Welcome to the Taylor Swift Era’s Cake Series. This whole thing started back in 2017 when I created my first cake series inspired by the 1989 album. At the time, I was helping take care of my mom who was sick with cancer. I was blogging just for fun, and I needed a creative outlet – some sort of distraction from all the doctor’s appointments and medications and sadness. And my mom also happened to be a big Taylor Swift fan. So for me, the first cake series helped provide some relief.
Now, 6 years later, I am a full-time blogger and run a baking supply company called Sweets Indeed with my Dad and Brother (which I know my mom would find absolutely hilarious).
And with the Eras Tour underway, I decided to embark on another Taylor Swift Cake Series – this time Eras style.
10 cakes to represent her 10 albums (using some of my favorite Sweets Indeed products)
Unfortunately, my mom is not around to see this series, but I like to this she would have loved them. And I hope you do too.
Debut Album Era
Her debut album era is all about those country roots. She released this self-titled album when she was just 16 years old (basically a baby!), but she was already showing the world what a talented writer she was. With her cowboy boots and guitar, Taylor toured as an opening act for many popular country artists and started her career toward becoming the pop icon she is today.
See how I made it here:
Check out the products I used for this cake:
- Sweets Indeed Blue Edible Glitter
- Sweets Indeed Teal Food Color Gel
- White Fondant
- Blue Luster Dust
- Boot Chocolate Mold
- Guitar Chocolate Mold
- Edible Wafer Butterflies
- Cookie Cutter Kingdom Piping Bags
- Clear Vanilla Extract (for making luster dust into paint)
- Merkens Melting Chocolate (my favorite melting chocolate)
- Fondant Stamp Letters
Fearless Era
The Fearless Era is a remarkable one. Not only did she begin to gain more widespread recognition from critics and fans, but the girl also became one of the youngest people ever to win a Grammy for “Album of the Year”. There were so many directions I could go for this cake, but I ultimately decided that this was an era filled with so much hope, sparkle, and a touch of country. And with her first tour as a headliner, I wanted to give a shoutout to that Fearless Guitar and fringe dress.
See how I made it here:
Check out the products I used for this cake:
- Platinum Drageé Sprinklefetti
- Rose Gold Drageé Sprinklefetti
- Sweets Indeed Gold Edible Glitter
- Sweets Indeed Silver Edible Glitter
- Gold Edible Luster
- Gold Edible Glitter Spray
- Sweets Indeed Lemon Yellow Food Color Gel
- White Fondant
- Gold Fondant
- Cookie Cutter Kingdom Tipless Piping Bags
- Clear Vanilla Extract (to make luster dust into paint)
- Merkens Melting Chocolate
- Fondant Stamp Letters
Fun Fact: This album contains my favorite Taylor Swift song of all time “Forever and Always”. It got me through a hard breakup and I still love it to this day.
Speak Now Era
To me, this album is all about romance – the good, the bad, and the ugly. From the initial excitement of a crush, to being head over heels in love with someone, to then being completely wrecked by that person you thought was your everything. It’s all on there. So for this cake, I wanted to do something fun while also capturing the album’s idealized version of romance. The whimsical rice paper sail and the sparkling topper make this one of my favorites in the series!
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Check out the products I used for this cake:
- Sweets Indeed Lavender Drageé Sprinklefetti
- Gold Luster Dust
- Sweets Indeed Regal Purple Food Color Gel
- White Fondant
- Gold Fondant
- Vietnamese Rice Paper
- Clear Vanilla Extract (to make the luster dust into paint)
- Fondant Stamp Letters
- Malibu Tops Heart Topper
- Cookie Cutter Kingdom Tipless Piping Bags
- Piping Gel
Red Era
This was the era where Taylor began to dip her toe into the world of pop. With this album, she experimented with a wide variety of genres, secured her first number-one single, and gave us the best breakup song…like, ever. Also, shoutout to my favorite performance when she ROCKED out on the piano at the Grammy’s. Like the album, this cake has a going on. But I still love it.
See how I made it here:
Check out the products I used for this cake:
- Sweets Indeed Red Edible Glitter
- Gold Luster Dust
- Red Fondant
- Black Fondant
- Gold Fondant
- Sweets Indeed Black Luster Dust
- Cookie Cutter Kingdom Tipless Piping Bags
- Chocolate Top Hat Mold
- Red “22” Candles
- Red Sugar Sprinkles
- Piping Gel
- Clear Vanilla Extract (to make luster dust into paint)
- Fondant Stamp Letters
- Merkens Melting Chocolate (my favorite melting chocolate)
1989 Era
With the release of 1989, Taylor transformed from a Nashville country darling to a New York City Pop Queen. As her first full pop album, 1989 was super fun and flirty, and it had some serious hits on it. The album imagery was heavily focused on polaroids – so I decided to lean into that for my cake design. Each one represents something different from this awesome era.
See how I made it here:
Check out the products I used for this cake:
- Sweets Indeed Electric Blue Food Color Gel
- Sweets Indeed Edible Glitter Stars
- Sweets Indeed Edible Markers
- Sweets Indeed Platinum Sprinklefetti
- White Fondant
- Silver Fondant
- Wafer Paper
- Cookie Cutter Kingdom Circle Cutters
- Cookie Cutter Kingdom Tipless Piping Bags
- Royal Icing
- Piping Gel
Reputation Era
While this era looked all dark and moody on the outside (her comeback after years of hiding away from the pubic), the truth is, the album itself is really about her finding herself and falling in love. And I am here for it so much. It also has some amazing full-volume car-dancing pop songs on there. For the cake, I obviously leaned into the dark and moody vibe and made sure to give a shoutout to the zombie Taylor and the snake 🐍 (which she brilliantly owned in this era). This is definitely my favorite cake of the series!
See how I made it here:
Check out the products I used for this cake:
- Sweets Indeed Silver Edible Glitter
- Sweets Indeed Black Luster Dust
- Cookie Cutter Kingdom Tipless Piping Bags
- Black Fondant
- Snake Fondant Mold
- Flower Fondant Mold
- Clear Vanilla Extract
- Fondant Stamp Letters
- Merkens Melting Chocolate (my favorite melting chocolate)
- Black Oil Food Coloring
- Piping Gel
Lover Era
Definitely the most colorful era in Taylor’s career, this album not only focused on romantic love but self-love and inclusivity. With the vibrant visuals, music videos, and upbeat pop songs I wanted to create a cake that matched that happy “Lover” energy. And of course, I added plenty of pink and heart accents!
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Check out the products I used for this cake:
- Sweets Indeed Food Color Gel (Electric Pink, Baby Pink & Electric Blue)
- Pretty in Pink Sprinklefetti
- Pink Sprinklefetti
- Cookie Cutter Kingdom Heart Cookie Cutters
- Sweets Indeed Pink Edible Glitter
- Pink Luster Dust
- Clear Vanilla Extract (to turn luster dust into paint)
- Fondant Stamp Letters
Folklore Era
This surprise album was a huge departure from the last few eras as she presented us with a much softer indie-folk sound. She embraced a more natural and muted aesthetic and spent a lot of time hanging out in the forest with trees.
Now Folklore and Evermore have similar vibes – but I decided that Folklore should be simple (yet naturey) with a muted color palate.
See how I made it here:
Check out the products I used for this cake:
- White Fondant
- Sweets Indeed Black Luster Dust
- Merkens Melting Chocolate
- Black Oil-Based Candy Color
- Cookie Cutter Kingdom Tipless Piping Bags
- Parchment Paper
- Fondant Stamp Letters
- Clear Vanilla Extract (to turn the luster dust into paint)
Evermore Era
Evermore is the sister album to Folklore – aka a lot of time in the woods with a more mature indie folk sound. Becuase I decided to stick with a black and white color palate for the Folklore cake, I knew I wanted to create the moss-covered Piano for my Evermore cake.
See how I made it here:
Check out the products I used for this cake:
- Merkens Melting Chocolate
- Gold Edible Luster
- Goldmine Sprinklefetti
- Sweets Indeed Food Coloring Gel
- Black Edible Luster
- White Fondant
- Black Fondant
- Gold Fondant
- Fondant Stamp Letters
- Parchment Paper
Edible Moss Recipe from Sugerella Sweets (I found the perfect moss color combo of 4 drops of Leaf Green Food Coloring & 1 drop of Orange Food Coloring)
Midnights Era
Taylor announced her 10th studio album as “a collection of music written in the middle of the night…exploring old memories and midnights past”. We all have stuff that keeps us up at night. It’s what makes us human. But no matter who we are or where we live or what’s going on in our lives – just outside our windows, the same moon and stars shine over us all. And I think there is something comforting about that. So for this final cake, I went for a start night sky.
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Check out the products I used to make this cake:
