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Showing posts with label cake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cake. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

little cakes

1.)  single rose blossom cake   2.) winter marshmallow cake via style me pretty  3.) little white cake via 100 layer cake     
4.) little white cake with pink blossom via bisous chic  5.) pink cake with sugared red camellia via martha stewart  
6.) sugared freesia flower cakes via martha stewart  7.) gold cake by pink peach cake via 100 layer cake 
8.) fresh fruit cake by a simple cake  9.) fresh herb cake via frolic 10.) sugared pansy cake via lwb archives 

Little Winter Bride's fav 10 little cake round up for desert display inspiration. Which style do you heart?
I'm partial to plain cakes, topped with real sugared flowers, so I'm going with numero, 10. Imagine a whole table of un-frosted cakes of various sizes and shapes and covered with sugared flowers,  how wintery would the look! Some flowers to consider if your going the fresh route: violets, pansies, orange blossom, apple blossom, thyme, nasturtiums to name a few.
If you're not sure about a fresh flower, double check with your florist they will be able tell you
if it's toxic or not. And if that's the case, you can always decorate with sugared flowers, which 
are just as lovely and sometimes can look almost like real thing.

bake me a cake


Okay, so you've picked out the main menu delishness for your guests but now you're having a desert dilemma.
Do you go traditional tiered wedding cake, trendo cup cakes or desert spread? Personally, I'm digging the idea of a desert table with an assortment of little pretty cakes topped with fresh flowers. It could be GORG, jaw dropping. just sayin. Stop by later today to see LWB's 10 fav inspiration cake designs.

(image via house of violetta, my semi new lifestyle blog)



Friday, July 22, 2011

SWEETS & CAKES: Edible Embellishments



Planning a forest theme wedding? Or maybe your just a nature lover? How about edible ferns and acorns for your cake! There are many other goodies to look at this sweet etsy shop

Monday, September 13, 2010

petite cake inspiration

A tight wedding budget may not leave room for that 5 tiered wedding cake you've been dreaming about but don't fret, just scale down and get creative. Ask your baker, to create, a mini version of that tiered wedding cake you've been pining over for just you and the hubby. And for your guests, hop on the wedding cupcake trend. You can serve the same cake flavor or a variety of flavors.  Tired of this wedding wedding trend?  try other small sweets like small pies, petite fours 
Or what about a beautiful display of mini art inspired cakes like this bride and groom

images clockwise (starting at upper left hand corner) : jesse leake, oh darling, lucida photography, kate harrison photography, silvana difranco



Saturday, March 14, 2009

Pansies & Violets


 
Delicate violets and pansies make for a beautiful accent to your wedding cake or any cake for that matter. Sugared or not, aren't they sweet looking?
DIY candied flower recipe go here

(violet cupcake photo via foodnetwork, pansy cake MS Living)

Thursday, January 15, 2009

sweet delights



I'm kinda of digging this tall and lanky wedding cake from Lutz Cafe
Quite stylish don't you think?

that is, until the bride and groom make the grand cut and it topples over..
hmmmm........form = good
function = no

Friday, October 3, 2008

fresh flowers for your sweets

Pretty little cupcakes, sweet and simple.

Or these little vintaged inspired cupcakes, topped with sugared fresh violets and with gold foilcupcake holder.

For more cupcake inspiration go here

[images via Cupcake Recipes]

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Autumn Sweets


Image from Sweet Paul

Some autumn deserts flavors to consider:

  • Poached Pears
  • Pecan Pie
  • Apple Pie
  • Apple Crumble
  • Blueberry Pie
  • Pear Tart
  • Carrot Cake with cream cheese frosting
Carrot Cupcake from Martha Stewart

Image from Rebecca Thuss

A beautiful display of fall treats from the talented Rebecca Thuss


Mini Apple Tartlets
Image From Country Gardens

Assortment of Autumn Deserts
Image from Country Gardens

How about little fall flavored cakes, cupcakes and pies as alternative to the traditional wedding cake? Maybe carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and a old family recipe for apple pie? all this talk is putting in the mood to bake today...hmmmmm
Does anyone have delish family recipes?

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Sweet petite

Photo via Wedding Flowers

Instead of the traditional wedding cake or cupcakes, why not opt for these sweet petite cakes adorned with sugared roses?

Thursday, May 1, 2008

a little sugar on top.........

Want little fresh flowers displayed on your wedding cake but are concerned about the chemicals and pesticides that could come with it? Try using sugar flowers as a beautiful and safe alternative........

images from the sugar flower shop

The Sugar Flower Shop, located in the town of Red Hook, in the beautiful Hudson Valley upstate New York, can customize any sugar flower your little heart desires. Remember you don't have to spend oodles of money to have a fabulous looking cake. Maybe have a simple, delicious little cake made by your favorite baker and leave the decorating up to you!
And most importantly, they even deliver small sugar flower arrangements within the U.S!

here's a little cake sketch for a sugared pansy cake..... how sweet that would that be!

illustrated by deirdre quinn


Thursday, April 17, 2008

a little sugar.......

I love love love living in Italy! its only here that I can would walk in to my neighborhood Pasticcerria Gelateria, Corregio, to find none other then sugared violets! Too bad I didn't think of decorating our cupcakes and small cake with these sparkling little jewels.....
It's a nice alternative to decorate your wedding cake with sugared flowers.
here are a few edible flowers you can work with......and don't forget you can also use fruit!

pansies
violets
viola's
mint leaves

To DIY, check out Martha Stewart's little recipe for sugared flowers and Redbook's recipe for sugared fruit.

the sugared violets paired up with sugared mint leaves


photographed by deirdre quinn

*for future travelers, if your ever in Milan, Italy, and want to taste some of the best pasteries, I recommend this pasticceria gelateria called Correggio, located at Via Correggio, 14 Milano, t. 024690887

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

little mexican wedding cakes.............


........here's a little cookie that would make a perfect addition for a wedding desert display (particularly a winter wedding), Mexican wedding cakes, also known as Russian Tea cakes. They are also quite festive for the holiday season, I just made a fresh batch for my soon to be brother-in-law's birthday party tomorrow.

Friday, November 16, 2007

cake stands

Since our baker doesn't supply the cupcake stand, I am currently on the hunt to find one. But most that I have come across are a bit tacky. Also, my other dilemma, my fiance, who is from Italy, loves the tradition of cutting the cake together but then also like the "cupcake" idea since its so "Americana" and totally different from Italian weddings. So I'm trying to see if we can have both idea's all in one. And just my luck, I came across a perfect display on Oh Happy Blog! that allows for both, genius!

Red Velvet anyone.........

Publish Post
There's nothing better then a perfect slice of red velvet cake. A couple of weeks ago, my mom, fiance and I were taking a coffee break at 71 Irving (my home away from home), between wedding appts. and treated ourselves to red velvet cupcake, yum!........we were all in heaven. The cupcakes come from a bakery uptown called, 2 Little Red Hens.