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20 NEW Cake Design Ideas!!!

September 30, 2014 / Jessica / General, Jessica Harris Cakes / 12 Comments
Hi friends!!
I’m giddy…SUPER giddy today!!
I get to share with all of you one of the BIG things I’ve been working for the past few months!!
Are you ready…
…are you sure???
Here it is…
I have a STORE!!! – filled with TONS of cake designs!!
20 to be exact…but who’s counting!!!  Teeheee!!
Right now, because my new site isn’t up and running yet, you can find them all over on Craftsy’s Pattern Library.  Click HERE to take you there!!
All of these designs were created using a handful of readily available cutters or icing tips and my wax paper transfer method.  It’s a technique I came up with that allows you to transfer any graphic/design onto a cake in a clean and very precise way.
Have you ever tried to do floating polka dots on a cake?? – or any floating pattern for that matter?!?!?  How about horizontal stripes or chevron patterns!!  It’s SO hard to keep fondant from stretching out or getting tiny decorations straight, even and lined up!! – and it can take forever!!
But now you can execute sweet polka dots or bold horizontal stripes like on this cake in less time and have perfect results!!
All backgrounds are called “Bakedrops” by Sugar High, Inc.
I came up with this technique in that hour of frustration when I just wanted my cakes to look cleaner and more precise without spending hours doing it!! – and I teach it all in my first Craftsy class, “Clean & Simple Cake Design”.  Now, when I put these design templates together, I assumed you already have taken this class (because over 18,000 of you have – crazy!!  THANK YOU!!!).  But, if you haven’t, no worries!  There are TWO pages of written instructions in the PDF packets so you’ll probably figure it out! – but that being said, I’d highly recommend taking the class anyway because there is much much more to it than just the wax paper transfer method (like how to get clean & precise cakes to start out with)…plus, when you see me do it, it’ll answer a TON of questions for you!! :)  For 50% off, click HERE.
 
I create my cake designs in AutoCAD then use them for this technique.  I know most of you don’t have access to that program, so I’m taking it upon myself to design cakes for you! YAY!!!  This is the BEST and my most FAVORITE part of cake making!!  I LOVE to design!  It makes my heart happy!
So…allow me to be your design headquarters.  A place of inspiration that will change the way you make cakes.  You’ll be able to achieve any pattern or graphic on a cake in less time using my templates.
It’s a win-win!!
I have SO many more patterns and designs!  I just need more time!! :)  Seriously…I think I still have 25-30 I want to make.  It was SO hard to narrow it down to the first 20 but hopefully I gave you all a range of ideas.
My plan is to launch a “Design of the Week” every week.  I probably won’t be able to make real cakes every week (I LOVE being a mom more than designing cakes…so I do that 98% of the time…thanks for understanding).  But I will get out a digital design like this one hopefully every week…

It’s not as pretty as a real cake…but I know you all are SUPER smart and get the idea of what the actual cake will look like!!  – and these digital designs are exactly like the real thing…just cartoonized (is that a word?!)! :)  Plus, I don’t think you need to see a “real” cake to get the idea.  You will start to see more and more digital designs  like this “Geometric Triangles” one you can find in my store.

Now…I need your help!!!
Because I want to be your source of inspiration and design and help you pull off those graphic patterns you just can’t figure out, I’d love for you to send me pictures when you see a design that would be perfect as a cake!!  I’m not promising the moon, but if you’d love to turn it into a cake, then send it on over to me and perhaps I could create that design and it would become the Design of the Week!!  I’d send you a free template so you could make it for yourself and I can post your name, website or Facebook info to say THANKS!! I’m always looking for new ideas…and you never know when those patterns may jump up in your face and say, “MAKE ME INTO A CAKE!!”  So…keep your eyes open for me and shoot me a photo when you find something that would be fun to create!!  You can post a pic on my Facebook page HERE or leave it in the comments below.

Thank you SO much friends for all your love, encouragement and support!!  You guys are the best cake friends a girl could ask for!!
For more info on me and the classes I teach with BIG discounts, click my profile HERE.
Stay tune!!  More designs a-coming!!

12 comments on “20 NEW Cake Design Ideas!!!”

  1. Wendy Nelson says:
    September 30, 2014 at 5:05 pm

    Yay!! I love your Craftsy class, so excited to have access to more of your fabulous designs. I know what you mean about seeing potential cake designs everywhere. My friends tease me because I am always raking pictures of patterns or color combinations that I think would make good cakes.

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    • Jessica says:
      September 30, 2014 at 7:31 pm

      Yay!! I am glad I’m not alone!!!! If you ever want to throw some of those pics my way if love to see them! If I can turn one into a template, I’ll give you a free copy! blessings!!!

      Reply
  2. Jamie says:
    September 30, 2014 at 10:40 pm

    This is SO brilliant, Jess!!!!! I love it, and am super dee duper excited for you!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!

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  3. Emily J. says:
    October 1, 2014 at 8:22 pm

    Oh my goodness! These are beautiful! The first and the last cakes are my favorites. Looking forward to more designs! =)

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  4. Yulissa says:
    October 3, 2014 at 7:39 pm

    OMG, thank you so much for share your ideas. I love your work and your classes. Blessing.

    Reply
  5. Stephanie says:
    October 5, 2014 at 3:05 am

    Such spectacular cakes! Loved your class

    Reply
  6. Michelle Chan says:
    October 9, 2014 at 10:11 pm

    Hi Jessica! Abundant blessings to you for your generous spirit of sharing your amazing talent with us!!

    May I know how do you achieve the cobalt blue color and turquoise color for your fondant cakes here and are the bold color flowers modelling choc or coloured wafer paper?

    Lookin forward to your reply!! God bless!

    Michelle

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    • Jessica says:
      October 12, 2014 at 9:26 pm

      Thank you SO much!!

      The cobalt blue was made with a Royal Blue from Americolor and a little black. The turquoise is my favorite Americolor “Turquoise” color! LOVE it because depending on how much you add can vary the shade. I also add a little TINY bit of royal blue if I want it a more “Tiffany Blue”. For the coral flower, it’s colored edible paper (not wafer paper). The edible paper you’d use for printing. You can just print a whole page colored! Or air brush it. Honestly, I’ve also used construction paper…the pretty kind at Micheal’s or Joann’s! You can get almost ANY color and make them SO fast. Plus, no one eats the flowers anyway so who cares! – at least…for me, especially if it’s a friend or a family member and I need something super fast! May the Lord bless you too!!!

      Reply
  7. Donna Shockley says:
    March 25, 2015 at 6:04 pm

    Love it!!

    Reply
  8. ekua says:
    March 15, 2016 at 1:51 am

    Beautiful cakes jessica but how did you get the gold effect on your cakes? Thanx

    Reply
    • Jessica says:
      March 16, 2016 at 9:11 pm

      Thank you! I used yellow fondant then brushed on the gold luster dust mixed with lemon extract. I show how to do metallics in my class “Simply Modern Cake Design” if you’re interested!

      Reply
  9. Trust says:
    September 7, 2016 at 2:42 pm

    Lovely cakes. Great talent. Keep up the good work.

    Reply

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