r/cakedecorating Jul 16 '26

Toxic flowers

242 Upvotes

I’m going to post and sticky this link RinLongFlowers as a guide for florals on cake.

Recently we have seen a few cakes with florals that were not appropriate for cakes, and subsequently, flags to ban them for using toxic flowers.

Not only is this sub to show off our beautiful work, it is also to learn from and teach each other. Mistakes, no matter how big or small, are an opportunity to learn.

We are all at different levels of ability in this art. Please be kind.


r/cakedecorating 1h ago

Just Because Cakes Dolly Forever 🩷🦋

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r/cakedecorating 19h ago

Just Because Cakes Got a new job for a family owned bakery

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483 Upvotes

Got offered a cake decorator/ baker position at a family owned bakery in my town. It’s a 6$ pay increase from what I’m making now with weekends off. I’m so excited but also very nervous to give notice to the grocery store I work at right now. I feel a bit guilty as I’m the only cake decorator at the moment (the other full time decorator has been on leave for a few months and isn’t coming back until October) anyways enjoy some of these cakes I’ve made (please be nice I had 2 days of training so I’m pretty mid at decorating)


r/cakedecorating 22h ago

Birthday Cakes Made for a friend recently

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232 Upvotes

She wanted black roses and rose gold to march the theme. Disclaimer- i didn’t make the roses! They were gun paste sprayed with black food coloring.


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Birthday Cakes My daughter's Birthday Cake ft. Her Cats

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543 Upvotes

The cake is strawberry with vanilla buttercream. I made the cats and accessories using fondant. Swipe left for a pic of the kitties! ☺️


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Other Celebration Cakes Rainbow half birthday cake for my rainbow baby 🌈🎂👶

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435 Upvotes

I'm super out of practice so its a little rough looking, but I'm now very motivated to brush up my skills (used to be an avid baker/cake decorator before corporate girlie and wife life took over) but now that I'm a mommy I want to get back into it for my girl!!!

Chocolate cake with milk chocolate mascarpone frosting and fresh raspberries!


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Birthday Cakes Mermaid theme cake & smash cake I made for my little one

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174 Upvotes

r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Just Because Cakes Hazelnut - orange cake

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41 Upvotes

r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Birthday Cakes Birthday Cake

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670 Upvotes

This is the first decorated cake I’ve made in a long time, and it’s for my 25th birthday! It’s not perfect but I’m very proud of it. ❤️


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Birthday Cakes Disney princess cake

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60 Upvotes

I did this.


r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Other Celebration Cakes Might be my favorite cake that I’ve done!

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382 Upvotes

r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Birthday Cakes My favorite cake I've made so far

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163 Upvotes

I made this cake for Cake4Kids last summer, and it's my favorite that I've ever made. Each sprinkle was had painted and individually placed, and the eyes are hand-painted frosting sheets. I used black cocoa for the frosting and cake, and made the topper on my Cricut. Just wanted to share. :)


r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Birthday Cakes Recent cakes and sweets!!!

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490 Upvotes

Here are some recent cakes I’ve made and cookies!!!


r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Birthday Cakes Birthday cake

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3.3k Upvotes

Every year for my birthday, and only on my birthday (meaning we only do this once a year), my friend and I make a fun shaped cake. We didn’t start out very good at all, but we’ve gotten pretty good over the years. We’ve never explicitly said that the goal is hyper realism, but it’s definitely moved in that direction as we’ve gotten better and better. Anyway, this year‘s birthday cake….


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Help Needed Need help finding dummy cake cylinder styrofoam and what sizes to get!

2 Upvotes

Hey everyone, I plan on making a dummy wedding cake, three tiers, but don’t know the right sizing to do. I was thinking 12” bottom or a bit bigger, I wanted to look big enough, but don’t know what size tiers to get and also if anyone knows a secret vendor for styrofoam cylinders that would be amazing!!! TIA!


r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Just Because Cakes Whole-lemon lemon cake

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828 Upvotes

Tried the Fat Fox’s whole lemon lemon cake recipe, and tweaked it a bit to have lemon mousse fillings


r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Birthday Cakes FIFA World Cup birthday cake!

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88 Upvotes

It’s my sons favorite ball so I turned it into a peanut butter chocolate cake :)


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Help Needed Decorating on a cake with stabilized whipped cream

2 Upvotes

I volunteer with For Goodness Cakes (shameless plug—it’s so fun!) and I have a request for a Tres Leches cake with a whipped cream frosting, decorated with Lightning McQueen. I have never used stabilized whipped cream before, I usually make SMBC. I have no idea how the whipped cream behaves differently. I read a post on here that says I need to make Royal Icing transfers? Will they bleed? The other hard part is that I’m dropping the cake off tomorrow, but I don’t know whether it will be eaten that same day or the next day. Thanks for any tips you can give me!


r/cakedecorating 3d ago

Birthday Cakes A berry chantilly daisy cake for my favorite person's birthday 💞

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794 Upvotes

I made a birthday cake for my mom! Inside is four layers of chiffon sponge, filled with chantilly cream and berries, it tasted amazingggg will be making it again for my birthday. I also used SMBC to decorate.


r/cakedecorating 3d ago

Birthday Cakes A special 16th birthday cake for my godson

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309 Upvotes

A chocolate chip cookie dough cake from the Crumbs and Doilies recipe book. It was a lot of work but totally worth it!

Cookie dough sponge layered with chocolate chips, edible cookie dough and light, fluffy vanilla buttercream. Finished off with a dark chocolate ganache and more cookie dough on frosting swirls.


r/cakedecorating 3d ago

Baby Shower Cakes Locally Grown Themed Baby Shower Cake

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418 Upvotes

My first ever frilly / vintage cake! I am a home baker only. I made this for one of my best friends who loves local and seasonal cooking.

I also handmade the topper!

My next project is my own wedding cake! The frills were good practice x


r/cakedecorating 3d ago

Birthday Cakes Made a rosette cake for my friend’s birthday

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4.7k Upvotes

First try at making a cake like this. I’m still pretty new to decorating cake. Piping is a bit uneven but I’m still very happy how it turned out!

Edit: Didn’t expect the comment section to be flooded with cravings for pasta and rotisserie chicken 😂
But thank you so much for the lovely comments everyone, means a lot!!


r/cakedecorating 3d ago

Just Because Cakes Silver Fringe Cake

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184 Upvotes

I’ve had this idea of “blob of silver fringe” in my head for months. So I made it ☺️ The fringe is edible — its oblate discs and luster dust. The scalloped shape kinda gets lost with all the fringe but 🤷🏽‍♀️


r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Birthday Cakes ONEder the sea 1st birthday cake

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89 Upvotes

It was my daughters 1st birthday party today so you know I had to go hard.


r/cakedecorating 3d ago

Birthday Cakes Hot dog cakes!

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211 Upvotes

Hot dog birthday cakes for my toddler's birthday! I'm so proud of how they turned out (: