachael and her fashion-inspired cakes! So it goes without saying that we’re always thrilled to see what she has up her sleeve. Sophisticated and chic. It’s the 6th Cake of …

The fifth cake in our series comes to us from Erica O’Brien, owner of Erica O’Brien Cake Design located in Hamden, CT. You probably remember Erica from previous features on our site (like this ruffles & lace design or this winter white design). We’ve been crushing over Erica’s designs for several years now. With her refined style and knack for making current trends elegant, she consistently has us gushing. And today’s cake is no exception. It’s beyond gorgeous and it’s The 5th Cake of Christmas! …

The 12 Cakes of Christmas continues! The fourth cake in our series comes to us from Stevi Auble, owner of Hey There, Cupcake! located in San Diego. You probably remember Stevi from this gorgeously snowy cake we featured last January. I’m thrilled she’s joining us today and celebrating the wonder of winter, once again! With a design that is elegant. sophisticated. and exquisite. It’s undeniably beautiful… It’s The 4th Cake of Christmas! …

Yesterday, The 12 Cakes of Christmas officially began! I’m thrilled to say that this is the second year for this cake series. And it is bigger and better than ever! Twelve days of beautifully festive cakes, created especially to inspire you to holiday greatness! Twelve talented bakers were asked to create innovative and elegant designs appropriate for both Christmas parties and winter weddings. And along the way, we get an up close look at what inspires this talented group. It’s 12 bakers baking…. it’s The 12 Cakes of Christmas!

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How do you know when the holidays are upon us? The change in temperature outside? The hustle and bustle? Or the pumpkin spice lattes popping up at all of your favorite coffee shops?! Today’s cake celebrates the feeling of fall with it’s seasonal latte-inspired goodness! Layers upon layers of ruffles fade from a deep espresso to a creamy ivory. Surrounded by an abundance of beans and oodles of autumn pretties, this entire table has me craving coffee and cake! What a perfect way start to the day… coffee and cake! So grab your mug and prepare …