Zebra Wedding cake

October 23, 2009

This cake has style, as does the bride.  What a wonderful combination of turquoise colors, zebra print, and white gumpaste orchids.  This theme was used throughout the wedding and was put together just beautifully at Brookside Gardens in Berthod. Cake Flavors: Vanilla Bean Cake with Cream Cheese and Fresh Strawberries Chocolate Fudge Cake with Chocolate Mousse

Cupcake tower

October 19, 2009

Cupcake towers are great for lots of different occasions.  The top of this tower is  a 6 inch wide cupcake decorated with fondant around the base to duplicate a cupcake liner.  We’ve used pink and purple wrappers on the smaller cupcakes to coordinate the theme colors. The cupcake wrapper is a decorative paper that the cupcake slips into after baking. [...]

A man’s baby shower cake

October 16, 2009

This beer barrel was created for Ro, the head brewer at Left Hand Brewery in Longmont, CO.  Complete with mini “Got Beer” Lederhosen, hat, shoes and a Milk Stout baby bottle.   I personally enjoyed the note tacked to the side of the barrel.  It was a great play on words. For beer and ale a firkin is equal to nine [...]

Mad Hatter wedding cake

October 14, 2009

We love non-traditional cakes at Intricate Icings.  This Mad Hatter style cake is a great way to make a fun statement at your wedding. Cake flavors: Zucchini Lime with Cream Cheese filling Chocolate Fudge Cake with Cookies N Cream Vanilla Bean cake with Fresh Strawberry filling

Beer bottle cake

October 12, 2009

Now that’s a beer bottle!  This cake is 22 inches high an 6 inches wide at the base.  It is made of vanilla bean and chocolate fudge cake.  The neck of the bottle was created with rice crispy treats.  There is a custom made edible label, personalized with the birthday boy’s name and year of birth.  Here is a [...]

A cake with a view

October 7, 2009

The Manor House in Littleton, Colorado has a stunning view of the Rockies.   What a beautiful backdrop for a wedding cake.  A big thanks to Atelier Photography for this great photo. This cake is a combination of a 3-tier cake and mini cakes.  Each of the mini cakes is adorned with a hand piped buttercream rose. [...]

2009 Best Cakes of Denver

October 5, 2009

Thank you to everyone who voted for Intricate Icings Cake Design in the Denver Channel 7 A-list competition.  We have been voted 2009 Best Cakes of Denver for the second year in a row.  We appreciate your support! Here is the link to view the top five in the cakes category: http://kmgh.cityvoter.com/winners/best-of-denver-s-7-a-list/4744/weddings/cakes <a href=”http://kmgh.cityvoter.com/intricate-icings-cake-design/biz/48369″ mce_href=”http://kmgh.cityvoter.com/intricate-icings-cake-design/biz/48369″ [...]

Beach Wedding

October 2, 2009

A destination wedding in Tahiti with a Colorado reception.  The shells and starfish are white chocolate with royal icing coral.  The flavors were: Graham cracker cake, cream cheese filling, and fresh strawberries Vanilla bean cake with vanilla custard Chocolate fudge cake with chocolate mousse