Luxury wedding cake designs often draw inspiration from current trends, cultural influences, and timeless themes that resonate with people’s sentiments. One of the most prevalent themes is the floral trend, which features cakes adorned with intricate sugar flowers, edible foliage, and natural elements. This trend celebrates the beauty of nature and allows for customization based on the season or the specific environment of the event. Floral designs can range from delicate and understated to bold and dramatic, offering versatility for any occasion, from weddings to corporate gatherings.
Creating exquisite cake designs is a meticulous art form that goes far beyond simple baking. It involves the harmonious balance of culinary skills, artistic vision, and a deep understanding of materials. Talented pastry chefs dedicate years to refining their craft, perfecting a single recipe, procuring the best ingredients. Cake designers spend decades honing the intricacies of working with edible materials and mastering the art of cake construction. Each layer, whether it’s a delicate sponge cake, a silky buttercream or a rich ganache, is thoughtfully chosen to contribute not only to the flavor profile but also to the overall aesthetic of the cake. The process begins with an idea, often inspired by nature, fashion, or even architecture, and evolves into a breathtaking centerpiece that garners admiration.
Welcome to a world where art meets baking, where flavors transcend boundaries, and where decadence is the ultimate indulgence. In this article, we invite you to embark on a tantalizing journey through the realm of extraordinary cake designs that are simply too beautiful to eat – almost.
Let them eat cake! KL’s bridal shower tea held at the Sarasota Yacht Club was a picture perfect afternoon! The closest of friends and family gathered to celebrate her upcoming wedding by dressing up and spending a carefree and decadent afternoon sipping champagne and eating cake!
Beyond the traditional Caesar, Cobb, and Wedge, The Art of Salad (A Arte da Salada) features over 70 delicious salads that you can easily make for your family and friends. These salads aren’t just green, they are full of color, texture, detail and flavor.
This couple tied the knot in a 19th century revivalist style private palace in the centre of Lisbon. It’s in a quiet, distinguished neighbourhood in Lisbon, a beautiful spot, with spectacular views across the valley. Designed by an Italian architect, the palace was renovated a few years ago and now serves as an idyllic, cosy setting for intimate weddings and celebrations.
From London to Lisbon, this vibrant young couple’s wedding was picture perfect. Their ceremony was held in the private chapel at the Ritz Carlton’s Penha Longa monastery in the Sintra hills, followed by black tie reception in the resort. About 200 international guests flew in to celebrate as best friends Chris and Leah became husband and wife.
Persian weddings are so beautiful, the level of detail is astounding. I was mesmerised by the Aghd - so many colors, textures and scents to take in. Endless bowls filled with herbs, pastries, breads, nuts, fruit, coins, candles and more, it was a spectacular scene.
From Lebanon to London to Lisbon, this international couple’s friends and families celebrated together on a gorgeous summer day in Lisbon at one of Portugal’s most well kept secrets, Palacio dos Marqueses da Fronteira. Nancy and Daniel’s wedding was set in an Italian-inspired formal garden, surrounded by the iconic blue and white azulejos representing various arts and mythological figures. I didn’t know this but apparently the garden hedges are cut in such a way that they represent the four seasons. How cool is that! A true fairytale location, just on the edge of Lisbon.
From the moment I met Caitlyn and Ivan I knew they were going to be the coolest of couples - it was such a pleasure to work with them to transform their vision into a truly unique, show-stopper of a cake. They chose one of my favourite flavour combinations, alternating layers of raspberry champagne cake and vanilla cake with raspberry jam and white chocolate swiss meringue buttercream.
I love winter weddings in Florida. And this gorgeous wedding coordinated by Brittany Eagans at the Ringling Museum of Art did not disappoint! Deep, dramatic tones of navy, burgundy and gold were incorporated throughout every last detail of this February wedding.
Royal Icing starts out as pure white, and when it dries, it becomes hard and opaque. You can achieve beautiful colors by adding gel color (I like Sugarflair and Wilton). Royal icing can be piped using a pastry bag and variety of tips to create flowers, scrolls and letters, among other decorative items.
It’s really important to create internal structure for a tiered cake so that it doesn’t cave in, tip over, slide or create any other potentially disastrous situation. Even if you are planning on mounting your cake on site, I recommend you dowel the tiers in advance to create stability once assembled.
As a cake designer, there is nothing more inspiring than working a couple who are obsessed with their wedding cake. And in this case, the couple didn’t disappoint! They wanted a tall cake, the taller the better. Sugar flowers were an absolute must. A custom lace pattern, and a hand piped monogram to make the cake really unique. The rest was left to me.
Speechless… how else can I describe what I felt as I set up this wedding cake, surrounded by such an exquisite setting! Maria Brady of Choreographed Events had done it again, she had taken my breath away…
If you didn’t catch my segment last week on ABC7’s Suncoast View, here’s the clip! Boozy pies are the craze right now, especially as everyone gets ready to plan their Thanksgiving Day feast menus.
Every cake tells a story. And this one’s mine. I have always had a passion for flowers and fashion. This cake started as an idea in my head because of the flowers in my garden. Spring was in full bloom, and the colours outside my window were so vivid.
Some people just radiate an overpowering JOY - they captivate you with their mesmerising smile and win over your heart within seconds of meeting them. And when I get to work with people like this, it just makes my job that much more amazing!
It's always been a dream of mine to have my own collection of cake stencils, and now this dream has come true, thanks to the awesome team at Evil Cake Genius. I am SO proud to announce the launch of my stencil designs for Evil Cake Genius, this is just the beginning! Below you'll find photos, videos and links to my Embroidered Lace Stencil Collection and Vine Stencil Collection. Stay tuned, this summer we will be adding more and they're going to be incredible..!
Here are some adapted highlights of what they've had to say about my collection on their site, you can view all of it by clicking on this link.
There’s just so much to love about Portugal, don’t you think? After 18 months of planning and endless hours of work, every little detail handmade in sugar, made with lots of love, for a super special couple. Thank you for choosing me, and for trusting me to create such an incredible cake. I love Portugal, and I’m so glad you saw the beauty that I have been surrounded by for the past 20 years. O meu coração pertence a Lisboa!
