Our contributor, Erica OBrien, owner of Erica OBrien Cake Design, is back for her next post in our new series called Trending. Erica is helping us translate today's top trends in fashion, design, art and everyday life into fabulous cake designs. Watch each month as she goes from inspiration on pinterest to cake concept and then the final cake design. With this insider look into her creative process, we hope you'll start to see inspiration everywhere in world around you. Today we're talking ... Continue Reading
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TRENDING: Chalkboard & Paper Flowers
Our contributor, Erica OBrien, owner of Erica OBrien Cake Design, is back for her second post in our new series called Trending. Erica is helping us translate today's top trends in fashion, design, art and everyday life into fabulous cake designs. Watch each month as she goes from inspiration on pinterest to cake concept, sketch and then the final cake design. With this insider look into her creative process, we hope you'll start to see inspiration everywhere in world around you. Today we're ... Continue Reading
TRENDING : Stripes & Florals
We're excited to welcome our newest contributor to The Cake Blog! Erica O’Brien, owner of Erica O’Brien Cake Design, will be joining us each month for a new series called Trending. Erica is helping us translate today's top trends in fashion, design, art and everyday life into fabulous cake designs. Watch each month as she goes from inspiration on pinterest to cake concept, sketch and then the final cake design. With this insider look into her creative process, we hope you'll start to see ... Continue Reading
Fabric Flower Cake
A cake can be inspired by just about anything... an invitation, a flower, a pattern on a favorite dress. Today's cake is the perfect example of how inspiration can strike anywhere. Created by the talented cake designer, Erica O'Brien, this lovely display was inspired by a pillow. Yes, a pillow! Erica took a fabulous flowered pillow by Dwell Studio and created one stunning cake! Fabric flowers are everywhere, why not on a cake too? With one look at this cake, I think you'll agree that ... Continue Reading
Top Cake Designs of 2013
Happy New Year! We're excited to kick off another fabulous year of cake inspiration here on the blog! But before we jump right in to new posts for 2014, we're taking a second look at the best of the best from 2013. I’ve sifted through the 200+ posts from the last twelve months to find the ones that you loved the most. Based on your pageviews, Facebook likes and Pinterest pins.... we're taking a look back at the most popular posts from the last year. Yesterday, we highlighted the Top Recipe ... Continue Reading
The 9th Cake of Christmas
It's our third annual holiday series.... The 12 Cakes of Christmas!! We're oohing and aahing over twelve marvelous cake designs, created especially for this series! All brand new, never seen before, and created by some of your favorite bakers! For our theme this year, we're taking a moment to reflect on our favorite Christmas memories and traditions. It's a feel good month, celebrating the little things that make this season shine bright. Each of our featured bakers was asked to create a ... Continue Reading
Pink Week : Fabulous in Pink
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, The Cake Blog is going pink! For an entire week, we’ll take a break from the Fall and Halloween inspiration to celebrate with pink. To remember, honor and support all of those who's lives have been touched by breast cancer. In the United States, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Around the world, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, claiming the lives of hundreds of thousands of women each ... Continue Reading
Rustic Buttercream & Sugar Flowers
Grab your cup of coffee and settle in for a few as we pour over the incredible images of today's featured cake. Because well, it's one of those cakes that will have you feeling warm and fuzzy inside. Appreciating that less if often more and that perfect doesn't always mean sleek and polished. This natural beauty is what happens when rustic meets romance and love ensues. Charming ridges of buttercream skip around the cake as if they're leading us to patches of beautiful blooms. Blossoming ... Continue Reading
Ice Cream Inspired Sweets
I don't know about you, but we're creatures of habit in this house. Our weekly routine generally ends on Friday night with homemade pizza and a squeal-filled game of hide and seek. Once the munchkin is in bed, Mr. Sellman and I catch our breath before the weekend begins. One Friday night, we got crazy and introduced ice cream into the mix. Its funny how quickly a toddler can adapt to a new routine when it involves ice cream! Now her definition of Friday is hide and seek... and ice cream. ... Continue Reading
5th Cake of Christmas
Yesterday we announced a fabulous KitchenAid Giveaway, just in time for the holidays! But now it's time to get back to the cakes. 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, ... Continue Reading
From Flowers… to Cake
Whether it's February 14th or 15th, love is in the air everyday here on the blog. Cake love that is! As we usher out Valentine's day, don't be sad. Today's cake will make your heart equally as happy! It's another great example of how beauty inspires beauty! We talk a whole lot about inspiration day after day. A few weeks ago, we featured a gorgeous Ruched Cake inspired by the bride's wedding dress. Today we take another look at cake inspiration. So, what happens when a talented cake ... Continue Reading
Very Merry Christmas!
I am officially signing off for a few days to spend the holidays with my family. But before I go, I thought I'd leave you with a quick recap of our holiday cake series.... it's been 12 days of festive cake inspiration here on Half Baked. Hopefully it has inspired you to holiday cake greatness and made you very merry! It’s 12 bakers baking…. it’s The 12 Cakes of Christmas! Ho, Ho, Ho! The 1st Cake of Christmas... A Gingerbread, Candy Cane Fantasy created by Pink Cake Box. The 2nd Cake of ... Continue Reading
The 10th Cake of Christmas
Today is going to be a two-post kind of day. Because well... it's crunch time! Christmas is a mere 5 days away and there's lots of baking and wrapping to be done! But while you bustle around with last minute holiday prep, take a moment to pause and enjoy something beautiful. Like the next cake in our series, The 12 Cakes of Christmas! Imagine yourself in a smart wool coat wrapped with a fabulous scarf. Now imagine that same look... but on a cake! We're bundling up with another winter ... Continue Reading
BRIDES Magazine’s Most Beautiful Cakes
You know... I write about cakes all the time. Each day I feature cake designs that I adore, which were created by others. It is my privilege to post their images and share their talent for everyone to enjoy. Normally, my write ups come easily as I oohhh and awe over the details and techniques used.... fully appreciating the time, skill and effort involved in each and every creation. But when it comes to today's post, it's harder to find the right words. Most of you probably realize that ... Continue Reading
Ruffles & Lace
I've always been a fan of simple, sophisticated and modern. Whether we're talking about clothing, furniture, or cake! That is my personal style and at one point in my life I would have cringed at the idea of lace and ruffles. Over the years, my taste has evolved and I now find myself drawn to designs that include a subtle touch of something soft and romantic. But when it comes to cake, it still needs to be crisp and clean. I think that is why I fell in love with today's cake. This amazing ... Continue Reading
Fabulous Cake Friday: His, Hers & Theirs
I realize no one needs a new reason to love Fridays, because really, what's not to love about a Friday? But personally, I think Fridays have gotten just a little bit sweeter since we started our 'Fabulous Cake Friday' segment. And today I have another fabulous cake for you. Even better, it's not just one cake but three cakes! Today's cake design was created by Erica O'Brien and could not be more charming. In shades of grey and pink, this design is simple and chic. Not to mention that it ... Continue Reading