Proof Martha Stewart Has Always Been Way Ahead of Wedding Cake Trends

This particular cake embodies the late '80s and early '90s: stacked tiers (held up with pillars), iced with buttercream, and garnished with intricate piped-on flowers. Many American women, like my mom, became addicted to learning these icing piping techniques and relied on Martha Stewart magazines and cookbooks for how-tos. My mom used the same techniques to pipe paint onto Easter baskets and sold them to Neiman Marcus! I know another mom who started a side wedding cake business thanks to her icing skills, learned from Martha. Though this exact cake design has gone out of style, some brides opt for more classic wedding cakes with floral and buttercream detailing.