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Yesterday, we introduced you to a current cake trend for 2011… cake trios. Three individual cakes, each with their own design, working together to create a perfect display of cake harmony! Varying heights, textures and techniques are unified by a common thread to create one cohesive display. And honestly, it’s hard enough to resist one cake let alone three!
Well, we’re continuing on with this trend today featuring a lovely trio of cakes created by Andrea Boudewijn, chef and owner of Superfine Bakery in Los Angeles. These three cakes, in varying shades of mocha, cream and chocolate, are tied together by their fashion-inspired adornments. Flirty sugar ‘fabric’ flowers edged in 24K gold mixed with gold buttons give this trio a great vintage vibe while remaining completely edible. Proving yet again that three cakes are better than one, check out this charming Mocha Cake Trio…
Andrea of Superfine Bakery shared a few thoughts with us about her charming cake trio:
“Brides are looking to create new and different ways of displaying their cakes, so I’m finding more of them receptive to the “deconstructed” cake — one that is expressed as a multiple cake table (I’ve done up to six cakes on one table) or one that is expressed as a coordinated trio, like this one.”
A few thoughts from Andrea about the design:
“The love note ribbons were inspired by a real couple’s love notes! The one on the smallest cake reads ‘I’ll love you forever,’ and over on the chocolate medium cake reads ‘You’re the bomb, babe.’ I think every couple should be represented in some personal, romantic way on each cake, so this was our solution.”
Inside the darling exterior was almond cake soaked with coffee rum and layered with chocolate ganache and mocha buttercream. Does that not sound delicious?!? Yet another reason why three cakes are better than one! A huge thank you to Andrea of Superfine Bakery for sharing her delightful Mocha Cake Trio with us today!
Vendors & Credits:
Cake: Superfine Bakery
Today is one of those rare occasions… when I share one of my own cake designs. I primarily write about cake now, but occasionally I get the opportunity to design something new. I’ve been dying to post this for months, but I had to see it with my own eyes first! I am tremendously honored to have a second cake featured in BRIDES Magazine! Really?!? Yes, really! Back in September, I shared a cake I designed for BRIDES Most Beautiful Cakes of 2011. I truly did not think it could get much better than that moment, until the editor contacted me about a second cake! This time, the request was to create a design inspired by the oh-so-popular chevron pattern to be featured on their ‘White Hot’ trends page. And it’s finally here, in print!! My Zippity Zigzags, Chevron Cake!
Really?!? Can someone pinch me please? After the initial shock wore off and several late nights of sketching later, I sent over 5 different designs. Each design unique but all inspired by chevrons. Maria, the editor, helped me narrow it down to one final design which, of course, was by far the most challenging to create! A two-tier round cake featuring extra tall tiers with a detailed chevron pattern flowing across the tiers from bottom to top. The colors… teal, sky blue and deep orange.
I must say, it is definitely easier to draw a perfect chevron pattern on a sketch than to create one on a round cake! Let alone to have the pattern flow across two tiers seamlessly. It doesn’t seem that tricky except that the top tier has a smaller circumference than the bottom tier. I know, that makes my head hurt too! My math skills were definitely put to the test on this cake. It’s actually somewhat of an optical illusion that the chevron pattern looks the same on both tiers, because it’s not. It’s two separate patterns. The angle of the chevron on the top tier had to be sharper than the bottom tier so the zigs and zags would align correctly. I’d like to think my high school geometry teacher would be proud. But in reality, he’d probably give me a B on this cake because my angles were just a tad off. The back doesn’t line up quite as perfectly as the front. But hey, every cake has a back, right?
Each individual fondant ’tile’ is hand cut, trimmed and aligned. I wanted the fondant ‘ fashion’ flower to mimic a flirty, felt flower. Sort of like the one on your favorite belt or hair accessory. I loved this flower so much that I used the same technique on my daughter’s first birthday cake (stay tuned for pictures of that cake, hopefully to be featured sometime before she turns two…).
I could not feel more honored and blessed to be a part of this feature. I would be remiss if I didn’t say a few thank yous, starting with my husband. He took on extra daddy duties so that I could squeeze this project into an already crazy schedule! Many thanks to Maria and the other editors at BRIDES. I will forever be grateful for the amazing opportunities to be featured in your publication, all three of them! {Yes, if you’re keeping track, there’s another fun surprise on the horizon. More on that coming in December!}
And I’ve said it before but I have to say it again. Half Baked wouldn’t exist without the many cake designers who allow me to showcase their work on a daily basis. They provide us all with such great cake inspiration and this process only reminds me of the time and effort involved in every one of their creations! I can only hope my words do your designs justice. And last but not least, a huge thanks to all of you, for allowing me to share a bit of my work with you today.
Be sure to pick up a copy of the November issue of BRIDES Magazine to see all of the zippity zigzag, chevron inspiration!
When it comes to styling a display, three is the magic number. Everything just simply looks better when grouped in threes. Perhaps it’s the balance created when three unique objects are arranged together in one cohesive display. And when it comes to cake… if one is good and two is better, then three is a trifecta! Over the next few days we’re going to explore a current cake trend in the wedding and party scene, Cake Trios! Three individual cakes, each with their own design, working together to create a perfect display of cake harmony! It’s doesn’t get much sweeter than this!
Today’s featured Cake Trio is a charming display created by Emily Lael Aumiller, founder and owner of Lael Cakes in Brooklyn. With peaches and cream as the inspiration, Emily created these beauties for the Martha Stewart Weddings website. In shades of peach, cream, coral and gold, these three cakes play so nicely together. Varying heights, textures and techniques are unified by the soft color scheme to create one eye pleasing display. Prepare to swoon over this charming Peaches & Cream Cake Trio…
Emily of Lael Cakes shared a few thoughts with us about her stunning cake trio:
“Each of the designs were fabricated in unique methods — combing different approaches to sugar sculpture and pastry application. While each have their own place as individuals, as a trifecta I think they have an incredible way of tying together the same theme and aesthetic! As a bonus Jen Huang and Sierra & Juliet from Poppies & Posies assisted me in making the shoot come to life!”
Each one of these cakes is a stunner, all on its own. Put them together and you have style perfection! A very special thank you to Emily of Lael Cakes for sharing her amazing Peaches & Cream Cake Trio with us today. We love, love, love it! {Yes, three times the love! Love, love, love!}
Vendors & Credits:
Cake: Lael Cakes
Photography: Jen Huang
Floral & styling: Poppies & Posies
This week we’ve been exploring a current cake trend for 2011, cake trios! When it comes to styling a display, everything simply looks better when grouped in threes. Cake included! Three individual cakes, each uniquely designed, arranged together in one cohesive display. Varying heights, textures and techniques come together to create the perfect trifecta of cake!
We’re wrapping up the week with our third lovely cake trio. After all this talk about the perfection of threes, it only seemed appropriate to feature 3 cake trios! Today’s featured trio is a vintage yet elegant display by Cocoa & Fig. Together with a group of Minnesota-based talent, Cocoa & Fig created this display for an inspiration shoot full of natural charm. Set in a restored school house on a local farm, the theme was Heavenly and so were the cakes! United by their textured buttercream icing and surrounded by picturesque desserts and flowers , we’re totally crushing on this Rustic Buttercream Cake Trio…
Laurie from Cocoa & Fig shared a few thoughts with us about this display:
“We were thrilled to be part of this ‘heavenly’ photo shoot in collaboration with some of the best Minnesota wedding vendors. The setting for this shoot was a country farm and old schoolhouse – the perfect backdrop for our rustic styled cakes and desserts which included Rhubarb Galettes, Berries and Cream Shooters, and Lemon Meringue Tarts, along with a trio of rustic buttercream iced cakes.”
Oh how I love the layered texturing on this two-tiered white beauty! Simple, natural and oh-so-elegant. Delightful little daisies are the perfect touch to finish off this rustic look.
Three beautiful buttercream cakes surrounded by rustic tarts and mini desserts… what is not to love about this charming cake trio? From the pink ruffle cake perched on a dainty white stand to the Rhubarb Galettes and Berries & Cream Shooters, this entire display is just heavenly!
I hope you’ve enjoyed our trend segment on cake trios! Be sure to check out the first two featured cake trios if you missed them earlier this week (find the posts here and here)! And remember that we have a great photo canvas giveaway going on until Sunday! A very special thanks to the talented Laurie and Joe of Cocoa & Fig for sharing their Rustic Buttercream Cake Trio with us today. Happy Friday everyone!
Vendors & Credits:
Cake: Cocoa & Fig
Photography: Brandon Werth
Event Design: Chelsey Paul
Floral Design: Munster Rose
See the Full Photo Shoot Here: Brandon’s Blog
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by Maria Mendoza
(Brooklyn, NY)
The first tier was a marvel cake (chocolate & vanilla) with a cookies & cream filling covered in navy blue satin fondant decorated with red fondant patches on the corners made to look like bricks with the picture of father & son (birthday boy)cut out in gumpaste, some places I bought around three sides and Fondant little balls to form the border.
Top tier were three 6' yellow cake with chocolate mouse filling covered in red and black fondant embossed to look like a brick building. On the roof placed two pieces of black and yellow fondant and open it up leaving the black on the bottom and peeling the yellow and black on top to make it look like it exploded.
Placed a Superman topper flying out of the hole and then place gumpaste stars on white wires and dusted them with glimmer dust to make them shining.
On the building I wrote Happy Birthday. The border were small fondant balls. The cake board was covered in a paper that had happy birthday all around and them covered in transparent plastic paper.
Can't say the little boy liked it. He just turned 1 year old but his father was very happy with the cake.
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Sponge Bob
Sponge Bob and Friends
Sponge Bob Cookie Bouquet
Recently a little girl requested Sponge Bob. The cake was chocolate sour cream and the decorated cake was done in buttercream. Tip 18 did the majority of the decorations, with tip 12 for the eyes, 32 for the ruffles. Tip 5 for the outlining.
Put fish sprinkles along the ruffled border. To treat her further, made decorations with color flow for sugar cookies of Sponge Bob and his friends placed over sugar cookies drawn from pictures found on the internet.
Made two- one to use to make the color flow and the second to use as a pattern for the cookies. She enjoyed the results.
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by Joanne Clifton
(Fredericksburg, Texas)
I raise boxers and nothing makes me happier than to watch them for hours with their antics. One of the people that we were selling a pup to, had been corresponding with us from even before the latest litter was bred and we had become good friends thru our emails.
When we got together to meet in person, I had wanted to do something special for her besides bringing her pup to her. I had found out that she loved vanilla cake with chocolate frosting, so I set out to make it a special cake. The cake itself was vanilla, with the top iced in pale blue buttercream smoothed.
I iced the sides with dark chocolate, with a number 32 shell border around the top ring, and bottom border. I had drawn a boxer pup, marked similar to hers, outlined with straight black color flow icing, filled in the appropriate areas in diluted color flow icing to make the pup, allowing it to dry under a heat lamp several hours before placing it on the cake with a line of color flow and allowed to dry in place.
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by Joanne Clifton
Fredericksburg (Texas)
horse cookies
cookies of horse in bouquet
The cake was a little girl who loves horses. The pan has a pan of horse pantastic decorated in yellow with 18 point star of the majority, 4 for the exponent and the eyes, 32 for the border of the shell, multi tip for the mane, herbs and flowers drop tip for flowers.
With cake, I found some pictures of cute horse and used to make a bouquet for her sugar cookies decorated with icing of colour flow. I have a copy to make drawings of flow of color to allow them to dry and the other to use as a form of cutting just be exposed at the top of the dough, sugar, the cut out with a sharp knife on the parchment paper, so I just need to remove the excess and transfer the parchment in the cookie sheet.
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Others will have had it thrust upon them as they reach the retirement age set by the government or business. In either case, the cake decoration that you choose can help set the mood of the party to add excitement to see them go and on to new endeavors, or a commiseration at reaching the end of their career.
Otherwise, a cake in the shape of a boat or airplane will impress, and won’t be hard to do. You just need to make a rectangular cake and then use a template to get the right shape. The fun part is trying to get the icing right, so it might be worth having a practice run before the party.
Most people dream of the time when they are able to stay at home playing with their grandchildren or go out playing golf instead of working. If your retiree is planning the quieter kind of retirement, then these retirement cake ideas will work well for them. Try to make sure that you do a bit of research about what they are actually planning on doing rather than picking out stereotypical retirement activities.
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Photo courtesy of jennicatpink
Above all, you’ll need to discuss your retirement cake ideas with the person who is retiring. Unlike a birthday where if you make a faux pas you always have the next year, a person only retires once so it’s important to get it right.
It may be worth having a few ideas to take to them and ask them for their preference. Don’t be offended if they don’t like any of them; if anything this means that you’ve saved them embarrassment at the party and yourself a lot of time and energy.
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A photo of the evening pyjamas -it is easy to make a cake that looks like a group of people in sleeping bags on the other side. Either make a series of oval shaped cakes or make several rolls of Switzerland of sponge, cream and frozen. If your pressed, you can also use Twinkies as they will have the good kind of form. Throw the cake next to the other to represent the many people who come to the evening pyjamas. To implement a color fondant sheet and to set out on the "people". You can then decorate the cover as you want, and the addition of detail for the face and hair.
A pair of Pajamas pants - one of the key elements of the ritual evening pyjamas is the pyjamas that guests bring, it is a good topic to choose for the design of your cake. It is also one of the most versatile evening pyjamas cake ideas that you can use any design of the color you love. You can customize by trying to recreate the design of your child will wear the pants of, or the left open to the decoration by their guests upon arrival. In any event, you need are two rectangular cakes that you trim at the top and join the right corner with icing.
A midnight feast theme -if you like to make fondant sculptures of icing on top of a cake, and then make the necessary parts of a feast of good midnight will look fantastic. Articles since a bowl of candy, a sandwich or a bottle of soft drink will not only look impressive but also feed their imaginations for the end of inevitable evening snack. The best design would be a circular cake with a layer of base of throughout coloured icing. Create each object individually and use toothpicks to secure their to the rest of the cake. You can experiment with the layout on a piece of paper before you start.
Above all, you need to run your evening pyjamas cake ideas past your child.
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Shaped cakes look best on boards cut to fit!