Cake Design

One of the more interesting designs in cakes I' ve encountered are those that depict objects that are rather offensive to moral sensitivities. Bras, breasts, panties, thongs and all sorts of colored big birds as well as suggestive letterings have all been used by Kink Cakes as part of their marketing strategy to present different and novel cake designs to entice customers to buy their product.

Aside from the kinky stuff, there are other bakeries that produce the same product and even offer custom designed cakes for custom parties or any customer who wants to give a custom cake as a present. Whatever happened to those standard molds?

It is even more bizarre to think that there is such a profession as a cake designer. Cake design has been one of the most sought after courses in food design. In fact, cake designs are as old as cakes themselves. The very first person who managed to create a skin of icing on the cake was in effect, the very first cake designer. Ever since, there have been a number of improvements in the field, and not all of them have been widely accepted or used. And here I was thinking that the baker was a very creative person.

For instance, although it is possible to have a number of flavors in the icing used in the cake design, the most popular options continue to remain plain vanilla and chocolate. And when it comes to materials used, there have been several options down the ages. But icing sugar continues to be the option of choice. Keeping the health consciousness of aging and fitness-obsessed people in mind, one prominent company even tried to introduce a sugar free icing sugar. Needless to mention, everyone preferred the real thing and passed up the fake ingredients.

But more than the ingredients and the trends, it is the skill of the cake designer that determines how good a cake looks. A good cake designer can convert even the plainest of cakes into a brilliant and tantalizing creation. And she or he can do so without using very expensive materials. Just some edible wafers, a whole lot of icing sugar and a good and dependable icing cone will do the trick. But don't under estimate these items. When they come together finally in the hands of a master cake designer, they will turn out better and more appealing than anyone expects them to be.

I wish some friend or relative of mine could read my thoughts. I sure would like a 2006 Formula One Ferrari car cake for my birthday.