Buttercream Trending - It's Baaaack!

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past year or so, you are aware of the popular ombre trend that is taking over everything. Of course, one of those things it has taken over is cake. You see it everywhere; on Facebook, on Pinterest, on Twitter, in magazines and on television. One of the things that I have noticed is a recurring use of buttercream icing in these ombre translations.



Fondant rolled out (ha!) around the late 90's and thanks to shows like "Cake Boss" and it hit a peak in popularity.  Unfortunately, the common poor-taste problem that often comes with cheap packaged fondant, brides are starting to backlash against fondant and are starting to request buttercream again. I'm certain that we aren't giving up on fondant altogether though, because there are just some designs that require it's use. Along with those ombre cakes, the web is full of buttercream piped ruffles and rustic, homemade-looking buttercream cakes.

I predict that this summer wedding season will be filled with buttercream iced cakes in refreshing flavors like lemon and melon.