Today’s featured cake is as sleek as it is modern.  A not-so-ordinary cake created for a not-so-ordinary wedding.  Inspired by the bride’s lace fascinator, this design is strikingly bold and simply beautiful!  Gorgeous hand-painted swirls embellish all three tiers, softly contrasting the crisp black and white color combo.  It’s the perfect combination of graphic and glamorous, retro and chic.  All perched upon one fabulous black cake stand.  Let’s take a look at this Mod Black & White Swirls Cake, created Jamie Hoffman, owner of Yuma Couture Cakes in Yuma Arizona.

Jamie of Yuma Couture Cakes shares the story her design:

“When I met with the bride, I could immediately tell the design was going to be out of the ordinary.  I was presented with bright red peacock feathers, black and white checkerboard dance floor photos, and an absolutely out of this world red, black and white feather and lace fascinator that she planned to wear down the aisle, with a curious little black and white hand painted clip that was attached to the fascinator.  I knew that design would need to be the inspiration for her cake.  Initially I sketched out three tiers with only one little swoopy design and some gumpaste feathers for the middle tier, intending to be minimalist, but immediately scribbled out what I drew and covered all three tiers with it.  The bride was thrilled!  On cake day, I carefully free hand painted the fondant covered tiers with black gel color and several different script style brushes.”

Don’t you just love the whole vibe of this display?  The hand-painted swirly tiers, each embellished with a single black band.  Not only is the cake a stunner, but check out that cake stand!  You know how I love cake stands…  and every cake deserves a stand as fabulous as this one!  It’s slender sleek appearance creates the perfect pedestal for this incredible cake!

A special thank you to Jamie Hoffman of Yuma Couture Cakes for sharing her Mod Black & White Swirls cake with us today!  We love it’s bold creativity and style!

VENDORS & CREDITS
Cake: Yuma Couture Cakes

I’m loving all of the vintage horse imagery slipping into bridal inspiration lately.  For months, I’ve been hoping to see a beautiful cake befitting this trend appear in my inbox.   And sure enough, that is exactly what we have in store today!  With diagonal stripes in blush pink and a delicate lace topper, this is not a horse cake per say.  But rather a sophisticated take on an equestrian theme, created by Renata of Lovely Cakes for a collaborative wedding shoot.  It’s a scene full of dainty horseshoes, soft argyle, coordinating side cakes and rustic charm.  Prepare to fall in love with today’s elegant Equestrian Wedding Cake.

Oh my goodness, it’s stunning!  And the more you look, the more there is to love.  Diagonal stripes perfectly spaced.  Dainty silver horseshoes peg the cross of a soft argyle pattern.  A mix of tall and short tiers accented with crimped edges and delicate rope borders.  And that is just the beginning!  Coordinating argyle side cakes topped with rustic pom poms complete this gorgeous scene.

Renata of Lovely Cakes shares the inspiration for her design:

“The inspiration for the shoot was equestrian, but I wanted the cake to also have a vintage feel.  That was the reason why I painted the stripes on the cake, so they would be kind of faded and antique looking.”

A big thank you to Renata of Lovely Cakes for sharing her stunning Equestrian Wedding Cake with us today!  It has our hearts galloping with excitement!

Vendors & Credits
Cake :  Lovely Cakes
Event Styling : Stacie Shea Events
Photography : Photography and More
Cake Pom Poms : Michelle Edgemont
See the full wedding shoot here: Style Me Pretty, New York

Over the last year plus, burlap has been popping up everywhere!  You can spot great touches of burlap anywhere from weddings and parties to fashion and home decor.  I must admit that I am quite enamored with the burlap trend.  I love finding new and interesting ways to incorporate burlap into an event.  Invitations, table runners, flower arrangements and signs… all better with a little burlap!  Its textured and natural appearance adds a touch of rustic charm to just about anything!

So when I saw today’s cake, I was instantly in love!  It’s perfect for Autumn and features an incredible, and completely edible, burlap bow!  It’s a rustic chic Sugar Burlap Cake, created by Rachael Teufel and her team at Intricate Icings Cake Design located in Erie, Colorado.

It’s incredible, right?  I feel like I’ve been waiting for this cake!  Brides have been waiting for this cake.  Party planners and burlap-lovers have been waiting for this cake!  Burlap itself has been beckoning…. for a talented baker who would accept the challenge and recreate burlap out of sugar.  Well, Intricate Icings heard the call and answered in a phenomenal way!  Let’s get a better look, shall we?

This gorgeous shot of the sweets table gives another perspective on the cake.  You can see how the sugar burlap band wraps around the second tier to secure the oversized burlap bow.  Okay, this calls for one more close up…

Oh, for the love of burlap!  That bow is simply amazing!  I personally hope the burlap trend is here to stay for awhile.  And this cake is perfectly suited for any event where burlap makes an appearance.  Weddings, showers, birthdays…. even holiday parties!

A special thank you to Rachael of  Intricate Icings Cake Design for sharing this little charmer.  We are in love with your Sugar Burlap Cake!

VENDORS & CREDITS
Cake : Intricate Icings Cake Design
Photography :  Shelley Coar Photography
Event Styling : Ali Polson for Parties on a Pedestal