Inspired by sexy snakeskin and glossy pearls, Kerry Vincent hand-stenciled a python pattern and topped it with borders reminiscent of embroidered English lace.
With a nod to elegant Italian marble, Wendy Sherwood created a pleasing patchwork of blush, gold, and silver white-chocolate tiles.
Patti Paige was influenced by the charming patterns and shapes of 1950s textiles; a simple peach background showcases colorfully hand-painted cookies.
Jeweltoned café wallpaper from the 1950s led blogger and former cake designer Carrie Sellman to craft these eyecatching tiers covered with mod fondant blooms.
For a kicky midcentury mix, Erica O'Brien married two iconic Jonathan Adler designs: an airbrushed wallpaper pattern and a starburst mirror frame with an embossed monogram.
Katie Schultz's cake, inspired by Jackson Pollock's groundbreaking drip-and-splatter technique, is a sugar masterpiece.
The background bands were inspired by the impressionist art she loves, but the patch of pearlstudded flowers on Francina Stewart's cake is pure 1960s.
Black, white, and charming all over—that's how we'd describe this high-contrast confection, which Elisa Strauss created after spotting a striking birdie tableware pattern by designer Thomas Paul.
A white dress with a black floral overlay gave Liz Shim food for thought. The result? A stylized showpiece featuring flowers painted with lustrous black dust.
Rebecca Salinas got crafty with this three-tier beauty—the flowers were modeled after a rubber daisy stamp. Navy royal icing took the place of ink.
To capture the refined look of an 18th-century necklace, Maureen Duffy linked dramatic sugar pearl-studded flowers with hand-beaded accents.
Talk about a gold standard! Deborah Lauren paired the luster of an Indian sari with a classic peony crafted from sugar.
This has got to be my favourite. John Rota displayed lush anemone blossoms using whimsical tier stacking influenced by his nephew, who loves the game Jenga. Careful with that knife!
This eclectic design blends details that Elizabeth Hodes found in a Japanese garden: koi, lotus blossoms, and the double-happiness symbol.
Like a celebrity on the red carpet, this cake knows how to rock sequins and sparkles. For inspiration, Eileen Gray looked to the effervescence of champagne, as well as an embellished sweater from her own closet.
Colette Peters based her white-on-white confection on an art-deco chandelier. The flowers, pearls, and, yes, even the pedestal base were crafted from sugar.
A case of spring fever led Renata Papadopoulos to design this sunshine yellow confection with lacy flowers in the broderie-anglaise (English-embroidery) style.
With its breezy check pattern (taken from a vintage apron) and colorful floral border, Ellen Baumwoll's creation would look perfect on a picnic table at a backyard wedding.
Jennifer Jones's blush-pink cake, which echoes the wedding invitation of one of her clients, walks just the right line between girly and elegant.
For the gal who wants to have her chic and eat it, too, Kelly Zubal borrowed an ooh-la-la rose pattern from a 1920s Parisian dress by Zimmermann.
Using an inlay technique that mimics traditional embroidery, Karen Vazquez re-created the vibrant blooms that typically adorn wedding dresses in Oaxaca, Mexico.
This one reminds of a dress Susan Peters wore one time like that. LOL. Why use lots of flowers when you can have one mega showstopper? That's what Miche Bacher and Nanao Anton thought after seeing a Yumi Katsura gown featuring a pretty peony.
Wow!!! Amazing cakes
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