CAKES

Delicate Patina

Artfully rendered, deliciously crafted confections take center stage this season

BY ANDY MYER PHOTOGRAPHED BY THERESA CASSAGNE

Strawberry cake filled with cream cheese icing, frosted with vanilla bean buttercream in delicate blue and white with edible gold leaf flecks, by Bittersweet Confections, bittersweetconfections.com.

Lemon cake with lemon cream cheese filling, covered in white fondant, metallic gold paint and striking gold drip, by Joe Gambino’s Bakery, gambinos.com.

Velvety champagne cake with fresh raspberries and vanilla whipped cream paired with a beautiful hand-painted, French garden inspired floral design, Chasing Wang, chasingwang.com.