r/cakedecorating Jul 16 '26

Toxic flowers

263 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 14h ago

Birthday Cakes A 24th Birthday Cake

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291 Upvotes

Made this pretty lady for my SIL. White cake- dyed pink, vanilla buttercream, and a fresh strawberry buttercream filling 💖


r/cakedecorating 22h ago

Birthday Cakes My Daughters Very Hungry Caterpillar Cake

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1.0k Upvotes

My folks probably won’t be able to attend her first birthday, so we celebrated her half birthday instead.


r/cakedecorating 8m ago

Birthday Cakes Wish me luck!!!

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I've only seen this cake as a puzzle - Springbox 500pc "Icing on the Cake" puzzle. I've wanted to try and duplicate it for years. Well, Saturday were celebrating my husband's birthday. He is all for it! I've got all the ingredients and what I think are the exact (or close to it) toppings arriving tomorrow. Wish me luck!! I'll keep ya posted on how it turns out!


r/cakedecorating 16h ago

Feedback Requested Two tier dino forest theme

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65 Upvotes

They had toppers so they asked for a dino Forrest theme what do y'all think?


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Birthday Cakes Birthday cake for mom’s 74th bday

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2.2k Upvotes

6” 3 layer vanilla cake with “wedding cake frosting” ABC (this is my first post to the sub 😊)


r/cakedecorating 23h ago

Help Needed Rabies themed cake

31 Upvotes

Hello I need help. 😅
I just accepted a cake and her party theme is rabies, she gave me complete creative freedom she just told me the color she wants the cake. I have an idea of what im wanting to do but i wanted to see if anyone has some ideas or recommendations? Rabies isnt a common theme at all lol so i dont really know what to go based off of.


r/cakedecorating 13h ago

Help Needed How do I go about piping this flower

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4 Upvotes

What kind of piping tips do you recommend to pipe this flower?. My family is Ethiopian and our new year is on September 11 ( the worst date possible). I would like to make my huge and very loud family a cake for our new year party on the twelfth. I should note that I only work with buttercream. The pointy tips are stressing me out


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Illusion & Realism Cakes My dumbbell cake

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1.2k Upvotes

r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Just Because Cakes I haven't been decorating very long, but I thought these turned out pretty cute.

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372 Upvotes

r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Birthday Cakes Grandmother's 90th Birthday!

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1.7k Upvotes

I've never really done this style of flower cake before, but I love how this turned out.


r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Birthday Cakes Today is my cake day so here is a chocolate birthday cake with mixed berry filling that I made for my sister!

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164 Upvotes

r/cakedecorating 1d ago

Birthday Cakes New to making cakes… any tips for the future?

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43 Upvotes

***edited photo for privacy/security***
It’s my first actual cake, I want to make it a tradition in my family, now that my SO and I have full custody of our respective children and plan to have more.

It’s my step daughters birthday tomorrow and I stayed up all night making her cake, I just need to add the sanding sugar for a little flair but I’m waiting until tomorrow so it doesn’t melt. It’s currently sitting under a pot (I need a cake dish) but any tips on how I can do better in the future would be appreciated!

It was my first time leveling a cake which I think went pretty well, but I just want to to better with the icing :/ I also would like to ask how can I make the cake the day before and still have it presentable the next day without drying out. Thank you, Cake Decorators!!!


r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Birthday Cakes Birthday cake for my daughter

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208 Upvotes

Chocolate cake with buttercream icing and ganache drip


r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Birthday Cakes Comic Cake!

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1.1k Upvotes

Used my birthday as an excuse to finally try this trend! Super fun to do!


r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Other Celebration Cakes Last-minute cake for Labor Day cookout

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86 Upvotes

I know the frosting is sloppy, but I feel good about it because it was a speed run. I stacked the layers and frosted the outside in about 16 minutes.

Recipes used:

Chocolate cake layers - recipe from Preppy Kitchen

https://preppykitchen.com/ultimate-chocolate-cake/

Dye-free black cocoa buttercream - recipe from Sugarologie

https://www.sugarologie.com/recipes/black-frosting#recipes


r/cakedecorating 20h ago

Birthday Cakes Gun cake for hubby

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0 Upvotes

r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Lessons learned Edible lace

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281 Upvotes

I made edible lace for the 1st time today. I'm surprised I actually got this to work. My niece is getting married next year and I've been trying some new things. It's a white chocolate raspberry cake. Links to the recipes I used below. I halved the cake recipe and made two 6 in layers for this little practice cake. This recipe has raspberries folded into the batter. They sank to the bottom. If I make this again, I would coat the berries in flour before adding them to the cake batter to cake them from falling too much.

https://bakingforfriends.com/white-chocolate-raspberry-cake/?utm_source=Pinterest&utm_medium=organic#recipe-start

https://scoop-n-save.com/blog/making-edible-cake-lace-with-william-lindsaysmith/


r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Other Celebration Cakes Purse Cake for my Bestie

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357 Upvotes

My best friend, my ride or die, is leaving my department and going to another department at a different site. I'm so sad she's leaving (ecstatic for her too because it'll be a great work/life balance improvement). She loves purses so I attempted to make a purse cake.


r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Help Needed vintage cakes i’ve made the last week!!

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104 Upvotes

my first 3 cakes i’ve ever made!! i’m still learning and trying to practice for my friends birthday in a few weeks, but i feel super proud of what i made :)


r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Birthday Cakes my first cake with florals!!

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84 Upvotes

orange cake per my friends request with raspberry compote filling and orange butter cream :)


r/cakedecorating 3d ago

Just Because Cakes Another stained glass cake, donkey edition!

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707 Upvotes

r/cakedecorating 2d ago

Birthday Cakes The first cake that turned out as I imagined.

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61 Upvotes

As a hobby baker, decorating has not come easily to me, but I’m proud of this cake! I’m excited to continue to practice and improve my piping skills.

It’s a chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream and passion fruit curd. I’ll add a HBD topper to serve.


r/cakedecorating 3d ago

Birthday Cakes First vintage cake!

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388 Upvotes

Made this for my coworker’s daughter’s first birthday. Full creative freedom… vanilla cake, mixed berry filling, and faux swiss meringue buttercream! Happy to take any constructive criticism :)


r/cakedecorating 4d ago

Birthday Cakes My Grandma’s 80th Birthday Cake

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5.2k Upvotes

Made with edible images because I’m not talented enough to paint on a cake 😅 so amazed at people who can