Friday Faves: Locomotives, Lace and Layering

As editors of Cake Central Magazine, we come across countless inspiring things every day. From cakemakers’ stories, to wedding inspiration, to cool new products, we want to share a few of our favorite finds with you every week. Here are this week’s Friday Faves, from the rough and rugged to the cute and cuddly!

Jackie’s Faves

This cake by art2eat cakes is certainly a work of art on its own, but the fact that it’s so wonderfully painted and sculpted to match the vintage-style photo of Tedeschi Trucks Band’s Made Up Mind album cover makes it all the more impressive.

Leanne’s Faves

Wish Upon a Star By cakesbyraewyn
I made this cake recently to celebrate the arrival of Riley…the newest and youngest member of our wonderful gang. I have wanted to make something like this for a while. I love Forever Friends bears and love hand painting on cakes so tried to do as many fun techniques on this one as I could. Thanks for looking x

cakesbyRaewyn did a great job of capturing the whimsy of this huggable bear. I like the way the clouds and colors come together with the hand painting to feel dreamy and very special.

Alyssa’s Faves

By niceicing
Tea for two wedding /celebration cake I made for a summer Wedding fair

There are so many elements and details that make this cake extraordinary, from the “tea for two” banner running down the cake to the tea spilling out of the darling little tea cups. I’m in total awe of the elements of motion that have been included in this cake— niceicing did an amazing job with the structure and overall design!

Grace’s Faves

Modern Wedding Cake By thefrenchcakecompany
The bride-to-be created her own wedding invitation and ze reproduced it on the cake.

My love of scrapbooking immediately drew me to this cake. The 3-dimensional quality created by the cutouts and layering is so unique, and the contrasting patterns and expertly coordinated color scheme are undeniably eye-catching. I can tell TheFrenchCakeCompany truly captured the character of the happy couple.

Kari’s Faves

By sugarruffles
Vintage Roses & Lace

I’m often drawn to simple, feminine designs, and this vintage lace and rose cake by SugarRuffles certainly fits the bill. I especially love that the cake is presented almost like a miniature dessert table, the tiered platform holding both the cake and perfectly complimentary cupcakes.