Sunday Sweets: Classic Beauties

Today, we're taking a look at some beautiful cakes with a vintage charm.

Starting with a little old-fashioned design:

Submitted by Gen W., made by Lori of Elegant Cake Creations

The detail here is stunning. Look at the intricate piping on that lace! It looks like delicate tablecloths on each tier. (And those colors are magnificent!)

I am in love with the "rusted" look of this cake:

By Nancy's Cakes

It's flawless! Is it metal? Is it wood? NO! It's CAKE! Awesome.

Let's step into what I like to (affectionately) call, "Grandma era" cakes:

Sub'd by Sara B., made by Catherine Joann Cakes

I'm pretty sure my G-ma still has Tupperware exactly like this on top of her fridge. I love it.

And this cake looks a lot like some yarn-art she had hanging on her wall when I was a kid. (Which might actually still be there.)

Sub'd by Tisha M., made by Sugar

My G-ma Ruth was so ahead of her time.

How could you ever cut into this?

By Maisie Fantaisie

Helloooooooo, gorgeous. Cripes, the bead-like piping is flawless! And I don't always love pink, but I love this.

This one is immaculate:

By I Dream of Cake

Let's take a closer look at some of that detail:

Have I said "flawless" yet? Because I'll say it again: FLAWLESS. Wouldn't you think this was the most fragile of porcelain? And look at the gently embossed vines by the flowers. I can't even draw a straight line. Unbelievable.

Next let's visit some art deco divas.

I want this as a dress:

By Lori Hutchinson, aka The Caketress

Tres magnifique!

And this one, too:

Sub'd by Libby G., made by Rhianydd Easton

Those feathers are actually edible wafer paper!

Can someone give me another word for "breathtakingly gorgeously beautiful... seriously, this is flawless"? (For some reason this reminds me of Miss Piggy's dream sequence in The Great Muppet Caper.)

This architectural look is amazing.

Sub'd by Vanessa M., made by Ron Ben-Israel Cakes

Stunning.

Jen and I debated whether this cake features an egg or a pine cone:*

Made by Rylan T. of Art and Appetite

Either way, it's GORGEOUS. It's just magical... perhaps literally. Look closely at the bottom tier: Is it levitating? (Must be the enchanted pine cone.)

And this might be my favorite cake of the whole post:

By Lulu Cake Boutique

And maybe my most favorite cake ever. I can't get over that fabulous mint green! I want this as a dress, a cake, and a wallpaper. And a hat. Simply... flawless.

Have a Sweet to suggest? Then e-mail it to Sunday Sweets [at] Cake Wrecks [dot] com.

*Note from john: Apparently, you guys are convinced it's a pineapple. Or an artichoke. I happen to think it's a daisy but what do I know?