Sunday Sweets Celebrates SEQUINS!
July 22, 2018 There's a sparkly new trend in cakes, and I think you're going to like it:
SEQUINS.
Like this!
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(By Cakey Jane's in Buckinghamshire, UK)
Ahhh, pretty as a new penny - I'm always a sucker for shiny copper.
The trick seems to be combining just the right amount of sequin bling:
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(By Patisserie V Marie in Ontario)
Look how the gold sets off the rest of the cake - it really does seem to sparkle!
I like the peek-a-boo effect of this one:
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(By The Fondant Flinger in Washington state)
Plus you can see why so many sequin cakes are gold and pink; this color combination is heaven together.
Here's another:
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(By Juniper Cakery in Yorkshire, England)
So dreamy with those soft ruffles!
I'm falling hard for this cobalt blue number:
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(By Shannon Bond Cake Design in Kansas)
Look how the sequins drift up the cake, like they're floating!
And this metallic bronze, omigoodness:
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(By Kara's Couture Cakes, full tutorial at the link!)
This one amps up the drama with velvety black and the shiniest gold leaf:
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(By Karen's Kakes in Texas)
Which reminds me: how about some black sequins?
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(By Eileen Fry Cakes in California)
So classic with the red roses!
Here comes another in copper, set off with a single magnolia on top:
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(By Cakes Rock! in Austin, Texas)
And a whimsical little keyhole design worthy of Tim Burton:
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(By Delice in Bulgaria)
I think this might be my favorite!
Ahh, but I haven't shown you any silver sequins yet, have I? So here's the grandest vintage beauty - like a 1920s flapper dress reborn in sugar:
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(By Cake Heart Custom Cakes in Manitoba)
::swoon::
It's so beautiful.
Hope you guys enjoyed! Happy Sunday!
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Reader Comments (12)
Oh that is gorgeous. :D I love edible bling. :D
I’m curious about the edibility of sequins. Because, ultimately, a cake’s main purpose is to be eaten enjoyably rather than to be admired as a work of art. I think bakers sometimes forget that. To paraphrase Robert Heinlein (I’ve been re-reading a lot of sci-fi lately): I’ll choose a cake that’s plain but tastes gorgeous over one a beautiful one that’s just okay.
The cakes with sequins are lovely I agree, but are they edible?
I can just see the wreckers sprinkling REAL sequins on their cakes after this. Cough, cough!
A moment with google had edible sequins for sale and tutorials on how to make them.
Thank you for the clarification. I did not know there were edible sequins, I'm not a professional baker. But it just seems like a lot of bakers do use non-edible items (plastic birthday signs, plastic balloons, fake flowers, twigs & leaves and wax candles) on cakes and you are expected to know not to eat them.
Number 3 by The Fondant Flinger is breathtaking. I think that is the most elegant cake I have ever seen.
SaraCVT, the sequin cakes i have seen in real life are just round sprinkles painted with edible paint. Not only edible, but actually decent tasting. Though the black one does make me shudder a bit when I think about the teeth of the partygoers.
I am look forward to see what the wreckerators will do with this.
I'll have to google to see how they make them so shiny! And yeah, I can just imagine wreckerators lining up to use real, non-edible ones, or just roundish bits of fondant, or...can't wait to see!
Oh the first one or the dark blue one are soooo beautiful. However, when we had edible glitter milkshakes, there was glitter residue in our.... for days. Surely this will be the same? Happy to try these to experiment though.
I'm confused. The cake with the magnolia and the candle in front of it -- what is that black thing sticking out, like a Dalek?