LET THEM EAT CAKE

Most of you know I enjoy making and decorating cakes.

When I first started to learn how to decorate cakes I also learned a love for cake plates, pedestals and holders.

The funny thing is, with the kinds of cakes I make I never used any of my cake plates or pedestals. So they just sit up on top of a cabinet looking pretty.

I took them down today to wash them (Spring cleaning even hit me) and I thought I would share a few of them with you.


I love this one. The top says "Life can be uncertain, eat dessert first".

I think the little birds are darling and the twisted vine that goes around the edge is reminiscent of a birds nest.

The stand also has that same look with a few little berries laying there waiting for the birds to have a snack.

I got this up at the Apple Farm in San Luis Obispo, CA.

I also got the little candy/nut holder and thought it looked cute on top. It isn't a set but they did have it displayed together so I couldn't pass it up.

I think I may use this at the baby shower I'm planning with the bird/nest theme.

I also got this polka dot cake pedestal at the same time. I like polka dots and thought this would go with several different styles/colors of cakes. I think it would be cute with the cake I made above.

The only bad thing, with these pedestals is, they often are not strong enough to hold bigger cakes with fillings inside. They will either tip over or break. So that is why I don't really use them.

The cakes I make are heavy. Heaver then you would think a cake would be.

I got this Mary Engelbreit one off of eBay. I always planned on making a smaller cake for my girl friend who loves Mary Engelbreit.

Hmm, maybe I will do that this year for her birthday.

I love the base and the hanging hearts. The plan was to not only make the cake for her but to give the stand to her as part of her gift. I think she would like it.

I fell in love with this one when I saw a cake made to look like this. The person used black, white and red and it looked like the base with cherries hanging on it.

It was also another win I got on eBay. This is the most expensive cake pedestal I own.

I think we have all seen these colored glass plates. Believe it or not I got this at Big Lots.

I was throwing another baby shower for a friend who was having a boy. We had a tea party and of course the color was blue. So I used these to put the tea sandwiches on.

I got both sizes and stacked them on top of each other.

So you see, you don't have to use these just for cake.

I found this at a thrift store. I thought it was darling and couldn't leave it behind. It's small though. Not really for cakes.

But again, it had the bird on it and you know how I have a thing for birds, bird cages, bird houses and all things to do with birds.

I think it would be great to stack it on top of one of my other pedestals and use it for cookies, mini cupcakes, sandwiches or candy.

This one has pretty flowers on it. I don't even know where I got this one. But I do like the colors. It reminds me of Spring.

I think I need to start using my cake plates/pedestals more often. They can be used for so many different things. Even to hold candles or used in decorating as a place to give an item a little lift.

No matter what they are used for or even if they are just to look at, I love them.

So I say, "Let them eat cake! I'll take the plate instead."