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A friend of mine just got married and had a seashell cake that was really nice, and very subtle. Instead of the large seashells scattered on the cake, the whole thing was covered with bands of white chocolate seashells, all of which were small (maybe 1-2 inches) and the bands were alternating between 3 different seashell shapes. She and her husband are both very into sailing and the wedding was near the shore, and it was really the only element that was sea related and it was very tasteful. Since the seashells were flush with the cake and the same color, it was very subtle- you almost had to look twice to see it, and I thought it looked (and tasted!) divine.

i like 7 the best b/c it’s the best proportion of seashells and cake. the others felt overwhelmed by seashells.

Hey Miss Hibiscus-
Go with your theme, I love it!
My favorite cake was #8 but I am not sure of your color scheme. Some of them were a bit over done (specifically 9 and 4) but some embellishment with seashells is super cute. My theme was snowflakes and I gathered a whole portfolio of pictures and stuff but when I talked to a baker I really liked she was a great help and my cake was lovely.
If you do some tastings and at least find a bakery that you like, hopefully they can help you develop a design you will really love!

OK, different opinion. Not crazy about putting real seashells on the cake. A friend ordered shells to decorate placecards and they are stinking up her apartment like low tide. The shell is the animal’s skeleton. Kind of like putting animal bones on a cake (picture it covered in chicken bones…). I’d go for shell decorations of sugar/frosting, or maybe piping that looks like coral branches. Real shells are OK on the table for decoration. Not sure if there are vegetarian/kosher considerations (like not using real bone china)? As a guest, would I eat the cake? Sure, after scraping off the frosting. : ) No offense, but wanted to provide another perspective.

I have to agree with Iris–the idea of real shells on a cake is somewhat off-putting, but I like the concept of shell *shapes* to reflect your theme. The white chocolate “shells” that BA mentions sound very nice–something more subtle that hints at your theme, rather than hitting the guests over the head with it, is more elegant overall. If you still wanted to incorporate shells into the cake display in a more overt way, you could create a cake plate with shells on the sides, or do something as simple as a shell design on the dessert napkins Just my 2c though

we did a seashell cake at our reception and everyone thought it was just gorgeous…

i’ll try and post a picture of it…

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honestly, they just don’t look appetizing to me. i am thinking of the smell (like Laura said).

IMO the blue is a bit too much when it’s dark. (like #8). That’s just me though! I think it looks too fake ocean.

I had a seashell cake at my beach wedding. We had no other references to the beach theme but that. It was a pale blue and had a few very subtle pearlized, white chocolate shells here and there. We received tons of compliments on it! I think you will end up liking it. Some of the ones pictured are a little much though.

hi,,pleasee i need help, where can i find cool adible seashells for my cake! my wed is sept 13 and i need them asap. thanks!!! i wuld apreciate your help