fondant

Wedding season is approaching, and here is a stunning cake to get you in the mood. Gone are the days of fluffy frosting and miniature plastic people on top of the cake. This elegant cake is covered in smooth, pale pink and rich brown fondant, and festooned with delicate, handmade, gumpaste orchids. Those blossoms look amazing, especially the very thin, fluted edges. And look at the painted details, too. The touches of pink and yellow, and the tiny freckles on the petals. Wow.

Thanks to Jamie Anderson for sharing this photo!

This beautiful cake is by Maryam, a UK fashion student turned Canadian cake designer. She does amazing things with fondant and sugarpaste. This vanilla sponge cake with buttercream filling is adorned with fondant circles in shades of blue. See the metallic blue dragees, embossed stitching on the lower left fondant ribbon, and sparkly sugar sprinkled upon the smooth shoulder of the lower layer? I love the details!

I’ll definitely be featuring more of Maryam’s work here in the future. If you can’t wait, go visit her at Icing Dreams. Thank you, Maryam!