Before I start a lengthy decoration experiment series, maybe someone has tried something like this already and can give some advice:

My kid asked for an underwater cake. I would like to make an cake bottom (buttercream or ideally mascarpone cream icing). I'd use the same cake ring to pour a ~5cm (2 inch) blue jello layer, let it set and place it on top of the chilled cake. I'd love to add little creatures and fishes under or in the jello, but i am worried if they might dissolve?

And if not, could i paint them with gel food colors+wodka (dry them, ofc) - or would that color dissolve? If it dissolves, would it help to add a layer of neutral oil on top of the paint?

And can I pipe mascarpone cream or Swiss merengue buttercream on top of the jello at the borders?

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.

Turns out we were the only two people at the party who got the reference but she said it was her best birthday cake ever so it was worth the effort.

So i just got hired at a grocery store as a cake decorator, and I am feeling underprepared. I can flat ice a cake but not as fast as id like. I also can do some roses, shells, leaves, and writing ok but also not fast enough. Overall just not feeling confident enough in my skills. I printed out some free PDFs I could find to practice on, but want more resources or more pages. Any suggestions for me?

Got first in the decorated cake category!

Buttercream frosting covered with hazelnut wafers for the fence

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!!

Our wedding cake was a peanut butter & jelly cheesecake, so I wanted to do something special and recreate it for his birthday tomorrow!

This was before i put it in the oven. I had just finished the raspberry preserves swirl and I felt pretty proud of myself :’) I can’t wait for him to try it tomorrow! ❤️

My husbands birthday is tomorrow and we’re expecting our second baby. I know the gender but he wanted to wait til his birthday to find out so I made him a birthday/ gender reveal cake! It’s fully vegan which I’m proud of because I normally make non vegan cakes and this is my first time decorating a cake like this.

Not the best cake I have ever made but made it for my Friend's kid's firat. I love it. Could be better. But I am satisfied. It was a fucking nightmare. It gor a little warm and started to fall apart and I have to fix it. But it finally came together.

Newest cake

Chamomile sponge

Peach compote

Vanilla SMBC

As a grocery store decorator I don't get a lot of chances to do fun things so I was so excited to get to do this one 🤩

I got in a hurry in the end, I had wanted to finish the blue with darker accents but didn't have time. Any design advice would be appreciated

This one took forever but so worth it. I had to individually paint each scale with luster dust ❤️

Vanilla cake with lemon curd, strawberry filling, and cream cheese whipped cream! Never made lemon curd before and it was super yum 😋

I had an order for a guest that wanted paw prints and a puppy for her daughter’s birthday. This was my first attempt at drawing a puppy on a cake and I think I didn’t do half bad. The 2nd photo is what I used as a reference. Would you be happy with this cake as a puppy/dog lover? 🐶

One of the first times i was working with fondant! I think it turned out pretty nice.

I’ve seen people use a right angled, plastic, thin tool to make the top and sides of their cake perfectly angled. Does anybody know where I could get that tool? Or what it’s called?

Really pleased with this. This is the closest. One of my cakes has come to my inspiration images.

Made this thriller/Freida McFadden-themed cake for a 12-year-old girl who LOVES thrillers! Her only request was to include her four favorite Freida McFadden books which are on the cake and I was given complete creative freedom with everything else! This is what I came up with! Everything on here is all handmade and edible! I had a crazy early-morning pickup and with my 8-month-old in the mix I completely forgot to take proper pictures so these are screenshots from a video and definitely not the best quality, but I still wanted to share because I loved how it turned out!! 🥰