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/ 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/Wedding: Mary Ann & Garret/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, there will be no fondant on our cake. We want people to look at the cake and go mmmm, 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/Wedding: Minyoung & Joseph/Cake by Sweet & Saucy
Image via Style Me Pretty/Photo by Lane Dittoe/Wedding: Nicole & Richard
Or a textured pseudo dirty frost
Image via Style Me Pretty (who else?)/Photo by Caroline Tran/Wedding: Elizabeth & Jamie/Cake by Christine Dahl Pastries
Image via Style Me Pretty/Photo by Katie Lewis Photography/Wedding: Linsey & Benjamin/Cake by Nichole’s Fine Pastery
Image via Style Me Pretty/Photo by Yvette Roman/Wedding: Ashley & Christian/Cake by Vanilla Bake Shop
But then there’s also the tailored frost
Image via Kara’s Party Ideas/Cake by Couture Cupcakes & Cookies/Christening
Image via Style Me Pretty/Photo by Mastin Studio/Wedding: Erich & Amy
Image via Style Me Pretty/Photo by Paper Antler/Wedding: Annie & Matias
Image via Style Me Pretty/Photo by Red Ribbon Studio/Inspiration Shoot/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/Austin Wedding/Cake by Blue Note Bakery
Image via Style Me Pretty/Photo by Gerber & Scarpelli/Wedding: Belen & Drew/Cake by Silva’s Patisserie
Image via Ruffled/Photo by Soul Mates/Inspirational Shoot/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
