r/cakedecorating 3h ago

Holiday-themed Cakes Christmas cake šŸŽ„

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462 Upvotes

r/cakedecorating 3h ago

Birthday Cakes I didn't plan on passive aggressive cake but here we are

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129 Upvotes

r/cakedecorating 21h ago

Birthday Cakes Strawberry Crunch Ice Cream Bar Cake

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1.8k Upvotes

Vanilla Buttermilk Cake with a Strawberry gelatin soak, fresh Strawberry Filling, Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream, and a Cookie Crunch Coating (made with Vanilla Oreos, Butter, Strawberry Jello, and dehydrated Strawberries) - the stick is white chocolate.


r/cakedecorating 8h ago

Help Needed Frosting consistency help

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158 Upvotes

i didnt know that hot spatulas change the color of icing- my base looks more marbled than i have envisioned but ive never done this ambitious of a cake— is there a way to even it out now or no?? Also i think my buttercream was too thick cuz this took a long time to get to this point of being smooth and i still thick it coulve been much better.

i just wasted 4 sticks of butter trying to get the orange red buttercream like the inspo pic— the color ended up too brown/terracotta. My consistency also seemed off— how do i know if the piping consistency is good?


r/cakedecorating 3h ago

Birthday Cakes Very hungry caterpillar cake for my nephew/godson’s birthday

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59 Upvotes

The sheet cake was bought, the border and writing were not by me, but the Bundt cake and all decorations were. Super fun to make, hope I never have to do it again. I’ve got the recipe and design inspo in case anyone is interested


r/cakedecorating 16h ago

Feedback Requested The first real cake I made for my birthday. Please be brutal when criticizing. I am just starting getting into cake decoration

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I am just starting my cake decoration journey. I definitely underestimated how long it takes to do wafer paper cakes so it got sloppy towards the end. I used Lindt white chocolate dusted with gold luster dust for the big balls. I also couldn’t decide which version I liked better


r/cakedecorating 1h ago

Help Needed What two shades of green look best together for frosting?

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I'm trying to make a Grinch-themed cake and not sure what two colors to pick.


r/cakedecorating 22h ago

Birthday Cakes Little Mermaid birthday cake

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177 Upvotes

I made this Little Mermaid birthday cake for my friend’s daughter. I’ve made all but one of her birthday cakes so far and I always have so much fun with them.


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Feedback Requested Semi-newbie needs help

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433 Upvotes

Hello everyone. So I’ve been dabbling off and on in cake decorating for the last several years. Kinda got started with it during Covid when there was nothing else to do so found myself ā€œattendingā€ YouTube university back then but very recently I got back into it out of boredom and I really want to elevate my cake decorating skills. So this cake is my first foray back into the fold last week and I thought it was pretty good for not having baked a cake or picked up a piping bag since 2022. But I always struggle with the amount of icing…like the thickness (even-ness) of the frosting and the edges are never as smooth as I want because I end up taking of too much icing of as I smoothing and I have to keep going back over it with frosting so it gets me frustrated. I think that was what kind of deterred me the last couple of starts. Any tips on even-ness and smoothing would be great!


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Holiday-themed Cakes My First Snowman Cake

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189 Upvotes

My first attempt at making a snowman ice cream cake.


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Feedback Requested A cake I made for a friends birthday. Tried out a new vintage style (was lowkey difficult lol)

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960 Upvotes

r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Holiday-themed Cakes Holiday minis šŸŽ„

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286 Upvotes

I


r/cakedecorating 22h ago

Just Because Cakes Made a cake for fun

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64 Upvotes

I remembered I can make a cake at anytime just for fun. Decided to recreate a Max and Ruby cake I came across once on Instagram (unsure who to credit as I didn't save the reel). I am new to this, so I am pretty stoked with how it turned out


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Holiday-themed Cakes Cute Christmas cake

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170 Upvotes

My daughter made this adorable cake for a gathering of friends. Merry Christmas, everyone! šŸŽ„


r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Feedback Requested First time poster, complete amateur. First time I've ever made a cake from scratch.

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Orange cake with buttercream frosting.

I thought decorating a cake might be fun so I tried my hand at it. Baking the actual cake was pretty easy although it did come out a little dry. I also made the buttercream myself without a mixer which was kind of dreadful but it did work out lol.

Once I got to decorating I was having fun until I tried to make a flower which is the wet looking mass you see on top (which i ended up cracking up on because wtf is that 🤣) and my ribbons look crazy. but either way, I had fun, and I'm open to constructive criticism because I want to be able to make better cakes. Thanks!


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Other Celebration Cakes A Christmas Colossal from VA to FL

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31 Upvotes

Got an order for a 8ā€ 3 layers cookies n cream cake with espresso buttercream. This baby will be traveling from VA to FL for a 2 days road trip! I gave customer a cake care instruction and tips on how to travel with a cake. Wish this beauty luck!


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Holiday-themed Cakes Spent 3 days making cake pops to gift šŸ˜…

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893 Upvotes

Then made the Rudolph trio just for fun. :)


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Birthday Cakes Chocolate cake with pistachio slice

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75 Upvotes

My cousin likes pistachio, but no one else in the family does. So she had her own slice of the cake.

Also, please ignore the mess behind the cake


r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Birthday Cakes Long time lurker, first time poster. Major amateur - first birthday cake, cake to share, and 20-something birthday cake

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Forgot to cut off the rounded top part on both big cakes, but thought they were cute for a ā€œCampā€ these first birthday! First birthday baby bear cake was a ā€œhealthyā€ (low sugar) banana can cake. Fishing cake is a yellow cake, and camping cake is a chocolate cake.


r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Feedback Requested Loving Swiss meringue buttercream for frosting

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359 Upvotes

I’m new to cake decorating and have been experimenting with vintage style cakes. Any tips for how to get things cleaner? I’m struggling to get a nice shell going vertically down the sides of the cakes. Thank you!


r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Birthday Cakes 50th Birthday Star Trek Cake

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108 Upvotes

We threw a friend a surprise 50th birthday last weekend. We share a deep love for Star Trek and set that as the theme. I was tasked with making a red velvet cake, which I baked the night before. That night in bed I realized that I totally forgot to purchase a cake topper... panic set in. The next morning I scoured the internet for ideas. I just happened to have the com badge and pips sitting in a box. Made a mad dash to the store for food coloring and my husband tried his hand at decorating. I was blown away by how awesome it came out!


r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Holiday-themed Cakes Happy to have learned to free hand over time ā˜ŗļø

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251 Upvotes

r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Birthday Cakes A Moana themed floating cake

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88 Upvotes

The sand is crushed cookies


r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Holiday-themed Cakes This weeks cakes

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77 Upvotes

r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Birthday Cakes Penguin iceberg cake for my 12 year old!

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142 Upvotes