This is a cake from Dingeldein's Bakery in PA. I have been scouring the web, clearly in the wrong places...Does anyone know if there is a bigger picture of this cake anywhere or pics of similar styles? My brain isn't working today LOL Here is the link if the pic doesn't work

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oZuFDni50Qs/SR9wBBOODUI/AAAAAAAAFNM/RNlrUE0SdAc/s1600-h/27.jpg

Here's a close up from the bakery's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1619443&fbid=77144388761&op=7&o=global&view=global&subj=87494203114&id=712153761

It looks like it's just a bunch of small dots. It's such a beautiful cake!!!

In embroidery that style is called candlewicking. It is where small knots are used to draw the design and is very lovely. I love it on the cake.

Sandy C/SoFla

Thanks so much! It really is a beautiful cake. I will do a search for candlewicking and see what I come up with. I looked on their FB page, but I guess I managed to miss that one! Thanks again

Gotta love google. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ihgih0hlaA&feature=search

Thanks for the link anxietyattack! I didn't really find anything under candlewicking unfortunately I am looking for something very similar to the design on the cake.....Does anyone know if that kind of piping has a specific name? Like baroque or filigree or something like that? Thanks so much for your help!

Wow!! That is a cool technique!! Thanks for sharing everyone!

An easy way to candlewick is to use the scrapbook stickers that are raised patterns. Press them into the cake for your pattern/template and then use a very small round tip 00-01 with very thin royal to pipe the dots. Grammasue did this for a competition cake at the Cincinnati Sugar Show. She is the one who told me how to achieve this look. Her pic below -- a little more modern than the cake pictured, but the same basic idea. HTH!

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1328191

Until I read all the posts...I would have called it swiss dot embroidery...

But the last post gave me an idea. They sell "bling" in the scrapbook store (Archivers) that are in the forms similiar to the cake that was posted with the black and yellow. Since they are raised crystals, I would think you can press them and you will have an indent to place your dots!

I love the look!!! Now if anyone knows how to get the look with a metallic looking gold...please post. They can't possibly paint royal without it breaking down, or can you?

I have seen them paint royal on some of the cake shows. I think as long as it is completely dry, and you use something with high alcohol content to mix the luster dust with you will be ok, since the alcohol evaporates quickly.

You can paint sugar veil without it breaking down.

This is the MOST beautiful cake design I have seen in a long time..

I googled "candlewicking designs", and the first site was free patterns for beginners. You could print these, use transparency film to create a stencil of the dots, lightly stencil onto icing, or use a toothpick to make small marks, then pipe over. There are several designs, including a quilt pattern!

Something else to add to the list....!

Now I need to find another reason to make a cake so I can try this!