How I Design Wedding Cakes

As a cake designer and for the purpose of this particular blog post, wedding cakes, I get a great deal of pleasure seeing the vision in my head come to life. For me the process of imaging new designs for Karen’s Cakes wedding cake collections is based on many years of experience, together with the thought that I am very likely to repeat the design in some shape or form multiple times. Each time as special as the last! I love that fact! It gives me a buzz repeating things over and over again, it just does! It’s the part of the job I most enjoy!

I love the evolution of this design! It started in silver with a quilted bottom tier, show in the picture below. This version really pops in gold with the swapped out lattice effect from a different design making a bold statement tier.

And here’s the original called ‘Can’t stop the feeling’ because once I’d finished designing and decorating it, I did a little happy dance around the room! Guest what song it was!

For me it’s not about the trying something new. I have enough skills and experience under my belt that enables me to design cakes that I know will be perfect every time. I do not feel the need to challenge myself with the unknown! I’m happy to leave that to the new trail blazers of the cake decorating world. I’ve had my days of breaking new ground, it’s my time to bask in my knowledge and experience.

My hard-earned skill set is based on consistent results, with a firm hand on budget whilst still creating something that will be the centre piece at any occasion no matter the size.

The bottom left picture was the original design and a few the various different colour sugar flowers show how each creates a slightly different feel.

I often daydream about what would be the perfect cake to complement a particular style, theme or colour scheme. Sometimes that may be triggered by seeing a beautiful picture of a couple on their wedding day or a venue setup ready for the guest to arrive as I scroll through my Instagram feed. It may be the detail on a dress I’ve seen, even the feelings the words of a song I’m listening to evoke. I take inspiration from everywhere and cake designs run through my head like scenes from old moves.

‘A thousand stars’ has tumbling fondant roses with added diamante between which, you’ve guest it sparkle like stars! The original was all white and I’ve made it in all sorts of colours including red! That was a real showstopper”

Not every wedding is a grand affair, sometimes its an intimate gathering of just a few. This 2 tier cake with its silver leaf edging was designed with this in mind.

Once my vision is a reality, I take pictures and use these on my website and social media. They are like my babies, I’m proud and want to share my latest creation with, well basically, the world!

Same design just different colours and added leafs!

Having the pre-designed collection of wedding cake designs that are displayed within this website, means rather than a hope and a vision of a potential design, it’s there in front of you in all its glorious beauty! And just like when a bride chooses her dress, or even her partner for that matter, you just know when ‘it’s the one’! Ok, you may want to tweak it a little…..that’s the cake not partner, ha,ha!

Of course those little tweaks are often requested and fulfilled! It may be the colour of the flowers, to add monograms or one bit from one, two or even three design all combined together. In fact, one of my designs is called ‘Two become one’ for that very reason!

This is one of the most romantic designs we have at the moment! The top left is the original, the right hand picture has added monograms. The bottom left has a deep purple peony instead of a briar rose topper, but each beautiful in its own way!

Every cake I make is always a just that bit unique. And I will make you a promise, it will always be the very best I can make, absolutely no comprise allowed!

And that’s my gift to you and the world of cake designing! Perfect every time!

Last but not least! 4 tiers with the sugar flowers that steal the show! This was design and made for a friends wedding, a rare treat be able to do this! Its only just gone live on the site and I really can’t wait to see how this design evolves!