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Cakes used to be very formal, and were almost always white with white decoration. And I must admit, I’ve never been a big fan of the miniature bride and groom topper. Today’s best pastry chefs are artist, architect, and gourmet all at the same time. They have mastered the latest techniques and materials for their sugared fantasies. They use fabulous old standbys like buttercream and fondant, but they also drape with white chocolate. They make breathtakingly real-looking flowers from sugar paste, but they also work with the world’s most exotic fresh blooms. They hand paint, they sculpt, they mold, they pearlize, they finish their cakes with a flawless silky smoothness. If you can dream it, they can build it!
Allude to the Table Runner
A stacked-tier cake is a study in vertical stripes, hand painted to mimic the barcode table runner on the dining tables, given dimension by attaching strands of pearlized beads.
Draw from the Tablecloth's Palette
This lighthearted, witty cake is an ode to brown, with each tier a different shade punctuated with contrasting three-dimensional bubbles, a burst of sophisticated fun that's ideal for a daytime wedding.
Use Mirror Magic
Place the cake on a mirror, which will create both drama and extra perceived height. For this Halloween wedding, the scheme was pure autumn - cognac, burnt sienna, tangerine, copper and gold - and the round cake design mimicked the in-the-round ceremony. Set atop this mirrored base, all these circles and spheres seem to extend down to the earth and up to the heavens.
Pure Presence
The delightfully hand-painted top embraces the color scheme of watermelon and mango and mimics the hand embroidery of the Indian tablecloths. It's pure fun.
Complete with Ladybugs
This Secret-Garden-style quilted stacked cake is decorated with handcrafted blueberries, wild berries, boysenberries, and even hand-painted ladybugs. A tablecloth made of moss takes the garden theme above and beyond.
