So why not capitalize on this existential fear by bringing into the bookish world? We’ve all seen the library cake that your Grandma shared with you on Facebook, but no one’s expecting to actually check a book out from that library. While there are all kinds of beautiful or adorable book cake designs out there, today I want to highlight the ones that really make you doubt reality. Here are 19 book cakes that will have you questioning if the books on your TBR have been deviously disguised desserts all along.
Book Cakes
Let’s start simple, with the cakes that would blend into any bookstore: the imitations of a single, recognizable book.
Deckle Edges
I did a post on the history of deckle edges, and now I am powerless to resist looking at pictures of beautiful, hand-bound books. These ones may be slightly less realistic than the above, because they’re a little larger than life in their artistry, but I definitely wouldn’t expect to see them on the dessert table. A post shared by The Chocolate Llama (@the_chocolate_llama) on May 26, 2019 at 11:28am PDT A post shared by Jasmine’s Sinful Indulgence (@sinfulindulgence2020) on Jul 10, 2020 at 12:02pm PDT A post shared by Lindsay Llorens (@ninidinkdesigns) on Jul 13, 2020 at 9:46am PDT A post shared by Live Love Bake (@llbake) on Jun 22, 2020 at 8:19am PDT A post shared by Xoli (@xolis_cakes) on Jun 23, 2018 at 3:02pm PDT A post shared by Emily Hankins – painted cakes (@emilyhankinscakes) on Aug 22, 2017 at 1:00pm PDT A post shared by Velvet Crumb (@velvetcrumbcakes) on Dec 8, 2019 at 3:22am PST A post shared by Emily Hankins – painted cakes (@emilyhankinscakes) on Jan 13, 2018 at 2:55am PST
Book Stacks
The book stack is probably the most popular bookish cake design. It gives you the height of a multi-tier cake, and gives you room to name several of your favorite titles. While I’ve seen many gorgeous takes on that concept, I’ve never seen any that I actually mistook for the real deal—until I stumbled on these! A post shared by Авторские Торты Новосибирск 🖤 (@vertenataliya) on Mar 20, 2020 at 7:54pm PDT A post shared by Edyta Matysiak (@ediscakestory) on Nov 17, 2019 at 2:45am PST A post shared by Nads M.A (@nadclo) on Feb 25, 2019 at 2:41pm PST
Books and Flowers
After all my research in hunting the absolute most accurate book cakes, I stumbled across this trend that I cannot stop staring at. @semi_cake, a Korean cake decorator, seems to be most prolific in this: cakes that look like books with an eruption of flowers emerging from the pages. It is breathtaking, and definitely prepare to replan your wedding cake as you scroll. A post shared by sugardeli cakery (@sugardeli.ind) on Feb 14, 2018 at 4:09pm PST A post shared by Торты на заказ Москва (@art_cake_love) on Jan 13, 2020 at 10:29pm PST A post shared by Selah 🌷 A Bibliophile’s Style (@abibliophilesstyle) on Jul 11, 2020 at 4:23am PDT And that’s it for the unbelievably realistic book cakes! Still hungry for more bookish desserts? Check out these posts, which are less likely to have you second-guessing reality: A post shared by 세미케이크 (@semi_cake) on Sep 6, 2019 at 7:10am PDT A post shared by flowercake -밀크크림 플라워케이크, 바티케이크 (@batticake.co) on Feb 16, 2019 at 3:27am PST A post shared by flowercake -밀크크림 플라워케이크, 바티케이크 (@batticake.co) on Mar 2, 2019 at 4:42am PST A post shared by 세미케이크 (@semi_cake) on Feb 24, 2019 at 4:17am PST A post shared by Buttercream Flowercake & Craft (@g.g.cakraft) on Jun 23, 2019 at 4:03am PDT A post shared by 세미케이크 (@semi_cake) on Jun 30, 2019 at 5:17am PDT
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