Sunday Sweets: No More Tiers

This week I thought we'd look at cakes just like me: short, but sweet.

:D

Not only are today's Sweets all a single tier tall, they're also fantastic inspiration for us mere mortals. After all, most of us will never attempt a giant showstopper cake, but we MIGHT get ambitious with a little one.

(By The Cake That Ate Paris)

Which isn't to say I have any chance of crafting something this lovely, but a girl can dream, right?
(And please tell me they used a template for those perfect polka dots. )

Look at this sweet swirly rose!

(By Sarah's Pastries & Candies, now DBA S. Levy Foods)

I like the touch of glitter on the edges.

Or instead of one BIG flower, you could try a whole bouquet:

(By Arty Tarts)

Or go for something dark and dramatic:

(By Mito Sweets)

That metallic red! Yes.

This blue damask is my favorite color combo today:

(By Layers & Crumbs)

It's just so rich, and that little pop of gold, with all those clean lines? Perfection.

But a standing ovation, please, for the bakery making beauties like this using only buttercream:

(By White Flower Cake Shoppe)

That's right, no fondant! It IS possible!

Not that I'm slamming fondant, of course. Fondant gives us perfect pastel ruffles:

(By Wooden Heart Cakes)

And sugarpaste gives us gorgeous, porcelain-like flowers:

(By Truffle Cake & Pastry, featured here)

In fact, I've always liked that you can keep your gumpaste flowers as a souvenir, long after the cake itself is gone.

Here's one of my favorite designs for ages:

(By Zoe Clark Cakes)

I've always wanted to try this someday. I love how the roses seem to float right on the top edge.

And finally, let's talk about this clever use of the cake board:

(By Marina Danovska)

Lace overload! Look at all that glorious texture! And you guys, did you see? It has a tiny ladybug on top. AAA! Love.

Happy Sunday, everyone!

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Here's another cutie if you love ladybugs:

Ladybug Pendant Necklacke

It comes in gold or silver, or there's a super cute one with pink & green crystals!

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And from my other blog, Epbot:

Guess. That. Cake Kit!

If you've ever ordered a kids' cake from a grocery store, odds are it was made with some kind of plastic accessory kit. Cake kits are the bakery's way of guaranteeing us that every cake we order from their picture book...

... will NOT look this good.

Ever.

If by some chance you at least get the correct toy, then count your blessings - no matter how the rest of it looks.

Trust me, this really is your best case scenario.

How much worse can it get?

To answer that, let's play a game you have ZERO chance of winning, but that I guarantee will delight me to no end.

Ready?

Here goes:

Guess what character cake kit this is supposed to be!

Did you guess?

Oooh, not even close.

Want to try again? 

Or should I just give you the answer?

Good choice.

Ta daaaaaaa.

Ready for another one? We'll call that the practice round.

Here goes:

Study those ambiguous glowing arrows. STUDY THEM. Do they remind you of anything?

Now... what'd the customer order?

BOOM.

Yeah, I have a few questions on this myself, actually.

 Eeesh, I tell ya, minions, when bakeries don't include the toy (which is surprisingly often), you can really see just how whack-a-doodle the actual cake parts are:

Can you guess this character kit? 

You should, since I've dedicated an entire post to just this cake design before. ::meaningful glare::

Remember this?

Yep, Frozen again. Let's not delve into the mystery of why Anna & Olaf are floating down a very non-frozen river in the first place, though.

Since you're not winning this game anyway, let's go back to the funnier way where first I show you what the cake is SUPPOSED to look like:

And then there's a dramatic drum roll...

::imagine a dramatic drum roll here::

... before we all let out an exasperated, "OH COME ON."

OH COME ON.

It's almost cathartic, right?

Thanks to Jevin W., Steph L., Meredith P., Pamela D., & Karri G. for reminding us we can't believe everything we see in bakery books.

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And from my other blog, Epbot: