Sunday Sweets Inspired By The Red Carpet!
January 31, 2016 Ever see a wedding cake modeled after the bride's dress?
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(By Sugarland)
SO COOL.
In fact, fashion-inspired cakes are a Sweet new trend, from celebrity red carpet looks:
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(By Zorica's Cake Art)
To runway fashions!
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(By Cake Mistress)
I love that bakers pair their creations with the inspiration photo, so we can see how they interpreted the design.
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(By Art Cakes Prague)
Not to mention the added bonus of seeing fabulous dresses. :D
That said, I don't have an inspiration photo for this next one; I just reeeeallly like it:
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(By Jeanne Winslow Cake Design)
You can tell it's also modeled after a sari, though; look at that perfect draping!
Here's another:
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(By Beau Petit Cupcakes)
It's amazing how the cake captures the overall feel of the outfit without copying it exactly.
Of course, some designs follow much closer than others:
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(By Floral Cakes By Jessica MV)
That feather texture is awesome!
These, too:
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(By CooCakeCachoo)
Not to mention that oh-so-intricate beading in the middle, and the ruching on top.
This one just makes me happy:
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(By Sweet ObsesShan)
Fantastic lace, hand-painted colors, and I like how the swag on top echoes the off-the-shoulder neckline.
Ah, now THIS one made my jaw drop:
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(By Cake Mistress)
That jagged texture on the cake is STUNNING, like an art sculpture! And then with the floral swag floating off the top tier, and the sparkles? Amazing. I haven't seen a design this creative in ages.
And finally, a masterpiece of edible sequins that someone will have to explain to me:
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(By Cake Heart)
How did they do that?
Of course, like with a magic trick, I'm ok not knowing. It's enough to sit here and marvel. (Or drool, as the case may be.)
Happy Sunday, everyone!
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Reader Comments (22)
Beautiful :D
Wow! I was going to try to pick a favorite but, no way, I can not choose! These are gorgeous cakes and this is by far my favorite Sunday Sweets of all time!
More! More, I want more!!!!
Here's Jeanne Winslow's cake with inspiration: (Facebook post)
These are stunning! (And I agree, these might be some of my favorite Sunday Sweets in recent memory!) Have you seen Joshua John Russell's Fashion Caker blog? http://thefashioncaker.blogspot.com He has some nifty cakes inspired by designers (my favorites are the Kate Spade and Alexander McQueen)
Well, here's one how=to on making your own edible sequins:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRnBNnKxYXg
My god, America is miles behind on this trend. Behold the proud outfit-matching of Walthamstow: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318718888189184.73745.186803391380735&type=3
There is a tiny matching icing zipper down the back of the cake to remove the decorations so the knife stays sharp & we don't get sequins in our teeth.
That taken care of, the cakes are so lovely I can't imagine them as edible. Look, drool, admire lovingly, but don't touch. Just gorgeous works of art <3
I like the cakes much more than the dresses honestly.
The polka dot cake is truly lovely, but that dress is what my mum used to call "stunning" - and she didn't mean it as a compliment. Good heavens, that is one ugly outfit!
I truly love the first cake. The rest not so much.
I could make the polka-dot dress work. What's killing it are the accessories. Lose the white knee socks, chunky bracelets, oversized sunglasses, and leopard-print parasol -- and the bleached-wig triangle hair -- and let the dress speak for itself instead of having to fight with everything ELSE the model is wearing. It's a sundress, so pair it with lightweight, low-heeled strappy sandals in white, and add delicate pearl drop earrings to echo the lacy hem. The hairstyle should either be short and breezy or a simple ponytail. Totally different look.
I am with Heather - the cakes are far more appealing than the dresses. And those cakes are all amazing.
When I read:
"Ever see a wedding cake modeled after the bride's dress?"
My first thought was this:
http://cakewrecks.squarespace.com/home/2009/8/7/here-comes-the-briaaaauugghhh.html#comment14480934
I'm glad to see that it can be done well!
This is kind of a "Who Wore it Better" and often the cakes win!
Several of the dresses would have looked a lot better on healthy women instead of on skin-covered skeletons.
Jen, I never comment and won't again. I just wanted to thank you for creating this fun blog that I look forward to looking at to make me smile and even laugh at. My girls and I enjoy it immensely. I love your commentary...makes even it even more hilarious! I'm sending an encouraging note because I see so many snarky, rude and sarcastic comments. I rarely look at that section for that reason. Takes the fun out of the post. But I feel like it must be hard for you to have to hear all the things people say to you ! I know most are probably funny and even positive...which is great. But I'm the type of person that is stung easily by the harsh words. So I wanted to tell you how much we enjoy the work you do. I believe everyone needs a pat on the back...and you make a lot of people smile everyday...and that's an important job in this harsh world. Thank you!
All truly fabulous. Except for the Halle Berry one. That fondant had a very sphincter-y looking quality that I would not want on a cake.
Beautiful cakes! I wonder if any fashion designers ever produced a dress that was inspired by a cake.
So BEAUTIFUL!!! But, if we're all honest here, the cakes look a lot better than fashion ;)
amazing work
Wonder full
work. everyone of this work,cake or piece of art is a masterpiece CONGRATULATIONS!