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There are some color combinations that are simply classic, and black and gold is truly one of them. It can be masculine, feminine, elegant, dramatic and dark. Sometimes all at the same time!

We get requests to create cakes in this color scheme quite often. Most are for birthdays, but occasionally we will receive a request a black & gold wedding cake as well. Many shy away from using black on cakes given that eating black icing isn’t too attractive as it can stain your mouth. There are a few steps bakers can take to minimize this.

First, you can start with chocolate icing, which of course is already brown in color. It will take a bit less black food coloring to go from brown to black than from white (buttercream) to black. Another option is when you make your chocolate buttercream you can use a black cocoa powder, which will turn your chocolate buttercream much darker than regular cocoa powder and will require even less black food coloring.

We always start with a crumb coat of icing on our cakes to lock in the crumbs and moisture before the final coat of icing. Keeping the crumb coat white buttercream will leave a bit of icing under the black icing, so guests eating the cake can avoid the black icing and still have some buttercream with each bite of cake. The final option is to cover your cake in black fondant with a layer of white buttercream underneath. Fondant doesn’t stain mouths near as much as buttercream will. Realistically most people will peel off the fondant and only eat the cake and icing underneath, thus keeping their mouths black dye-free.

The black on all the cakes above is buttercream with the exception of the center cake on the bottom row. This cake is covered in fondant.

The other half of the black and golf dynamic duo is, of course, GOLD! Each of the cakes above use gold in different ways. Adding pops of gold through sugar flowers is very popular. The sugar peony flower and sugar magnolia flower are perfect examples of this. You can paint the edges or centers of these flowers for the perfect gold accent. To paint these accents, you’ll need an edible gold paint. You can use this to paint directly on buttercream or paint fondant accents.

Below are links to some of our favorite products used in the cakes above:

3D Skull Mold

Gold Cake Drip

Gold Paint

Black Cocoa Powder

Happy Decorating!

Every once in a while we get a cake request that is unique and incorporates so many fun elements – all into one cake! This week, this was that cake! This was a single tier 6″ round cake that served about 10 people. We started on this cake about a week in advance by making the 3D elements. We made the orchids from fondant. These are made and assembled petal by petal, so they will hold their shape once dry.

Next, we make the balls in white and gold. These were Satin Ice fondant or lightweight foam balls covered in fondant. Some were painted gold using an edible metallic gold paint and set aside to dry. As the cake’s due date came closer, we baked the cake layers and iced the cake in black buttercream. Once chilled, we added the wavy layers of white an pink fondant around the base. We then added white non-pareils and sugar pearls sporadically around the cake. Next came the addition of the balls and sugar orchids to complete the look.

The end result was a modern and beautiful cake for a special occasion!

We are well into the 2022 wedding season and seeing a variety of gorgeous trends emerge! The pressed flower look made the rounds through the Spring and Summer, which featured smooth buttercream with flat, real (edible) flowers placed around the tiers. This bride loved that look, but wanted to keep the design all buttercream and in her color scheme.

We started by icing each tier in white, smooth American Buttercream. We chilled each tier and stacked the cake using bubble straws and dowel rods. We colored our buttercream in the wedding colors and prepped our piping bags to begin piping the stems and blossoms. Most of the tips we used were traditional Wilton round tips: 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7. We piped a few leaves with tip 352 and some of the petals were created using tip 104.

We started with the bottom tier, with a heavier floral pattern and the flowers became more sporadic at the top tier. To keep the flow of the floral design traveling up the cake, we didn’t add a border to the tiers, which would have essentially cut each tier off from the next. While the flowers at the base of the cake are “planted” with stems, the blossoms at the top are almost floating off in the breeze.

Every year from October to New Year’s we create a variety of client gifts for our corporate customers. I love this time of year not only because of the holidays, but because these orders are a festive departure from our typical birthday and baby shower orders. Some clients like to stand out and send their gifts around Thanksgiving, which is a natural time to say, “Thank you” to your customers, clients and employees. Sending gifts earlier in the gift-giving season can also set a company’s name apart from the bulk of gifts received in December. Our most popular client gifts in November are our pies!

Our traditional pies like Pumpkin, Apple, Cherry and Pecan are best sellers, but our Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie is BOMB! It has quickly become a fan favorite. Our pumpkin cheesecake is great seasonal option as well. These come packaged in a windowed bakery box and tied with a ribbon for maximum presentation. We can even add your corporate logo or personalized message plaque on top!

December is the obvious choice when it comes to gift-giving time for employees and customers, so we stay busy this time of year. Cookies are always popular and our logo cookies are a great way to keep your company name top of mind.

This year, we are seeing an uptick in requests for our hot cocoa bomb cups! These are our take on the hot cocoa bombs, but are shaped like a little travel coffee/cocoa cup. These are filled with hot cocoa mix and come in six different flavor varieties. When submerged in hot milk they melt and turn mix into a delicious hot chocolate drink complete with marshmallows and a built in straw and stir stick!

There are so many unique options to surprise and delight your employees and clients this season. If you’d like more information on our corporate gifting options, please feel free to reach out at info@allthingscakeshop.com.

Happy Gifting!

Talk about a centerpiece! This cake had it all! Sugar flowers, metallic accents, fondant ruffles and more!

This cake, like all of our orders, started with creating the accents that would be later added to the cake. We created and dusted the sugar flowers and painted the leaves gold. Then we used a clay mold to create the crown on top. We uses yellow fondant to press into the mold. We then removed the fondant from the mold and wrapped it around a styrofoam form, so it would dry holding its shape. Once the crown was dry, we painted it gold.

The last thing we had to make in advance was the #6 plaque for the front of the top tier. This was made with a combination of cutters and molds: oval cutter, #6 cutter, pearl mold, bow mold and mini rose mold. Fondant is pressed into each of the separate molds and then put together to create the look of a brooch or plaque. We let it dry on a styrofoam form, so it dries curved like the actual cake is.

As we got much closer to the party date, we baked the cake layers, filled them, crumb-coated them and final iced them. The bottom tier only has a crumb-coat of icing since it was getting fondant ruffles. For the ruffles, we rolled pink fondant really thin and used a blossom cutter to cut out hundreds of flowers. We then folded them into bunches and attached them to the cake with buttercream or piping gel.

Next up, we stacked the cake and added the pre-made accents. Once it’s all put together it creates a stunning princess cake for a very lucky little girl! Happy 6th Birthday!!

We have had so many fun Spider Man themed cakes and requests lately! Anytime there’s a new movie or popular TV show, we always get an influx of specific cakes. This week it was Spider Man…so fun! We love this theme because of the vibrant colors and variations in designs. From the webbing to the night sky, there are so many cool options!

We have done birthday cakes in all sorts of themes from princess to superhero and every animal from cats to tortoises, but our most popular theme for children’s cakes is, hands down, DINOSAURS!

We love this theme because each cake is different. Some people want more realistic, scary dinos and some want friendly and colorful ones. Most of the cakes for smaller children tend to be the friendlier variety and include fun party colors. The dino cakes shown here are all from the same month at our shop. We tend to create a dinosaur themed cake almost every week!

The cakes pictured here range from a 6″ round cake to serve up to 10 people to a two-tier to serve 30 people. We can also create custom cookies to match. Many times, we are matching the cake to the plates, napkins and other party decor. All we need is a napkin or plate to be brought in and we can match it!

With each of these cakes, our method is the same. We first create the fondant accents. We sculpt the dinosaurs, so they have time to dry and hold their shape. We then create any number toppers and add a skewer or floral wire, so they can be inserted in the cake. We are also careful to reserve any fondant colors that were made, so we can use the matching colors on the cake once it’s baked and iced.

Like the majority of our party cakes, these are all iced in buttercream. We first apply a crumb coat, refrigerate the cake and then ice the final coat smooth. Once the cake is iced, it’s ready to decorate. We add buttercream piping and fondant lettering and accents to complete each design. We also add any toppers and items that were made ahead of time to the cake.

We loved creating all these dino cakes! Which one is your favorite?!?