New Year's Eve
Ring in the coming year with this starburst-covered four-tiered chocolate torte filled with chocolate-and-toffee ganache, covered with rolled fondant and decorated with royal-icing flowers and pearls. Serves 75, price upon request, by Margaret Braun, margaretbraun.com. This hand-tied bouquet of white cattleya orchids, miniature cymbidium orchids, and Dutch tulips sparkles with pavé crystal ribbon. $400, by Belle Fleur, bellefleurny.com.
Valentine's Day
Between the X's and O's, the "love letters," and the hearts, this pink-and-red orange-infused white cake filled with chocolate buttercream, covered with rolled fondant, and decorated with royal icing is one very sweet confection. Serves 100, $1,000, by Lovin Sullivan Cakes, cakepower.com. Cake stand from Kosta Boda, kostaboda.com.
Valentine's Day
This sentimental heart-shaped bouquet is made of pink Aqua rose petals and red Grand Prix rose petals. Price upon request, by Nico De Swert, nicodeswert.com.
St. Patrick's Day
This bouquet of viburnum, ranunculus, lady's mantle, and cymbidium orchids offers "40 shades of green." $300, by Matthew Robbins for Artfool, artfool.com.
St. Patrick's Day
Celebrate your good luck by serving this Banbury-rose cake filled with lemon buttercream, covered with rolled fondant, and decorated with sugarpaste four-leaf clovers. Serves 44, $385, by Jan Kish for La Petite Fleur, jankish.com. Cake stand from Pottery Barn, potterybarn.com.
May Day
This champagne-infused vanilla cake is filled with strawberries, iced with swiss-merengue buttercream, and decorated with sugarpaste magnolias, a classic springtime flower. Serves 150, $2,250, by Ron Ben-Israel Cakes, weddingcakes.com. Cake stand from Dover, dovermetals.com.
May Day
The light- and dark-pink satin ribbons on this hand-tied bouquet of pink peonies, pink celosia, and green snapdragons bring to mind a maypole. $300, by Michelle Rago Ltd., michelleragoltd.com.
Memorial Day
Herald summer's kickoff with this brightly-colored, hand-tied bouquet of hydrangeas, Garden roses, lilies of the valley, and calla lilies with fabric butterflies. Price upon request, by Preston Bailey Design, Inc., 212/691-6777, prestonbailey.com.
Memorial Day
This coconut cake filled with raspberry and Key-lime buttercreams, iced with buttercream, and decorated with sugarpaste butterflies, tulips, hydrangeas, and roses looks like the perfect garden. Serves 175, price upon request, by Sylvia Weinstock Cakes, Ltd., sylviaweinstock.com.
Independence Day
Indulge your patriotic side by offering this lemon cake filled with strawberries and vanilla buttercream, covered with rolled fondant, and decorated with fondant cutouts. Serves 100, price upon request, by Elisa Strauss of Confetti Cakes, confetticakes.com.
Independence Day
Show your true colors with this hand-tied bouquet of red peonies, white hyacinths, and iris buds adorned with white organdy ribbon tied in French knots. $175, by Stonekelly Events and Florals, stonekelly.com.
Halloween
An autumnal color palette is the focus of this bouquet of Gloriosa lilies, Madeline roses, Gypsy Curiosa roses, mini cattleya orchids, and asclepias. $350, by Bloom Flowers, bloomflowers.com.
Halloween
What a treat: chocolate-almond torte filled with apricots and pralines, covered with rolled chocolate, and decorated with marzipan flowers. Serves 35, $350, by Cheryl Kleinman Cakes, 718/237-2271.
Halloween
The flavors of fall are captured in this buttermilk spice cake filled with apple butter and caramel crème, covered with almond marzipan and vanilla fondant, and decorated with marzipan fruits and nuts, and sugarpaste flowers and leaves. Serves 40, $425, by Collette Foley for Collette Foley Specialty Baking, collettefoley.com.
Thanksgiving
The feather thistle and skimmia berries create a nature's bounty-feel in this hand-tied bouquet, which also includes roses, burgundy mini calla lilies, and cymbidium orchids. $175, by Prudence Designs, prudencedesigns.net.
Christmas
Deck the halls with this hand-tied bouquet of Red Charm peonies, Garden roses, carnations, ranunculus, geraniums, passion vine, begonias and Solomon's seal. $450, by Ariella Chezar Design, ariellaflowers.com.
Christmas
This chocolate cake filled with chocolate ganache and raspberries, covered with fondant, and decorated with sugarpaste poinsettias and holly berries is guaranteed to get you in the holiday spirit. Serves 120, $1,400, by Buddy Valastro for Carlo's Bakery, carlosbakery.com.
