OK, well maybe just the cakey cake part. There are so many beautiful cakes available now! We aren’t constrained by limitations of the imagination. When I was growing up, oh how I thought this was beautiful…
Image via Wedding Cakes for You / Cake by Lorelie Carvey
Today, not so much. I could totally fall for this lovely lady. (Cakes are people too, you know.)
Image via Style Me Pretty / Photo by Julie Mikos / Cake by Perfect Endings
But realistically that won’t fly with my better half or our baker (no sugar flowers—no problem). Sweetie Scone and I both love a simple delicious-looking (read: not so perfect) cake. We are lovers of butter-cream frosting, and there will be no fondant on our cake. We want people to look at the cake and go “Mmmmm, I want a piece.” My nieces are known swipers, and I don’t want to be peeved that my perfect cake has a finger swipe visible, so we are aiming for texture and not so perfect.
We might go for a straight up dirty frost.
Image via Style Me Pretty / Photo by Sarah Yates Photography / Cake by Sweet & Saucy Shop
Image via Style Me Pretty / Photo by Lane Dittoe
Or a textured pseudo-dirty frost.
Image via Style Me Pretty (who else?) / Photo by Caroline Tran / Cake by Christine Dahl Pastries
Image via Style Me Pretty / Photo by Katie Lewis Photography / Cake by Nichole’s Fine Pastery
Image via Style Me Pretty / Photo by Yvette Roman / Cake by Vanilla Bake Shop
But then there’s also the tailored frost.
Image via Kara’s Party Ideas / Cake by Couture Cupcakes & Cookies
Image via Style Me Pretty / Photo by Mastin Studio / Cake by Cherry City Cakes
Image via Style Me Pretty / Photo by Paper Antler
Image via Style Me Pretty / Photo by Red Ribbon Studio / Cake by Cocoa & Fig
Or maybe we really like bold pipes.
Image via i am baker / Cake by Amanda Rettke
But also we like the visual interest of having different textures…
Image via Style Me Pretty / Photo by She-N-He / Cake by Blue Note Bakery
Image via Style Me Pretty / Photo by Gerber + Scarpelli / Cake by Silva’s Patisserie
Image via Ruffled / Photo by Soul Mates Photo / Cake by One Divine Party
I sourced all of that inspiration in my obsessive blog searching, and then our fantastic florist had to share with me this fun bit.
Image via Ritzy Bee / Cake by Liz Shim with Eat Cake be Merry
What do you think, can we hide the finger swipes and have a simple, tasty-looking cake? Don’t you just love…
I am obsessed with these kind of cakes! So simple and so elegant. I must say that this is probably becuase I am a huge fan of texture. Love it!
We went with the pseudo-dirty frosted or what our bakery called “the homemade look”.
We got tons of compliments on it, I guess people hadn’t seen that look before?
PS. Now I want cake!
Love the “dirty” frosting and, like @mittens111211: I want cake now!
yessssssss! I love that commercial. I was singing it the whole time I was reading your post.
Wow, so many choices!! And they all look so delicious… My BFF was going for this look and they totally screwed it up. It was my friends fault though because she didn’t take the baker a picture. Also, I want ice cream cake now. Would it be bad to just get one to celebrate the weekend?
@Miss Petit Four: Sounds like an excellent reason to get an ice cream cake… pre-valentine’s day celebration maybe? That sucks that your BFF’s cake went awry.
@cupkate: Yay! I sing that all the time…
@Miss Turkey: Sorry for inducing the need for cake 
@mittens111211: Ah the “homemade look” also a good name, sorry I made you want cake
@SaraP2012: I am totally with you on the texture!
Love the texture and taste of butter cream, hopefully you won’t need to hide too many swipes 
wow~it’s become a good reason to get married just for such sweet wedding cakes, very beautiful pics, guess must be very delicious ~
@Mrs. Pony: Mmmme too! I am just hoping they don’t break through to the cake with swipes
@everytide(Stella): the cake tasting definitely is a perk
There are so many great ideas on this page! Now I can only hope Mr. Raccoon magically detects my desire for an ice cream Valentine’s Day cake, ha
Great inspiration photos. Like you, I’m a big fan of the textured look on cakes. Yum!
The textured look seems to be so in right now and I totally love it. We’ll be having a more “uniform texture”, if that makes sense, but I’m with you – pretty, simple, and delicious!
Mrs. Scone, Napa/Kansas City Age and Occupation: 31, Recruiter Fiancee's Age and Occupation: 33, Motorcycle Mechanic Engagement Date: April 15, 2010 Wedding Date: July 2012 Venue: Boulevard Brewery About Me: I am a West Coast girl that fell for a Midwestern girl. I can’t get enough of baking, projecting, family and our fluffy dog child Darby. I bake by smell, haven’t used a timer in years and years. Having a major project on the horizon and a busy schedule keep me sane. I love beer even though I live in Napa (but I like wine too, just not as much as beer). We are planning a family friendly convivial affair in Kansas City and can’t wait to share the adventures.
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