09/03/2026
Tell me this cake isn’t peak 2000s in the best possible way. 😂
I pulled this SweetCakes throwback from a wedding in Ybor City, and the second I saw it again, all I could think about was early Vera Bradley. The chocolate brown, the white piping, those big swirling floral patterns… you can practically see the 2000s wedding stationery that would have gone with it.
And ALL of that detail was piped by hand.
But here’s a little cake detail you might not know: this was a Mocha cake with my signature buttercream and modeling chocolate. And if you’ve never tasted modeling chocolate before, think Tootsie Roll. It gives me another medium to decorate with while still keeping the cake delicious.
It’s funny how clearly cakes capture the design trends of a specific time. Give it another few years and I’m sure we’ll be piping these swirls all over again. 🤎🍰