Cupcake Monday! Cakes or Presents?

From Sweet Disposition Cakes. More on her later, she's amazing!

For the first time since Cupcake Monday! began I actually had a cupcake on hand and didn't have to suffer sugar lust while putting this post together. (It was a white cake with berries and pink frosting.) Good job as these are some of the most impressive 'present' cakes I've ever seen, the lines are so clean and precise. I'm very curious what happened to that wonderful pile of fondant bows above - did someone eat it (imagine the stomach ache?) or was it put aside as a centrepiece? I wonder if you can preserve them...

I bought more fondant, or sugar paste as they call it in England (at least where I live) and I'm going to attempt using it on cupcakes and snowflake cookies. It's the best colour of blue, my favourite 1950s pale turquoise. If they turn out, you'll see here next Monday! (No pressure, then...)

 
Topsy Turvy Gift Box Cake from Pink Cake Box

From Pretty Sweet Cakes

  
From Cake Central

 
From Unique Wedding Cake

From Amelia's Cakes

 
From Inspired by Michelle

 
'Lavish Gift' cake from Toronto Wedding Cakes

 

Want to know how to make this gorgeous snowflake adorned gift cake by Gillyflower Jewellery? Get the recipe for the cake and most important, the instructions for decorating here

Comments

[WendyB]

So stunning. Did I ever show you my wedding cake? It reminds me of some of these: http://wendybrandes.com/blog/2009/09/your-wedding-wish-is-my-command-now-vote/

[Angela]

Oh my - so gorgeous!! I love them all. I would never have the patience to make them, though.

[Denise @ Swelle]

Wendy - WOW!!! The Leaning Tower of Cake! How on earth did it stay at that angle? That's the most impressive I've seen yet!

Angela - I've been dying to try, just to see what my first attempt would look like. I don't know if I'd have the patience either so that's why I think starting small, like a cupcake, is a good idea!

Denise ♥