By Linda L.

The ruffle wedding dress cake is complete and I’m excited to finally share it with you all!

It was quite an experience, and I learned some great new techniques in the process, techniques that I already plan to incorporate into future cake designs.  The client requested that her wedding cake mirror the look of her wedding dress, a delicious, detailed gown. My goal in designing the cake was to make fondant act and look like material, a challenge I was all too happy to take on.

Sources of inspiration come from all over—but I find craft stores to be particularly great places to cull ideas due to the bevy of materials and their range of applicable uses. Walking through the craft store, my eye struck upon some crystals. These crystals, while not suitable for the cake part of the gown, made a wonderful addition to the train, giving the skirt dimension and sparkle. If you desire more bling, edible gems are also available and can be quite fun to use!

I hope you enjoyed the photos of the outcome. This cake was a great reminder that there are so few limitations when it comes to cake design and application. All it takes are a few good creative minds to come up with a fantastic idea!

Stay tuned for my next blog, where I will chronicle the answer to this question: What do plastic piping, Sculpey clay and cake have in common?  Once I get underway, I’ll have some great links for those of you interested in the mechanics of cake design.