Sweetness And Light

Using pre-prepared sweets and details to decorate cakes often looks a bit... pre-prepared. It can detract from the lovely home-made feeling of the baking itself. Much as minimalism can be beautiful, finding a balance between leaving cakes bare and unadorned or finding the time to do them justice can be challenging.

These cupcakes use marshmallows and coloured sugar to create striking shapes and textures...

Cupcakes from O (the Oprah magazine) via Delish

And, if you like to dress to match your afternoon tea, these flower bobby pins would be a lovely combination...

Lucite flower bobby pins from Jewel Me Pretty via Lovely Clusters

And these flowers are a little less likely to wilt in the summer heat, too.