This cake’s romantic leaf motif, rendered in royal icing, recalls a lush lemon grove. Strings of piped dots, mirrored by the stand’s beaded edge, delineate tiers covered in imperial yellow fondant. The delicate lattice pattern repeats on the jacquard ribbon.";
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The designs on this dramatic tower mimic the elaborate cake-decorating style of Joseph Lambeth, a master baker in England during the 1920s and ’30s whose work Martha and Wendy both admire. Fine garlands and latticework are piped onto the fondant in royal icing, as are delicate roses and bunches of grapes. A satin-and-lace ribbon visually anchors the cake to its simple stand. For piping how-tos, see page 222. After several hours of decorating, the finishing touches are applied by Martha and Wendy with big smiles. ";
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All tied up and ready to go, this lovely cake was influenced by boxes found in Ladurée, a Parisian tea salon and pastry shop. We tweaked their shape slightly and tried to match the pastel hues with color chips to use as a guide in tinting the fondant that covers the tiers. The box lids are the actual cake; the bottoms, also wrapped in fondant, are cake risers. The gold bands were painted on. To achieve a straight line, place a tier on a turntable; position the head of a thin brush on the tier and rotate the turntable, keeping the brush in place. Golden dots of royal icing edge each band. The whole package is tied together, just like the original inspiration, with a taffeta ribbon. ";
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Smooth icing poppies and white-on-white patterns cover a square cake with cropped corners; gossamer ribbon brings out a hint of green in the fondant. The flowers were made using floodwork: A border was outlined and then filled in with royal icing, which has a fluid consistency. The blooms were transferred to fondant panels, which were then applied to the sides of the cake.";
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Printed fabric has been reinterpreted on a cake with approximately 800 diminutive hand sculpted flowers, leaves, and fruits. Set against ivory fondant, the gum-paste strawberries and cherries grow from stems of piped royal icing, tinted brown. Real rickrack trim, secured with royal icing, emphasizes the cake’s fabric origin.";
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This five-tier cake is a graphic interpretation of damask fabric; it plays up the pattern, which is traditionally tone-on-tone. The scrollwork is best suited to a square cake because the flat surfaces display the repeating motif to greatest advantage. Wendy attaches the delicate flourishes to the cake by piping on dabs of royal icing. She always makes extra sets of scrollwork to allow for breakage.";
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