The most expensive cakes in the world

Just by looking at them you can appreciate the hours of meticulous work, the delicate inlays of precious stones and the frosted gold that highlights the most insignificant details. They are undoubtedly pieces worthy of exhibition with understandably exorbitant prices. Many imagine a shining jewel, but no, we are talking about an ostentatious sweet: the most expensive cakes in the world.

Who has not wanted to dazzle at their wedding with an impressive and delicious dessert? After the dress, the main concern of the bride is to get the perfect cake. Therefore, everyone who has been married will know that it is one of the key points for the banquet to be a success; but everything, even in such a special moment, has a price.

Despite the fact that most of these sugary eccentricities are wedding cakes, we will see that there are other reasons why spending thousands of dollars on a piece of cake is completely justified.

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries: $20,000 wedding cake

Ostentation is something that cannot be missing in the world of the queen of the it girls. Very typical of her, before marrying quirky rapper Kenye West, Kim Kardashian hit the spot with a fairy tale ceremony with her ex Kris Humphrie. Fascinated with the royal family, her party had one goal: to become a replica of the link between Kate Middleton and Prince William. Thus, the capricious celebrity ended up with an eight-foot-tall wedding cake by Patrick Hanson, but with a marriage that sadly lasted a mere 72 days.

Swarovski Crystal Cake from the movie Sex and the City II: $32,000

We all dream of an ideal wedding, but if you’re a New Yorker and your name is Carrie Bradshaw, it becomes something inevitable. The acclaimed protagonist of Sex and the City deserved a cake in these conditions after so many chapters suffering in search of love. And it wasn’t until the second movie, once the series ended, that she and Mr. Big decided to take it seriously.

Despite sticking very closely to the style of Sarah Jessica Parker’s character, it wasn’t for her. This colossal wedding cake was displayed at the wedding of the girls’ gay friends. Ron Ben-Israel being in charge of designing this work of art adorned with four thousand Swarovski crystals inspired by the impressive Mitzi Gaynor dress that he wore in a Las Vegas show.

Pastel Fabergé Egg: $35,000

Known for decorating the mansion of some billionaire, the Fabergé egg took root in the heart of the Russian imperial family, when Tsar Alexander III decided to give his wife an unusual anniversary souvenir inspired by the approaching Easter holidays.

British tycoon Carl Weininger gave himself this edible heirloom for his 60th birthday to comfort his broken heart. And although it does not hide a surprise inside, its layers contain champagne jelly, joconde biscuit and dark chocolate. It is also decorated with edible gold leaves and a two-carat diamond that crowns the cacao flower. It is said that money does not bring happiness; but it helps.

Princess Kate Royal Cake: $78,000

Here is the famous cake that seduced Kim Kardashian; how not to do it. Renowned pastry chef Fiona Cairns and her team of 50 bakers worked for five weeks to bring this wonderful tower of sugar to life. Everything the Duchess wanted was embodied in the cake: different types of flowers such as ivy, which symbolizes love and marriage, roses that promote happiness and adoration, and 900 more varieties to represent different countries and beliefs.

Fiona’s reputation has made her a favorite with clients such as Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd and Simply Red; admirers of her commitment and hard work of hers.

Lizza Minnelli and David Gest: $40,000 wedding cake

Lizza Minnelli was not going to settle for little, but if Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor were among her guests, it was clear that she was not going to surprise with anything.

In 2012, Lizza married producer David Gest, celebrating in style with a stunning floral cake. So they decided to spare no expense to splurge the exorbitant amount of 40 thousand dollars for a marriage of just over a year and a half.

Lady Diana and the Duke of Rothesay: $40,000 wedding cake

Lady Di’s link with the Duke of Cornwall was televised and seen by millions of viewers who loved her. She became the most photographed woman in the world until her tragic death, but her pretty face and the spectacular wedding cake that cost a whopping 35 years ago will always remain in her memory. Even the few slices that were left were auctioned off for $2,000 each.

Platinum Announcement Cake: $130,000

There are ways and ways to promote yourself, but this original jeweler wanted to do it in the most unusual way. So he hired chef Nobue Ikara to craft a sensational cake adorned with lavish necklaces, brooches and pendants from the Platinum Jewelry Collection. Undoubtedly an attractive way to conquer the most sweet-toothed clients.

Diamond Chocolate Cake: $850,000

Sometimes the biggest eccentricities don’t find buyers. That has been the case of the chocolate sculpture that is still waiting for an owner in the window of a store in Osaka, Japan. Masami Miyamoto designed it and Sa-Birth offered the diamonds for a touch of glamour.

Luster Dust Pastel: $1.3 million

It is the only inedible cake on the list, but its preparation still has merit. It was created by Dallas’ Delicious Cakes for the Dallas Bridal Show in 2012. To give it a natural look, it was frosted with “bright powder” and embellished with more than a million dollars of diamonds from Dallas Gold and High jewelry Silver Exchange. If this foam cake had been made with pastry products, it would have weighed more than 90 kilos.

Luxury Bridal Show Cake: $20 million

In 2006 this delicacy had the pleasure of displaying its charms at the Luxury Bridal Show in Beverly Hills, California. In each edition, this extravagant event chooses a theme to impress the guests with extravagant decorations, and that year it touched on weddings. This beauty created by Nahid Parsa captured all eyes thanks to the flakes of gold and multiple diamonds that bathe each of the floors.

Devorah Rose at her Diamond Gala Pastel: $30 million

Extravagant parties are the downfall of the editor-in-chief of Social Life magazine, and she demonstrated it at her Diamond Gala in which she gave cante in style. To achieve this, she personally contacted the creator of the Cake Boss reality show, to whom she requested a picturesque seven-story sweet surrounded by precious stones. A stylish patisserie that met all your expectations; which were not few.

Pirate’s Fantasy Cake: $35 million

In 2012, this visual spectacle became the most expensive cake in the world, but it already has two tough competitors that have surpassed it. A delicious pirate ship worth its weight in gold is the grand creation of chef Dimuthu Kumarasinghe, to which he added a bounty full of precious stones and beautiful pieces of jewelry wrapped in luscious chocolate, pumpkin and lemon.

National Gay Wedding Show’s Cake: $52 million

It’s been less than a year since the stunning vessel was toppled by this cloying wonder that rocked the National Gay Wedding Show in Liverpool. Designed specifically for the ceremony, it reached eight stories high and was upholstered with more than two thousand diamonds with which they managed to break a record.

The most expensive cake in the world: 75 million dollars

An innocent billionaire father from the United Arab Emirates was looking for a unique gift for his daughter’s birthday and that little detail ended up becoming the most expensive cake in the world. What things.

This is how the life of designer Debbie Wingham changed, when she received a call to make a cake in the shape of a fashion runway almost two meters long. This glorious creation also has a multitude of precious stones of all colors. A work of art that is worth eating.