Chocolate Frosted Cake with Diagonal Icing Limoges Box

Rich chocolate icing piped in diagonal lines tops this cake shaped Limoges box, a dessert that never needs a knife. The frosting and cake are hand-painted on porcelain in Limoges, France.

Let Them Eat Chocolate Cake

Few desserts say celebration like a chocolate cake, and the bold diagonal piping gives this one a bakery window polish. It looks fresh from the pastry case, ready for candles and a song.

Piped to Perfection

This makes a fun birthday present, a congratulations on opening a bakery, a thank you for the friend who bakes for every party, or a sweet nod for a pastry school graduate. It also suits a chocolate fan who says a slice a day keeps the blues away.

The Dessert Table Lineup

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Fits a cake, dessert or bakery collection
• Pairs with cupcakes, pies, eclairs and teapot shapes

Set it on a cake stand among real treats at a party, on a kitchen shelf beside cookbooks, or in a china cabinet with dessert plates. Food shapes are among the most loved Limoges subjects, and collectors often build a whole bakery case of them. The diagonal icing on this cake pairs nicely with its criss cross cousin for a matched set.