Sunday Sweets: Ombre Treats

Merriam Webster defines ombre as: "having colors or tones that shade into each other." I define it as "soooo pretttttty." Here, why don't I just show you? (By Sugablossom Cakes) That's ombre. Isn't it gorgeous? What I didn't realize until I started looking into ombre cakes was just how many ways ombre could be incorporated into a cake. Sometimes literally. (By AK Cake Design) The outside deserves a look, too: (By AK Cake Design) There are a lot of ways to achieve ombre. You can take a pristine white cake and "ombre it up" with some pretty piping: (By Cake Coquette) ... or maybe a swirl of flowers -- like this one, inspired by a Steampunk-themed invitation: (By Sugar Song Cakes)(See, Steampunk doesn't have to be brown...) It seems like bakers are able to make ombre cakes out of pretty much anything: Pretty blue ruffles: (By Cake Central member ChrisJack1) ...big, swoopy swirls: (By Charm City Cakes) ...pink fondant tubes: (By Fat Girl Cakes) ...teeny-tiny flowers: (By Cake Fixation)…