BOLD CAKES
Chris and I love bold cake design. We love bold, bright colours and anything that is a little out of the ordinary.
One of our favourite cake designers is Kate Sullivan of Lovin Sullivan who is based in New York. Here are two beautiful and bold cakes that have used the seasons as inspiration. The designs are so whimsical. The summer cake reminds me of gin and tonics, the best summer drink.
What I think is really gorgeous about these cakes is how the motifs are hand painted on. When you choose a cake it is a gret idea to think about the different textures that can be used, like hand painting, icing cut outs of patterns or embossing of the icing. Using a mixed medium also creates spectacular results.
Below are two more of Kate Sullivan’s amazing cakes using bold colour palettes and motifs.
Another source of inspiration when designing cakes is fabric. We recently had a wonderful client who brought in a swatch of fabric from her wedding dress. Chris used this as inspiration for the colour and a piping design to go on top of the cake. The bride also asked us to wrap the same fabric around the base of the cake and this was the result.
This is what the bride said about the cake
“Hi Alisa and Chris,
We wanted to pass on the huge amount of praise from our guests on the beautiful looking and fabulous tasting wedding cake you created for us. It was simply unique and divine. I am so proud to see it on your website cake gallery.”