Cake design is an art not a science. At least that is what my cake design teacher, Bonnie Gordon once told me. After making a dozen cakes and about a thousand cupcakes over the past three years, I agree. Cake decorating is an art. Baking is a science. I will leave the intricate, detailed oriented cake decor up to the real artists while I stick to baking! I only excel at minimalist design.
The cake designer, like the artist, draws inspiration from his or her external surroundings and never more so than today has fabric and textiles become a gold mind for ideas.
Take the work of creative cake company, Crumb de la Crumb not only has owner and artist Lorie Burcham successfully replicated damask and mosaic pattern, there is also a cool polkadot pattern that I like.
crumb de la crumb damask cake
crumb de la crumb mosaid and swirls cake
crumb de la crumb sea trail cake
Martha Stewart Weddings also ran a piece back in 2005 on fabric inspired cakes. What I enjoyed about the magazine’s article was that there was an accompanying fabric board with textile swatches pinned up to match the cake designs. I only wish my cake decorating skills reach the level of these talented cake designers one day.
Here are a couple of my favourites:
Calico print cake (via martha stewart weddings)
Eyelet Cake by Wendy Kromer Confections (via martha stewart weddings)
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