Sea-Inspired Cakes
With the life aquatic as their muse, sisters Brenda and Mary Maher, of the
Chicago bakery Cakegirls, dream up five stunners sure to make a splash.
Coral Reef
"We wanted to bring out the deeper colors of the ocean," says Mary of the rusty red coral set dramatically against this cake's stark white exterior. She and Brenda handcrafted branches from gum paste, coated them in tiny candies, and then punctured each tier with minute holes for added texture.
"We wanted to bring out the deeper colors of the ocean," says Mary of the rusty red coral set dramatically against this cake's stark white exterior. She and Brenda handcrafted branches from gum paste, coated them in tiny candies, and then punctured each tier with minute holes for added texture.
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