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If you look at a real feather, you can see the sort of "spine" of the feather. So seeing the wires seems 100% on par with realistic feathers (both cake 1 & 3). But 3 was the only one who truly followed the prompt. 1. was gravity defying but not a gravity defying CAKE. 2 was confused. that's a 3d cake. and 3. followed the prompt beautifully.
I don't think the second one is a gravity defying cake and I was SO disappointed when I heard the horse in the first one was NOT a cake... The third one though, despite the wires, was my absolute favorite
Yeah, the horse is essentially just an elaborate cake topper. It’s much much easier to stabilize a styrofoam sculpture covered in icing than an actual cake sculpture. The second cake probably required more careful structuring than the first one, even if it looks less impressive.
The third was the one that got the assignment. Even with the wiring it was a clear winner. I'm also really impressed they stuck with the white. So many cakes are a clashing mess .
I feel like the gravity defying cake challenge needs to be done again, except give each bakery a photo of what you want and see who can best recreate it. Kind of like when you did that with your crayon box cake.
I LOVE that peacock cake! I wouldn't be too bothered by seeing the wire slightly through the middle, since natural white feathers also tend to have a darker spine. It's stunning. I do think maybe a slight luster dusting with some of the gold already used in the design anyway would have made it even more dynamic. The pegasus is also gorgeous! And you get so much cake for your money, so I definitely think, based on bang for your buck, the pegasus definitely takes the cake. But for me, the peacockk wins. The character is cute, but def not gravity defying.
The peacock cake was clearly the best for the request. The horse one wasn’t even cake in the gravity defying section! Immediate disqualification for the category in my opinion.
Was it peacock? I thought phoenix. Doing gradient to give feathers texture wouldve elevated it but no complaints. I was so glad she changed her mind at the end.
The second one was definitely not gravity-defying in the sense that we think of it but it is for sure worth the $600 or more. Remember the grocery store cake you made into a two-tier wedding cake and a baker told you they would charge $500 for that?? This character cake has SO MUCH MORE detail and would take at least double the time. Don't you think?
in that video I dont think she actually called a bakery for a quote, she cut the call out and just recorded her talking and a black screen. if she was really telling the truth i think she would put the bakery on speaker so that the viewers can actually hear the bakery saying it was worth that much. i think she was just saying that for clickbait lol. ive been thinking this exactly when watching all of her videos, how does her plain "500 dollar" wedding cake she made equal the same worth of that owl cake this baker made for $500.
That was a lot of cake on two little legs for the owl cake. I’d call it gravity defying more than the Pegasus since the gravity defying part wasn’t cake. The owl cake was huge.
I was almost legitimately angry when I heard you say the pegasus cake was your favorite but glad you came to your senses after 24 hours..lol. The third cake was the clear winner all around. It was breathtaking and awe-inspiring that the gravity defying part was actually cake. That cake artist is truly skilled and understood the assignment.
All 3 are wonderful. The Animal little girl cake truly is adorable, and it she doesn’t meet the criteria. More as you say, a 3D character cake. Gravity defying should have an element hovering above the cake. And I totally concur with flying bird cake. Love that it was monochromatic. Had they dusted/coloured the feather structure, say silver or gold, that would have hidden the wires and given depth and more interest to the overall cake.
@@TheIcingArtist Yah the owl was a bit disappointing wasn’t it. I *LOVED* the Phoenix cake's design, but the lack of colour let it down a bit I felt. I would have like to see a bit of colour in the feathers. But other than that it was very good.
@@TheIcingArtist except you admitted that whaen you made the order, and they read it back they suggested chocolate “for 3D cakes” and you made no mention of correcting her at that time. So it’s very possible the order form said it was to be a 3D cake. I thought the owl cake was cutest tbh. The one on the left, the head facing backwards made it almost invisible and the way the feathers curled it just reminded me of a hint mound of toilet paper. And the horse one. Oh dear. The vignette was excellent with the attention to detail but I’d be devastated to get a HORSE cake for $600 I never got pubescent girls’ fascination & love for horses.
@@Puglover130 i mean it can be a gravity defying cake and a 3D cake so she shouldn’t have had to correct the baker about anything if she was already explicitly told the main feature was to be gravity defying. the last cake (the phoenix) was both 3D and gravity defying. so its totally reasonable for them to be talking about 3D cakes without any red flags going up that the bakery doesn’t understand what they’re supposed to do.
For the second cake, just wanted to point out, in many places, especially in Asia, people use umbrellas during summers to shield themselves from the sun as they’re walking. Since she has an ice cream in her hand, isn’t wearing gum boots and there are all those summer flowers, I’m assuming it could be a summer time cake instead of rainy season cake.. just my thoughts
I think the umbrella in the 2nd cake is a parasol. That’s why the character isn’t wet & would explain the ice cream. All beautiful cakes, the 3rd one is stunning!
Best series! Can we also say a big thank you to Kevin for driving all these cakes home! I've to traveled with a few wedding cakes to venues and that's stressful! 🥰
JUST ONCE I want to see deconstruction on some of these wild crazy cakes. I think how they're put together and able to withstand is way cooler than how they taste, the detail, etc. Also think the bird (swan? Phoenix? White peacock?) was stunning. Way cooler than the other two
I srsly love this series...it's like the bakeries keep getting better and better...thanks Laurie for keeping us entertained...pls keep this series going because we love it 💕
At first I thought the girl was also more 3D than gravity defying but if you consider how big her body is to how thin and small her legs are, I kind of buy it a little as gravity defying. I think the concept is just spring. Spring showers, playing outside, eating ice cream. I totally expected a valentines or galentines cake challenge. Maybe next year?
i guess in the future when you want to make sure these bakeries stick to their specialty, you have to tell them. like specifically say to the high-end wedding cake shop "give me a gravity-defying *wedding* cake."
The peacock cake is absolutely stunning. I wish they had airbrushed it into a phoenix to make it just a bit more magical. Only my opinion, but a little coloring, such as a red-orange ombre or fire theme, might have made it really stand out while also hiding or distracting from some of the wiring more. Still absolutely loved it!!
I would LOVE to see a cryptid cake-off! Also 90s/early 2000s cartoons like powerpuff girls, sailor moon, courage the cowardly dog, etc....and a dragon cake-off would be amazing.
I have made A LOT of cakes, but I can’t even begin to imagine how much work and structure these cakes took. These are amazing. The beautiful bird (peacock?) is absolutely incredible. 💕
The owl cake was so adorable. And I couldn’t help but think it’s cute and funny that the umbrella is technically not big enough to cover her head but more like cover her ice cream. Lol
How to Cook That's Anne Reardon does an excellent tutorial on gravity defying cakes. She had a kettle corn cake and a gingerbread house from Up! That looked amazing.
The third one is my favourite!! It looks the best, it is so elegant, and I really like that the gravity defying part is the actual cake. I was a bit disappointed the pegasus in the first one was not the cake itself
The cakes are beautiful. But, for $600 (each) I would expect these cakes to feed more people; especially the last one. There should have been a base cake. How to cut the last two seems to be a puzzlement. 🤷🏼♀️
thats because your more so paying for the artistry that goes into the cake and less for the actual cake itself. if you just wanted to buy a simple sheet cake youd get tremendously more cake for way less money because it would be alot less time/work/skill going into that. cakes like these are more like paying for edible art and art is expensive. i personally agree that i would never pay $600 for such little cake but thats just because i cant fathom paying so much money for art thats gonna get eaten vs art id keep forever. not saying these cakes arent worth that much money, just saying to me personally its not worth it to spend my money on one.
The white Peacock cake was truly amazing!!!!! 😍😍😍😍 It was a beautiful, elegant design. The artistry was a million times better than anything else. It looked like it should have been very, very expensive. ❤️
*The last cake which was the big white majestic bird IS BY FAR the best cake I've ever seen on this channel oml imagine showing up to an event and seeing that cake* 🥵❤️
I think a cool idea could be where you give the bakeries a real life object such as Sour path kids or even a TV! They all try to recreate it the most realistic as possible and in the end you vote which ones the best. :) Love your videos! You give a lot of helpful tips that continue to improve my baking skills!!!!
I’m really curious as to what the gravity defying element was made of in the first cake! My best guess is that it was probably styrofoam to stay that well assembled and able to bounce, but I can think of several other things that would’ve worked too!
Amazing as always! Would love to see bakeries make cakes of your dog! And also a budget wedding cake! See who can do the most for a very small budget! Thanks for sharing! 💕
Omg! That last cake is genuinely one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen! I’m single as a Pringle and over here wanting that for my future wedding!! 😍😍
I really like the phoenix cake...my jaw literally dropped. It is amazing! I wished it was more phoenix-ie colors...like reds, blues, golds, etc. But still crazy amazing.
I think that was the only thing missing from this masterpiece. The white is epic, but more color would have definitely helped the details pop and the white also doesn't show up on camera as well.
I was thinking the same thing. It would have been even more amazing with fiery red feathers and gold accents. I think it would have helped disguise the wires running through the feathers too.
Here's how I would rate the cakes: Cake no. 1 - $350 - $400 The cake was good overall but the gravity defying bit wasn't even edible Cake no. 2 - $240-$300 It was a beautiful cake but it wasn't a gravity defying cake. Also the concept didn't make sense Cake no. 3 - $600-$650 Wow, just wow. That's all I have to say
This is my personal opinion, but I feel like the price ranges are way too low compared to what an actual cake that cost would be. As one comment said, these cakes look like thousand dollar cakes considering how a regular wedding cake is $500-$650. Tho ig I'd agree that the 3rd one is the most expensive and the 2nd one is the cheapest.
Love all of the cakes! They all are unique and I think whoever made one of them did an incredible job! I also think the last one totally fits the topic perfectly! Love your vids Laurie! 😊
it would have been so interesting to see how these cakes where made, what did hold them up, what was all cake. But woooow those were absolutly beautiful
I’d like to see a mash up cake challenge. For instance, my youngest graduated high school on my 50th bday. Typically we order an elaborate multi tiered cake for graduation (party) that incorporates all the special sport, hobby, school themes/colors and shows off what college they’re heading to & what they’re studying. So it’s ultimately over the top personal to the grad. But since a 50th bday (especially mom’s), and it signals the beginning of empty nest life... both should be celebrated in one mash up epic cake (as an example).
Love that you gave us a 24hr update!!! Can we see a couple clips of Kevin trying to drive them home?!?! I can't imagine how stressed he gets!! I would be
The one with the pegasus would have "won" for me, but that baker cheated, IMO. The only "gravity defying" part was just a really cool topper. The owl may not be super impressive from a gravity standpoint, but I would expect to pay $500+ for it in my area. The last cake is really impressive, but I agree that the black wires really detract from the "wonder/mystery" of a gravity defying cake...they could have also dusted more of the feathers in the gold just to give them a bit more dimension and define them a bit more because looking at it from far away, the feathers kind of look like scruffy fur. They are all better than I could do, though, so good for them! :)
I love you and the cakes YOU make!! You make cakes so much better than any of the cakes I’ve ever seen you had made! These were a bit disappointing for $600!!
The 3rd is amazing! I would really like to know what’s all edible on each piece? Maybe I missed it but I was expecting all of it If not most of it to be edible! Maybe that’s just me? Obviously the support can’t be cake when it’s gravity defying! The owl/ umbrella one was kind of gravity defying but definitely agree it’s more 3D! This is all coming from my extensive “research” watching bakery videos! 😂 Love you Laurie glad your feeling better and are able to record!!
I agree! I would love to see all the different edible pieces. Especially with the first cake - I want to know how it is supported and what it is made of!
Idea: travel to different cities and order cakes like this. Example: Ordering whimsical NY cakes in NYC, or Ordering dolphin cakes in Miami/Key West, etc.
Definitely agree the swan (or white peacock?) was the BEST overall - specifically because it was cake. I was SO impressed with the Pegasus at first, until I realized it was just a sculpture on top of a regular, flat-ish cake. The owl is such a good cake - so cute. But it just looks so out of place among the other two cakes. Definitely adorable, but kind of basic compared to other things we’ve seen on your channel. Thank you for creating these awesome challenges! Would LOVE to see another gravity-defying challenge in the future - with $1000 budget!! :O
3. Penguin girl - Not a gravity defying cake 2. Horse - Not a gravity defying cake. Just a cake with a styrofoam topper 1. Swan - Finally someone actually meets the criteria. Great detail and the actual cake is gravity defying!
I feel like for the second one the theme could have been the fact that it’s summer time however it’s really hot outside which could explain the cheeks and also for the umbrella some people do use umbrellas in the summer time to avoid the sun beaming on them. IDK just my assumption😁😂
Hey Laurie loving this series and I love that you love doing these videos although I do really miss your decerating cakes videos, lots of love to you Archie and Kevin ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
I love your 3 bakery challenges. You always pick quality bakeries and pay them well enough that they can achieve something great. You legitimately want to see awesome cakes and don’t want to set bakeries up to fail just for clicks.
Amazing work on all of them! The owl cake was lovely and just having the two legs for support is certainly impressive, but it just doesn't have much impact. The white bird has got to be my favourite. I personally think the white colour with gold highlights looks amazing, although perhaps a little more gold to hide those wires. The pegasus was amazing too of course, and the detailing on the scenery was amazing, though I wonder what the pegasus itself was made of? Styrofoam?
First thing I thought of when I saw "Defying Gravity" was Wicked the Musical lol. You should have a bakery make a WIcked the Musical Cake that would be awesome I would totally love that!
Here is my opinion: 1) The first one was amazing. Briliantly detailed and overall show stopping. However, it wasn't exactly a gravity defying cake. One of the reasons gravity-defying cakes are so hard to make is because cake is very heavy, so it needs a well thought-out support structure, but if the gravity-defying part is not even cake, I don't think it should count. 2) It wasn't gravity-defying at all. It was beautiful and an amazing 3-D cake, but that's it. I think the umbrella part was supposed to be 'gravity-defying', but is it truly defying gravity if there is an entire human structure holding it up? 3) Now this was what I like to call gravity-defying. I personally didn't mind the wires, as it kind of brought a realistic feel to it. Birds have quite dark spine structure which is usually visible through feathers. Kind of like veins on our wrists. In front of the pegasus, I get how it can look a bit bland, and perhaps it would have been much better if they had coloured it red-orange to make it look like a phoenix but even now, it is so beautiful and the intricate designs are just brilliant.
My favorite of all the Icing Artist videos! which amazes me because normally I like seeing you decorate far more than the "paid bakery contest" videos. As to the question, were they all worth $600? They weren't all equal... Whatever is fair for the Phoenix and Pegasus, the umbrella chick should be about 10-12% less. But I'm using "artistic impact" for that. Cost/Value per serving would have a very different result.
First cake - I loved it completely, until you mentioned how little cake you get for that price. Kind of ruined it for me. Second cake - not what I would have expected, its cute but I wanted much more surprise. Third cake - I agree completely with the black wires needing to be white. Otherwise it was a great concept and really nice. I feel like there should be at least a touch of color somewhere. With that being said, I would have to pick the first cake for overall concept, I just wish there was more actual cake for the price.
I love when you do these videos! I am always so impressed with every cake. I know the little penguin wasn’t what you asked for but how cute was she? They are all beautiful!
As a cake decorator myself i think the cakes is totally worth the prize. Doing anything close to the cake would in total take me 30 + hours to complete which would pay me about 20 dollars per hours and that is without the cost of the materials, that I would imagine to be very costly. So if you consider that, the cakes are actually not overpriced at all!
The only one was the white peacock, None of the other ones were worth the price. Gravity defining cake means the cake is the one in the air suspended from whatever they use for the suspension. The Pegasus was cool but not cake. The girl owl was adorable.
I feel like the reason they were all still standing after 24 hours, is that the bakeries knew the cakes were high risk, and made extra sure they would keep standing, while with some of the other 3D cakes, they might have underestimated how much structure the cake would need.
I don't think the criticism of "oh I can see the wire, I know where the pipe is that holds it up" is warranted. There is absolutely no way to make that cake without those things. None. I often make gravity defying objects and I 'm sorry but there is no universe where there isn't some wire or pipe under it. Furthermore, it's a tiny bit unfair that you say "oh I could never do this kind of thing" but then proceed to say "well I dont'want to see the wire and this and this" which is a tad unfair. In other videos it wasn't that harsh, but here it feels a bit unnecessary.
Do you think these were all worth $600?!? Who do you think won?
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All the cakes were good. But the last one(the bird) was just AMAZING. Love from India.
The cakes were great but the last one was worth every penny!!! The 3D was cute but not amazing
No def. not I was expecting a lot more...esp since you put up pics from the internet...still great cakes though!
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U should not use terms like... "I forgive them for that".... It art and everyone has a reason to use certain supporting material....
If you look at a real feather, you can see the sort of "spine" of the feather. So seeing the wires seems 100% on par with realistic feathers (both cake 1 & 3). But 3 was the only one who truly followed the prompt. 1. was gravity defying but not a gravity defying CAKE. 2 was confused. that's a 3d cake. and 3. followed the prompt beautifully.
100% agree with this.
I thought the same thing about the wires in the feathers.
As someone who has birds, I agree
Yes! Bird nerd here, I thought it added to it. That cake is stunning and definitely my favorite.
that is what I thought about the wires too
I feel like we're not appreciating Kevin's talent to drive these insane cakes home every time! This category really put it to the test
RIGHT?!?!? I get stressed just thinking about it!
A real mvp lol. Pretty much unusual couple goals tbh. Like they're literally such a good team it's so wholesome.
True
Most stressful part of cake decorating!
Yeah he should vlog that and post it after
I don't think the second one is a gravity defying cake and I was SO disappointed when I heard the horse in the first one was NOT a cake... The third one though, despite the wires, was my absolute favorite
Yeah, the horse is essentially just an elaborate cake topper. It’s much much easier to stabilize a styrofoam sculpture covered in icing than an actual cake sculpture. The second cake probably required more careful structuring than the first one, even if it looks less impressive.
@@Katie08822 exactly. The second one has its merits but I think it didn't march the requirements
The third was the one that got the assignment. Even with the wiring it was a clear winner. I'm also really impressed they stuck with the white. So many cakes are a clashing mess .
Yes absolutly, same opinion here!
How do you expect someone to make a cake without using wires and etc? The cake obviously needs support it can’t just float
I feel like the gravity defying cake challenge needs to be done again, except give each bakery a photo of what you want and see who can best recreate it. Kind of like when you did that with your crayon box cake.
I definitely agree with this. It will be interesting to see especially to see if the cake is what is gravity defying.
Definitely agree:)
So for next in the series, an insane decorated cake that is BUTTERCREAM ONLY! No fondant, gum paste, etc. all decoration is butter cream only.
I like this idea too!! You can achieve a smooth texture with buttercream as well it just takes a lot of talent and patience.
I love this! I'm always so much more impressed with buttercream cakes than with fondant so I'd love to see it
Yessss…..THIS
Love this idea
Yes!!
Can Kevin film himself driving the cakes home? I am wondering on a regular basis how they arrive in one piece!
THIS. I really want to see that
That would be some interesting content
He should take a friend to film it! That would be awesome to see.
He must have steel nerves😱😅
I LOVE that peacock cake! I wouldn't be too bothered by seeing the wire slightly through the middle, since natural white feathers also tend to have a darker spine. It's stunning. I do think maybe a slight luster dusting with some of the gold already used in the design anyway would have made it even more dynamic. The pegasus is also gorgeous! And you get so much cake for your money, so I definitely think, based on bang for your buck, the pegasus definitely takes the cake. But for me, the peacockk wins. The character is cute, but def not gravity defying.
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The peacock cake was clearly the best for the request. The horse one wasn’t even cake in the gravity defying section! Immediate disqualification for the category in my opinion.
Yeah it's hard do one without showing how held up if it's white.
@@artyoucaneat you're the bakery? It's amazing you did an amazing job! :)
Was it peacock? I thought phoenix. Doing gradient to give feathers texture wouldve elevated it but no complaints. I was so glad she changed her mind at the end.
The bird was art. I don't think I've ever seem a more beautiful cake. WOW!
The second one was definitely not gravity-defying in the sense that we think of it but it is for sure worth the $600 or more. Remember the grocery store cake you made into a two-tier wedding cake and a baker told you they would charge $500 for that?? This character cake has SO MUCH MORE detail and would take at least double the time. Don't you think?
in that video I dont think she actually called a bakery for a quote, she cut the call out and just recorded her talking and a black screen. if she was really telling the truth i think she would put the bakery on speaker so that the viewers can actually hear the bakery saying it was worth that much. i think she was just saying that for clickbait lol. ive been thinking this exactly when watching all of her videos, how does her plain "500 dollar" wedding cake she made equal the same worth of that owl cake this baker made for $500.
Yes. The second cake is definitely beyond her level.
If the flying bird was not just white but like a phoenix red-golden - it would have been INCREDIBLE! (also would have solved the wire-problem)
Yes wish made it a Phoenix would definitely standed out more.
That was a lot of cake on two little legs for the owl cake. I’d call it gravity defying more than the Pegasus since the gravity defying part wasn’t cake. The owl cake was huge.
Exactly the legs hold so much weight.
Yes! And sooo much detail!
Yeah, I had the same thought regarding the Owl cake.
But the Pegasus one wasn't a gravity defying cake. It was just a well-decorated sheet cake with a fancy topper.
This.
Agreed!!
Exactly.
Ikr I don’t think it counts, although it is a stunning cake and probably the most detailed
Now that I realize it, you’re right!
I feel like if they airbrushed the peacock red-yellow-orange with “gold dust” it would have been an incredible phoenix and hidden the flaws
Omg this! That would have been so cool
I was almost legitimately angry when I heard you say the pegasus cake was your favorite but glad you came to your senses after 24 hours..lol. The third cake was the clear winner all around. It was breathtaking and awe-inspiring that the gravity defying part was actually cake. That cake artist is truly skilled and understood the assignment.
Please do “deconstructing” episodes of these amazing cakes - we want to see how they put them together!
All 3 are wonderful. The Animal little girl cake truly is adorable, and it she doesn’t meet the criteria. More as you say, a 3D character cake. Gravity defying should have an element hovering above the cake. And I totally concur with flying bird cake. Love that it was monochromatic. Had they dusted/coloured the feather structure, say silver or gold, that would have hidden the wires and given depth and more interest to the overall cake.
I agree! The owl was so cute but for sure more of a 3D cake. I so would have loved to see her stumbling on one foot or something!
@@TheIcingArtist Oh that would have been cute…standing on one leg. I’ve seen 3D cakes like that. Up the game a little 👍
@@TheIcingArtist Yah the owl was a bit disappointing wasn’t it. I *LOVED* the Phoenix cake's design, but the lack of colour let it down a bit I felt. I would have like to see a bit of colour in the feathers. But other than that it was very good.
@@TheIcingArtist except you admitted that whaen you made the order, and they read it back they suggested chocolate “for 3D cakes” and you made no mention of correcting her at that time. So it’s very possible the order form said it was to be a 3D cake.
I thought the owl cake was cutest tbh.
The one on the left, the head facing backwards made it almost invisible and the way the feathers curled it just reminded me of a hint mound of toilet paper.
And the horse one. Oh dear. The vignette was excellent with the attention to detail but I’d be devastated to get a HORSE cake for $600
I never got pubescent girls’ fascination & love for horses.
@@Puglover130 i mean it can be a gravity defying cake and a 3D cake so she shouldn’t have had to correct the baker about anything if she was already explicitly told the main feature was to be gravity defying. the last cake (the phoenix) was both 3D and gravity defying. so its totally reasonable for them to be talking about 3D cakes without any red flags going up that the bakery doesn’t understand what they’re supposed to do.
For the second cake, just wanted to point out, in many places, especially in Asia, people use umbrellas during summers to shield themselves from the sun as they’re walking. Since she has an ice cream in her hand, isn’t wearing gum boots and there are all those summer flowers, I’m assuming it could be a summer time cake instead of rainy season cake.. just my thoughts
Exactly what I was thinking
I think the umbrella in the 2nd cake is a parasol. That’s why the character isn’t wet & would explain the ice cream. All beautiful cakes, the 3rd one is stunning!
That would make some sense but usually parasols aren't black as the black colour absorbs light and warmth versus a lighter colour repelling it.
Best series! Can we also say a big thank you to Kevin for driving all these cakes home! I've to traveled with a few wedding cakes to venues and that's stressful! 🥰
We all know Kevin is #TheRealHero here.
$600 doesn’t feel like a lot for a gravity defying cake to me. Maybe I’m just overestimating the amount of work that the cakes require.
I agree!
Me too. A pretty basic tiered wedding cake is easily $400-$500 and these seem like so much more work than that.
@@kirsten0233 yes they good 1,000 or more especially for the bird one.
I was thinking the same
JUST ONCE I want to see deconstruction on some of these wild crazy cakes. I think how they're put together and able to withstand is way cooler than how they taste, the detail, etc. Also think the bird (swan? Phoenix? White peacock?) was stunning. Way cooler than the other two
I srsly love this series...it's like the bakeries keep getting better and better...thanks Laurie for keeping us entertained...pls keep this series going because we love it 💕
Me too one of my favorites ☺️
Omg I know! I'm so in love with it too! What should I challenge them to next?
@@TheIcingArtist you should challenge them to make Easter cakes and St. Patrick's day cakes
The series where Laurie converts the grocery cakes into amazing cakes is one of my favs too.
@@TheIcingArtist I think like umm…a cake that looks like you!
I would agree the second cake was more so 3d than gravity defying
At first I thought the girl was also more 3D than gravity defying but if you consider how big her body is to how thin and small her legs are, I kind of buy it a little as gravity defying. I think the concept is just spring. Spring showers, playing outside, eating ice cream.
I totally expected a valentines or galentines cake challenge. Maybe next year?
Cake #2 - a huge cake held up by two little sticks? Pretty good engineering. I'd call it gravity defying
i guess in the future when you want to make sure these bakeries stick to their specialty, you have to tell them. like specifically say to the high-end wedding cake shop "give me a gravity-defying *wedding* cake."
The point was to give a broad theme
She literally told them ‘gravity defying’ and any cake maker knows this means a cake that look like it’s defying gravity…
The peacock cake is absolutely stunning. I wish they had airbrushed it into a phoenix to make it just a bit more magical. Only my opinion, but a little coloring, such as a red-orange ombre or fire theme, might have made it really stand out while also hiding or distracting from some of the wiring more. Still absolutely loved it!!
I would LOVE to see a cryptid cake-off! Also 90s/early 2000s cartoons like powerpuff girls, sailor moon, courage the cowardly dog, etc....and a dragon cake-off would be amazing.
I have made A LOT of cakes, but I can’t even begin to imagine how much work and structure these cakes took. These are amazing. The beautiful bird (peacock?) is absolutely incredible. 💕
The owl cake was so adorable. And I couldn’t help but think it’s cute and funny that the umbrella is technically not big enough to cover her head but more like cover her ice cream. Lol
It's a parasol, not an umbrella...
I think The last cake is the best. The second one is REALLY strange. It’s definitely more 3D
than defying gravity.
The owl cake is absolutely adorable. What a cute little character. 😍🦉
How to Cook That's Anne Reardon does an excellent tutorial on gravity defying cakes. She had a kettle corn cake and a gingerbread house from Up! That looked amazing.
I think a 3D dragon or castle cake challenge would be amazing. Both of these would have so much detail.
The third one is my favourite!! It looks the best, it is so elegant, and I really like that the gravity defying part is the actual cake. I was a bit disappointed the pegasus in the first one was not the cake itself
You could totally make a gravity defying cake! You’ve got mad cake decorating skills! Do it!!! Please!!! 😁🙏
The beautiful white bird cake was my favorite! Absolutely stunning artistic talent to make that cake!!
The cakes are beautiful. But, for $600 (each) I would expect these cakes to feed more people; especially the last one. There should have been a base cake. How to cut the last two seems to be a puzzlement. 🤷🏼♀️
More for the art and presentation with what's being paid coz you need expertise to know how some edible and non edible parts can work with each other
thats because your more so paying for the artistry that goes into the cake and less for the actual cake itself. if you just wanted to buy a simple sheet cake youd get tremendously more cake for way less money because it would be alot less time/work/skill going into that. cakes like these are more like paying for edible art and art is expensive. i personally agree that i would never pay $600 for such little cake but thats just because i cant fathom paying so much money for art thats gonna get eaten vs art id keep forever. not saying these cakes arent worth that much money, just saying to me personally its not worth it to spend my money on one.
True its more like a centerpieces.
SHE WANTED GRAVITY DEFIYING CAKE.
The white Peacock cake was truly amazing!!!!! 😍😍😍😍 It was a beautiful, elegant design. The artistry was a million times better than anything else. It looked like it should have been very, very expensive. ❤️
*The last cake which was the big white majestic bird IS BY FAR the best cake I've ever seen on this channel oml imagine showing up to an event and seeing that cake* 🥵❤️
I think a cool idea could be where you give the bakeries a real life object such as Sour path kids or even a TV! They all try to recreate it the most realistic as possible and in the end you vote which ones the best. :) Love your videos! You give a lot of helpful tips that continue to improve my baking skills!!!!
I’m really curious as to what the gravity defying element was made of in the first cake! My best guess is that it was probably styrofoam to stay that well assembled and able to bounce, but I can think of several other things that would’ve worked too!
probably a styrofoam body and head, with legs primarily made of wire
@@eastdakota6954 if that’s the case it’s not really gravity defying cake, but just a pretty cake topper.
That white peacock is magnificent!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤗🤗🤗🫶🏻🫶🏻💋🇺🇸🌸
Amazing as always! Would love to see bakeries make cakes of your dog! And also a budget wedding cake! See who can do the most for a very small budget! Thanks for sharing! 💕
Omg! That last cake is genuinely one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen! I’m single as a Pringle and over here wanting that for my future wedding!! 😍😍
The bird cake is amazing! It looks stunning and the actual cake was gravity defying.
I like that I could cut and serve the Pegasus cake and guests could still see and enjoy its beauty to the very end!
I love how she is pointing out the mistakes while wearing a shirt that says “focus on the positive”
I really like the phoenix cake...my jaw literally dropped.
It is amazing!
I wished it was more phoenix-ie colors...like reds, blues, golds, etc.
But still crazy amazing.
that's what I was thinking it was missing. the white is beautiful on it but reds and golds would make it beyond stunning
Exactly but it was amazing 🤩
I think that was the only thing missing from this masterpiece. The white is epic, but more color would have definitely helped the details pop and the white also doesn't show up on camera as well.
@@TheIcingArtist I agree completely, we should have gotten some pearling or extra bright colors but man, that was freaking awesome
I was thinking the same thing. It would have been even more amazing with fiery red feathers and gold accents. I think it would have helped disguise the wires running through the feathers too.
Here's how I would rate the cakes:
Cake no. 1 - $350 - $400 The cake was good overall but the gravity defying bit wasn't even edible
Cake no. 2 - $240-$300 It was a beautiful cake but it wasn't a gravity defying cake. Also the concept didn't make sense
Cake no. 3 - $600-$650 Wow, just wow. That's all I have to say
This is my personal opinion, but I feel like the price ranges are way too low compared to what an actual cake that cost would be. As one comment said, these cakes look like thousand dollar cakes considering how a regular wedding cake is $500-$650. Tho ig I'd agree that the 3rd one is the most expensive and the 2nd one is the cheapest.
@@WinterCrystal1009 Looking back I actually see that the prices were cheap. Thx for pointing that out.
I would LOVE that bird cake for my wedding ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Love all of the cakes! They all are unique and I think whoever made one of them did an incredible job! I also think the last one totally fits the topic perfectly! Love your vids Laurie! 😊
it would have been so interesting to see how these cakes where made, what did hold them up, what was all cake. But woooow those were absolutly beautiful
This last cake is so insanely beautiful....would be a spectacular wedding cake (topper, much smaller)
I’d like to see a mash up cake challenge. For instance, my youngest graduated high school on my 50th bday. Typically we order an elaborate multi tiered cake for graduation (party) that incorporates all the special sport, hobby, school themes/colors and shows off what college they’re heading to & what they’re studying. So it’s ultimately over the top personal to the grad. But since a 50th bday (especially mom’s), and it signals the beginning of empty nest life... both should be celebrated in one mash up epic cake (as an example).
Three amazing cakes, for me it was the white cake bird! Love this. Next cake, how about a "Carousel" cake?
I hope the bakeries post these all over their social media. They're so cool!
I love how exited she always is and how you can hear how stressed Kevin is lol
Love that you gave us a 24hr update!!! Can we see a couple clips of Kevin trying to drive them home?!?! I can't imagine how stressed he gets!! I would be
I'm very curious to see how Kevin gets these things home in one piece. Maybe you should do a video on this lol 😂
Meeting and interviewing the people who make the cakes at these bakeries! And perhaps a bake-off between you and them? :)
The one with the pegasus would have "won" for me, but that baker cheated, IMO. The only "gravity defying" part was just a really cool topper. The owl may not be super impressive from a gravity standpoint, but I would expect to pay $500+ for it in my area. The last cake is really impressive, but I agree that the black wires really detract from the "wonder/mystery" of a gravity defying cake...they could have also dusted more of the feathers in the gold just to give them a bit more dimension and define them a bit more because looking at it from far away, the feathers kind of look like scruffy fur. They are all better than I could do, though, so good for them! :)
I love you and the cakes YOU make!! You make cakes so much better than any of the cakes I’ve ever seen you had made! These were a bit disappointing for $600!!
I love the white Phoenix! It’s so pretty! I want that for my wedding.
Btw, can you do this for Easter? Third favorite holiday
I think my favorite is the first one, i just love everything about it! But all 3 were amazing! Good job bakeries 👏
The 3rd is amazing! I would really like to know what’s all edible on each piece? Maybe I missed it but I was expecting all of it If not most of it to be edible! Maybe that’s just me? Obviously the support can’t be cake when it’s gravity defying! The owl/ umbrella one was kind of gravity defying but definitely agree it’s more 3D! This is all coming from my extensive “research” watching bakery videos! 😂
Love you Laurie glad your feeling better and are able to record!!
I agree! I would love to see all the different edible pieces. Especially with the first cake - I want to know how it is supported and what it is made of!
Probably the body is edible. Wings, feathers I'd don't eat the wire lol.
Idea: travel to different cities and order cakes like this. Example: Ordering whimsical NY cakes in NYC, or Ordering dolphin cakes in Miami/Key West, etc.
These are incredible!!!! I love your uploads, such a great way to start the day.
YES budget! Love this series so much! Would love to see an explosion inside cake battle!
can you sent a picture of your dog and tell the Bakeries to do a 3D cake
t think it will be sooo cute and fun to see how each Bakery did
Definitely agree the swan (or white peacock?) was the BEST overall - specifically because it was cake. I was SO impressed with the Pegasus at first, until I realized it was just a sculpture on top of a regular, flat-ish cake.
The owl is such a good cake - so cute. But it just looks so out of place among the other two cakes. Definitely adorable, but kind of basic compared to other things we’ve seen on your channel.
Thank you for creating these awesome challenges! Would LOVE to see another gravity-defying challenge in the future - with $1000 budget!! :O
3. Penguin girl - Not a gravity defying cake
2. Horse - Not a gravity defying cake. Just a cake with a styrofoam topper
1. Swan - Finally someone actually meets the criteria. Great detail and the actual cake is gravity defying!
The Phoenix is the most creative and stunning cake I’ve ever seen. An art sculpture.
I feel like for the second one the theme could have been the fact that it’s summer time however it’s really hot outside which could explain the cheeks and also for the umbrella some people do use umbrellas in the summer time to avoid the sun beaming on them. IDK just my assumption😁😂
These are my absolute favorite videos!!!!! 💜 u and thank you so much for these comparison videos I could literally watch them all day!!!!!!
Hey Laurie loving this series and I love that you love doing these videos although I do really miss your decerating cakes videos, lots of love to you Archie and Kevin ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
I love your 3 bakery challenges. You always pick quality bakeries and pay them well enough that they can achieve something great. You legitimately want to see awesome cakes and don’t want to set bakeries up to fail just for clicks.
Kevin you are a magician. How on earth do you get these cakes home in one peice?
who else loves her vids? i bet she spends sm time in her videos and even if she didn’t i bet they will still be awesome!
Amazing work on all of them! The owl cake was lovely and just having the two legs for support is certainly impressive, but it just doesn't have much impact. The white bird has got to be my favourite. I personally think the white colour with gold highlights looks amazing, although perhaps a little more gold to hide those wires. The pegasus was amazing too of course, and the detailing on the scenery was amazing, though I wonder what the pegasus itself was made of? Styrofoam?
I absolutely love the peacock cake! But I so wish they would have done it in color! If it was in color it would just be so breathtaking!
Was just scrolling through your page and this comes up… exactly what I needed now 😍😍😍
These cakes aew so insane! They are so beautiful! It is so fun to see what artist can come up with when you let them do what ever they love.
First thing I thought of when I saw "Defying Gravity" was Wicked the Musical lol. You should have a bakery make a WIcked the Musical Cake that would be awesome I would totally love that!
This series is so awesome!
Here is my opinion:
1) The first one was amazing. Briliantly detailed and overall show stopping. However, it wasn't exactly a gravity defying cake. One of the reasons gravity-defying cakes are so hard to make is because cake is very heavy, so it needs a well thought-out support structure, but if the gravity-defying part is not even cake, I don't think it should count.
2) It wasn't gravity-defying at all. It was beautiful and an amazing 3-D cake, but that's it. I think the umbrella part was supposed to be 'gravity-defying', but is it truly defying gravity if there is an entire human structure holding it up?
3) Now this was what I like to call gravity-defying. I personally didn't mind the wires, as it kind of brought a realistic feel to it. Birds have quite dark spine structure which is usually visible through feathers. Kind of like veins on our wrists. In front of the pegasus, I get how it can look a bit bland, and perhaps it would have been much better if they had coloured it red-orange to make it look like a phoenix but even now, it is so beautiful and the intricate designs are just brilliant.
My favorite of all the Icing Artist videos! which amazes me because normally I like seeing you decorate far more than the "paid bakery contest" videos. As to the question, were they all worth $600? They weren't all equal... Whatever is fair for the Phoenix and Pegasus, the umbrella chick should be about 10-12% less. But I'm using "artistic impact" for that. Cost/Value per serving would have a very different result.
I love this series ❤️
Please do many many many more of this series. Love your vids❤❤❤
First cake - I loved it completely, until you mentioned how little cake you get for that price. Kind of ruined it for me. Second cake - not what I would have expected, its cute but I wanted much more surprise. Third cake - I agree completely with the black wires needing to be white. Otherwise it was a great concept and really nice. I feel like there should be at least a touch of color somewhere. With that being said, I would have to pick the first cake for overall concept, I just wish there was more actual cake for the price.
The 3rd one wins for me. The craftsmanship is out of this world!
I don’t think cake 2 was gravity defying or worth the price, but it was still my favorite. SO CUTE.
I love when you do these videos! I am always so impressed with every cake. I know the little penguin wasn’t what you asked for but how cute was she? They are all beautiful!
It's an owl I think.. 😁 but yes, it's cute.
The bakers have to know at this point, right? They watch this series, right?
As a cake decorator myself i think the cakes is totally worth the prize. Doing anything close to the cake would in total take me 30 + hours to complete which would pay me about 20 dollars per hours and that is without the cost of the materials, that I would imagine to be very costly. So if you consider that, the cakes are actually not overpriced at all!
The only one was the white peacock, None of the other ones were worth the price. Gravity defining cake means the cake is the one in the air suspended from whatever they use for the suspension. The Pegasus was cool but not cake. The girl owl was adorable.
I feel like the reason they were all still standing after 24 hours, is that the bakeries knew the cakes were high risk, and made extra sure they would keep standing, while with some of the other 3D cakes, they might have underestimated how much structure the cake would need.
I don't think the criticism of "oh I can see the wire, I know where the pipe is that holds it up" is warranted. There is absolutely no way to make that cake without those things. None. I often make gravity defying objects and I 'm sorry but there is no universe where there isn't some wire or pipe under it. Furthermore, it's a tiny bit unfair that you say "oh I could never do this kind of thing" but then proceed to say "well I dont'want to see the wire and this and this" which is a tad unfair. In other videos it wasn't that harsh, but here it feels a bit unnecessary.
Agree
I think that we need a part 2 for the gravity defying cakes. I want to see more, please!