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Vintage American Patriotic Cake

June 27, 2012 by Carrie Sellman

Today is day two in our new cake series, The 4 Cakes of July!  Four talented bakers were asked to create new designs inspired by the 4th of July holiday.  To bring the beauty and colors of the American flag to life in a sophisticated cake design like none we had seen before.  And today’s cake is vintage elegance defined!

This second American beauty comes to us from Erin Gardner of Erin Bakes.  You may remember Erin from previous features on our site (like her rainbow cake and her honeycomb cake).  Erin’s vintage-inspired creation takes you back to small town America on Independence Day.  White picket fences lined with the stars and stripes.  Flag waving children eagerly awaiting the upcoming parade.  The fire truck making its way down main street, siren blaring, to start the festivities.  It’s pure patriotic fun!  And it’s The 2nd Cake of July!!

Vintage American Patriotic Bunting Cake | by Erin Gardner for TheCakeBlog.com

Erin shares the inspiration for her design:

“For this cake I was inspired by a “vintage” 4th of July.  Instead of bright colors, I chose more muted tones of burgundy, navy and ivory.  I love to draw inspiration from fabric, so I decided to wrap the bottom tier in striped red, white and blue bunting.  Something similar to what you’d see swagged from railings and porches along a parade route.

To top the cake I created a layered textured bow in alternating stars and stripes.  The center of the bow is finished with a brushed gold bunting.  To keep the focus on the ribbon and bow details, I kept the base of the cake clean with a smooth ivory finish.  The edges are finished with ivory cords along the top and middle tiers and a red, white and blue twisted cord around the bottom tier.”

Vintage American Patriotic Bunting Cake | by Erin Gardner for TheCakeBlog.com

Vintage American Patriotic Bunting Cake | by Erin Gardner for TheCakeBlog.com

I love everything about this cake!  The rich burgundy and deep blue perfectly contrast the soft ivory base.  From the draped bunting to the intricate stars-and-stripes bow, this cake is magnificent!  Its refined elegance puts a whole new spin on flag bunting and is vintage Americana at its best.  Simply put, it is fabulous!

Thank you, thank you to Erin Gardner for creating this spectacular design for us!  And to Mark Davidson for the beautiful photography!

VENDORS & CREDITS:
Cake:  Erin Bakes
Photography: Mark Davidson Photography

June 27, 2012 by Carrie Sellman

Carrie Sellman , Founder & Editor

Carrie Sellman is the Founder & Editor of The Cake Blog. Her work has been published in BRIDES Magazine, Country Living Magazine and featured online at People, Today, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Redbook, Real Simple, TLC, The Cooking Channel and more.

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Comments

  1. Joanna Rousseau says

    June 27, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    Not only is it pretty – – – everything from WOBC tastes fantastic!!!

  2. Lora says

    June 27, 2012 at 3:09 pm

    Wow, such a stunning cake! I love the bright colors of Cake 1 but I am equally in love with the muted, vintage colors in this cake. Superb, way to go Erin & team, as well as the lovely photography from Mark Davidson!

  3. beth says

    June 27, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    Always amazed at the talent that cake artist’s have. Beautiful piece of work!

  4. Lisa says

    June 27, 2012 at 5:36 pm

    Love the Americana feel this cake has. Beautiful.

  5. Nikki @ Tikkido says

    June 27, 2012 at 5:13 pm

    Absolutely gorgeous, clean work! I love it!

  6. Kara says

    June 27, 2012 at 5:17 pm

    I am in love with this cake!! Planning my wedding for 7.4.13 and this would be perfect!!

  7. Jodie says

    June 27, 2012 at 9:53 pm

    This is beautiful!

  8. Rachel says

    June 27, 2012 at 10:00 pm

    Love this!

  9. Erin Gardner says

    June 27, 2012 at 10:05 pm

    Thank you everyone! 🙂

  10. Marcus S says

    June 27, 2012 at 10:12 pm

    That has to be one of the best cakes I’ve ever seen

  11. Jennifer Landes says

    June 28, 2012 at 10:32 am

    LOVE this cake! It is patriotic, clean and simple looking. Good job!

  12. Jess @ Pen N' Paperflowers says

    July 3, 2012 at 2:51 pm

    I absolutely LOVE this!! The incredible vintage vibe and detail to the ribbon and cake accents is simply gorgeous. Wow!!

  13. Nicole says

    June 21, 2017 at 4:27 am

    I love this creative idea…..excellent!

  14. Roger Rosentreter says

    July 4, 2017 at 12:19 am

    Fantastic… Love it!!!

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