Our contributor, Erica OBrien, owner of Erica OBrien Cake Design, is back for the next post in our Trending series. 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. Today is all about dramatically dark designs! I wanted this cake to be a celebration of the bounty of Thanksgiving, my absolute favorite holiday. ... Continue Reading
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10 Pretty Black Cakes
At one point and time, we wouldn't have dreamed of a pretty black cake. But over the last year, gorgeously-dark black cakes have been popping up everywhere. And we are absolutely loving this look. Black is such a bold color and it creates a wonderful contrast with white, soft pastels, neons and more. So today we're taking a look at some of our favorite black cakes. Here's 10 Pretty Black Cakes to Love! Petite flowers and shades of neon make this design, created by Erin Gardner of ... Continue Reading
DIY Cupcake Terrarium
Cupcake Terrarium - how to make a nature-inspired terrarium filled with cupcakes, edible greenery, petite mushrooms and miniature deer. A step-by-step tutorial by our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls. My sister and I were born and bred in the Midwest and there's no time like the fall to take a long walk, kick around some leaves and take in some nature. It's such an obvious source of creative inspiration and translates to cakes so easily, with its rich colors and ... Continue Reading
Apple Crumb Cake
Today we've partnered up with In The Raw® to bring you a classic fall recipe sure to become a new favorite in your home. There is something so joyful about baking for your family and friends, especially around the holidays. Traditional recipes, passed down from one generation to the next, baked with love for the people you love most. Today's goodness starts with a classic crumb cake recipe, shared years ago by a family friend, and then takes a turn down extra-delicious lane when we add in ... Continue Reading
Black & White Halloween
Our contributor, Erica OBrien, owner of Erica OBrien Cake Design, is here today with some fabulous Halloween cake inspiration... For these two cakes, my goal was simple: reinterpret Halloween in black and white. I wanted each cake to be symbolic of Halloween without being too literal. I love the sophisticated black and white Halloween decor that seems to reject the conventional Halloween palette of orange and black or orange and purple. For the first cake, the more formal of the ... Continue Reading
Technique + Imagination (III)
Today is Day 3 of a new mini series all about cake artistry! Three of our contributors teamed up on a project conceived to challenge each other while inspiring all of us. We talk about inspiration and techniques all the time here on The Cake Blog. But how do you take those concepts and translate them into your own cake designs? It's a process that every cake designer must go through, time and time again, as they build their skill set and define their own personal style. Because really, cake ... Continue Reading
Technique + Imagination (II)
Today is Day 2 of a new mini series all about cake artistry! Three of our contributors teamed up on a project conceived to challenge each other while inspiring all of us. We talk about inspiration and techniques all the time here on The Cake Blog. But how do you take those concepts and translate them into your own cake designs? It's a process that every cake designer must go through, time and time again, as they build their skill set and define their own personal style. Because really, cake ... Continue Reading
Technique + Imagination
Today is the start of a new mini series all about cake artistry! Three of our contributors teamed up on a project conceived to challenge each other while inspiring all of us. We talk about inspiration and techniques all the time here on The Cake Blog. But how do you take those concepts and translate them into your own cake designs? It's a process that every cake designer must go through, time and time again, as they build their skill set and define their own personal style. Because really, ... Continue Reading
DIY Gold Feather Cupcakes
Our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls, are back with a new DIY today! Join along as they share a new cake project with a straightforward step-by-step tutorial. It was only natural that at some point, feathers should end up on cupcakes. They're so irresistibly beautiful and so, so trendy right now. They're also very ripe for artistic interpretation and that's how we ended up with gold and coral tipped feathers as a modern topper for a simple textured cupcake. Even more ... Continue Reading
Summer Frills Cake
Everything around us seems to be signalling that summer is coming to an end. Children are heading back to school and Labor Day is just around the corner. But the weather here is still bright, sunny and warm. So I feel basking in the goodness of summer just a little bit longer before we officially switch gears towards fall. I hope you're with me because there's a delicious strawberry cake recipe coming your way later in the week. Plus, today's featured cake design is an absolute ray of ... Continue Reading
Does Sifting Make a Better Cake?
Our contributor, Summer Stone of Cake Paper Party, is back today with a new baking science experiment. Join Summer as she challenges a traditional baking concept and shares her results. BAKING ASSUMPTION: It is necessary to sift or whisk dry ingredients together. To sift or not to sift, that is the question. Most recipes call for either sifting or whisking together your dry ingredients before combining them with the other ingredients. I wanted to take a look at the necessity of ... Continue Reading
DIY : Teeny Tiny Flower Pot Cakes
We're excited to welcome our newest contributors - Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls! Join along as they share new cake projects and straightforward tutorials with simple step-by-step instructions -- helping you create beautiful, and totally achievable, results! So, we've been making cakes for a long time. Like years and years. And, although we never fall out of love with it, sometimes we're willing to spend hours designing, baking and creating a cake and sometimes, well....we're just ... Continue Reading
Prickly Pear Wedding Cake
Today's feature is a fresh new take succulents, updating this popular wedding cake trend with a hint of cactus. From its pristine white on white details to its naturally muted green accents, this cake is all about casual elegance. A chic herringbone pattern adds texture and visual interest while setting the tone for the fabulous cactus-inspired topper. This prickly pear cactus 'heart' is quite possibly the prettiest cactus you've ever seen, perched at the very top and accented with a delicate ... Continue Reading
Pastel Zig Zag Cake
Today's feature will seriously make your heart skip a beat. It's simply just that beautiful! A modern chevron cake created with individual triangles, cut and placed with meticulous detail, to form vertical zig zags aligned just so. Shades of soft pastels are hand painted, adding layers of depth and movement with each and every hue. It comes to us from Allison Kelleher, owner of AK Cake Design in Portland. Allison is an absolute master when it comes to geometric patterns. We've been ... Continue Reading
DIY: Vintage Butterfly Cake
Plain and simple, today's cake is an absolute stunner. It captures the beauty of spring with a elegant vintage vibe. An antiqued ecru-colored fondant is accented with black and white striped ribbons. While fondant appliques resemble the pages of an old Entomology book, filled with beautiful drawings of insects, paired with their Latin names. Only to be outdone by the amazing 3-d butterflies, in shades of pale blue and black, fluttering about. It's one of those cakes that you just have to ... Continue Reading
Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes
Our contributor, Lauren Kapeluck of EllenJay Events, is back with a delicious new recipe.... Do you often find your self drooling over sweets that others have pinned on Pinterest hoping that some day you will get the energy or time to make them. Then that day finally comes, and well, the outcome does not appear nearly as perfect as it did in the photos you were drooling over? This has happened to me a time or two specifically when it comes to cinnamon rolls! They are my weakness and one of ... Continue Reading
Easter Basket Cake
Okay friends, are you ready for new cake tutorial? I'm starting to think I have a thing for Easter cakes. You may have caught my Chocolate Bunny Cake from last week or my Speckled Egg Cake from last year. Well, today I have another new springtime cake for you. This time we're taking old-school basketweave and giving it a sleek and modern update. Inspired by the beautiful grapevine baskets that I keep seeing in my favorite stores. You know the baskets I'm talking about, right? Thin spindly ... Continue Reading
Chocolate Easter Bunny Cake
Chocolate Easter Bunny Cake - how to decorate this easy cake for Easter dessert, using edible grass, a chocolate Easter bunny and candy eggs. Spring is officially here and little signs of growth and renewal are sprouting up everywhere. Easter is just three weeks away and the white ceramic bunnies in my living room have been ready for weeks. If you haven't noticed by now, I love holidays. I love the planning, the decorating, the celebrating, and of course, the baking. Last year we ... Continue Reading
DIY: Surprise-Inside Ring Cake
Around here, we're kinda obsessed with pretty cakes. Straight sides and smooth icing makes our heart jump a few beats, because from first glance you know that sweetness is just a slice away. Your knife glides down through the frosting and a wedge of pure bliss is pulled out, destined for your plate. It doesn't get much better than this. Except, of course, when the inside of the cake is just as gorgeous, or perhaps even more gorgeous, than the exterior. A little something extra on the ... Continue Reading
Wafer Paper Flower Cake
LOVE. It's funny how one word can say so much. And when it comes to today's featured cake, this one word says it all. From its simplistic beauty to the modern color scheme, there is just so much to love about this cake. Crisp, extra tall tiers are covered in pristine white fondant, creating a canvas for the gorgeous details to come. LOVE, written in black script letters, conveys a sweet message appropriate for weddings, bridal showers, anniversaries or Valentine's Day. Really, any day is a ... Continue Reading
Delicate Lace Cake
Today's feature is one of those cakes that just simply makes you smile and let out a small little sigh of cake love. It's ridiculously beautiful, from top to bottom and everywhere in between. Creamy ivory fondant is accented with a soft grey bands and blush pink flowers. While a scalloped topper showcases the couple's monogram and a teeny-tiny Yorkie figurine looks on, sitting patiently and representing a gesture that all pet lovers can appreciate. And then, there's the lace. Delicate. ... Continue Reading
Metallic Chevron Cake
We're starting off the week with a new cake design that is over-the-top fabulous. Graphic prints are everywhere from our clothes to our home decor and of course, our cakes. We've been loving on bold patterns for years now but it seems as though sleek, modern cakes just keep getting better. Today's feature is a prime example of crisp lines and sharp angles meeting up at the corner of cake love and awesome! It comes to us from Jessica Harris and sports her signature graphic style. You ... Continue Reading
The 3rd 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
Recipe: Sweet Potato Cupcakes
Our contributor, Lauren Kapeluck of Crave. Indulge. Satisfy., is back with a delicious new recipe for fall.... Well November is here, and that means Thanksgiving is just around the corner! One of my favorite sides from the turkey day feast is always the sweet potatoes. We've done them several ways in my family over the years, baked with marshmallows on top or as a souffle with a brown sugar pecan topping. So as a spin off to the always popular sweet potato casserole I've created a Brown ... Continue Reading
Poached Pear & Cranberry Cake
Our contributor, Tessa Huff, is back with a new cake recipe perfect for the holidays…. I have a love-hate relationship with pears. When they are ripe, they are the most beautiful, juicy, and flavorful treats. Any other time, they fall completely flat. For this recipes, I decided to put our differences aside, and give some TLC to some pears. When it comes to the dessert menu, I hardly ever understood why anyone would ever chose a poached pear or cheese plate over decadent cheesecake or ... Continue Reading
Pink Week: Romantic Wedding Inspiration
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’ve been celebrating with pink all week long. And we're wrapping up our pink tribute with a rare Saturday edition. Because there were just too many beautiful pink cakes in my inbox to fit into one week. So I thought we'd sneak in one more post! (If you missed any of the prior days, you can catch up here). Today's feature is a gorgeous wedding shoot filled with shades of pink and little touches of gold. With oodles of details and sweets galore, ... Continue Reading
Pink Week : Pink Ribbon Dessert Diplay
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. We kicked off the week on Monday with this gorgeous Pink Awareness Cake. And today we're back for more! Our feature today is one of sweet abundance filled with pink desserts of every kind with a vintage flair too pretty for ... Continue Reading