# DIY Fondant Fringe Cake This Colorful Fondant Cake Recipe is Fashionably Fringy By Jen Chae | Published 2013-06-16 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fondant-cake-recipe References: [asubtlerevelry](http://asubtlerevelry.com/fringe-cake) Cakes are one of the most versatile of foods in terms of external design and this fringe fondant cake recipe lets you explore the limitless boundaries of [cake decorating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/artful-cake). This cake design takes a recent fashion idea and brings it to the baking world. The cake’s border is layered with ornamental fringe that gives it a textured and 3D look. A pictorial, along with thorough instructions are posted on the Subtle Revelry blog. After [baking a traditional cake](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-butter-cake) of your choice in flavor, rectangular strips of fondant with thin fringy slices are wrapped around the cake, bottom up. The cake even looks pretty when cut into slices, each slice adorned by a fringy skirt border. This cake is sure to be the object of many photographs and hungry glimpses. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.1/10 - Popularity: 31% | Activity: 24% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Fringed Food:** Incorporating texture through fringed designs into food presentation. - **Fusion Foods:** Mixing fashion and food trends to create hybrid baked goods. - **Creative Cake Décor:** Experimenting with innovative ways to decorate cakes and challenge traditional designs. ### Who This Affects Most - **Food and Beverage:** Innovating unique visual presentations of food with a hybrid of design and culinary innovations. - **Fashion and Accessory:** Exploring the ways in which food and fashion can merge to create printable and unique food designs. - **Art and Design:** Opportunities for designers to showcase innovative design concepts and techniques to create visually stunning (edible) art. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sprinkle Cake Mixes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funfetti-celebrations-cake-mix.md) - [All-Occasion Layered Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-cake.md) - [Two-Layered Funfetti Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-confetti-cake.md) - [Cotton Candy Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cotton-candy-cake.md) - [Layered Cotton Candy Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cotton-candy-layer-cake.md) - [Sprinkle-Packed Ice Cream Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funfetti-ice-cream-cake.md) - [Balloon Dog Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/balloon-dog-cake.md) - [Swirled Bundt Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swirled-batter.md) - [Cake-Infused Bourbon Cocktails](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clarified-cake-milk-punch.md)