Imagine the most visually striking cake you’ve ever seen. It could be from a wedding, a 50th birthday party, or a cousin’s baby shower. What likely caught your eye is the attention to detail, proving that making a cake can be an art form in itself.
Now, if you think you’ve seen the best one, you likely haven’t come across our list of photos. The aesthetic appeal of these cakes may leave such a lasting impression that you may feel guilty cutting into them.
Enjoy scrolling through, and don’t forget to upvote your favorites!
#1 Stack Of Woolly Jumpers Cake
#2 Easter Bunny Roll Cake
#3 Book Cake, It’s Time To Turn The Page
Much like any other visual art form, cake decorating requires planning, especially at the professional level. Orlando Soto-Caceres, a former pastry student of the Institute of Culinary Education, provided details about how the process works.
“A simple scheme for the tiers, colors, and the placement or distribution of ornaments is essential,” he wrote, noting that the plan is both a guide to keep the decorator on point and provide a preview for the client.
#4 This Cake Was Created In Honor Of One Of North America’s Most Misunderstood Apex Predators: The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
#5 First Bee-Day
#6 I Had Thousands Of Sprinkles, A Pair Of Tweezers And A Dream. 22 Hours Later, Van Gogh’s Starry Night Was Completed
If you’re a budding pastry chef, there are specific cake decorating techniques you must keep in mind. The Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts wrote an extensive article on this topic, covering a lot of ground.
#7 Inspired By Innes House – Better Known As Halliwell Manor
#8 I (15) Made My Dad A Birthday Cake
#9 Highland Cow Cake
Spatula icing is described as the “first step” to a cake that is a feast for the eyes. According to the article, the spatula is the easiest way to apply icing, regardless of what look you’re going for.
Piping is another essential step in making a cake that can turn heads. The process itself is complicated, involving different designs such as stars, dots, rosettes, shells, and zigzags.
#10 One Of My Favorite Alice
#11 Little Strawberry Wildflower Cake
#12 40th Birthday Cake
Decorated cakes are certainly eye candies, but they were also used as a marketing tool to sell boxed cake mix. This happened in the 1950s, when sales of cake mix began to plummet.
As a way to fix the problem, companies provided people with the chance to decorate their own cake, which also led to a boost in sales of store-bought icing.
#13 A Gorgeous Garden For A Fantastic Friend
This classic two-layer 6″ cake features a floral landscape tableau on the sides with hazy hills and crisp clouds, and a veggie garden on top with tomatoes, pumpkins, cabbage, carrots, potato flowers, and crystallized chocolate soil.
#14 His Half Lambeth, Half Sculpted Beauty Is Crawling (Literally) With Detail
#15 My Three Year Old Asked For A Construction And Dinosaur Cake. This Is What I Came Up With
Now, we’d like to hear from you, our readers. Which of these caught your eye, and why did it grab your attention? Would you dare cut into a cake if it were this visually striking? Share your thoughts in the comments!
#16 Turtle Hatchlings Cake
#17 Duckies
#18 My Christmas Cake
#19 I Made A Bonsai Cake
#20 Cartoon Milkshake Supremacy
#21 Ratatouille Cake I Made This Weekend. I Have A New Found Appreciation For Remy
#22 I Made An Axolotl Tart
#23 Finally Tried A Basket Weave
#24 Cake I Made For Me
#25 This Is Adorable
#26 Cinnamon Roll Birthday Cake For A Friend
#27 I Have Wanted To Make A Harry Potter-Themed Cake In The Form Of Mandragora For A Very Long Time
#28 African Girl Cake
#29 Birthday Cake
#30 Blooming Magnolias, Sun, And Warmth. And What Do You Remember When You Look At Our Cake?
#31 On This Train Of Life, We Cherish Every Moment And Write Our Own Brilliant Chapter
#32 First Attempt At The Sun And Moon Vintage Cake Trend
#33 I Designed And Made A Crochet Cake
#34 Sculptural Palette Knife Painting
#35 We Celebrated Our Favourite Chicken Farmer’s 77th Birthday Last Month
This classic two-layer 6″ cake features sage green sides with Lambeth frills, a palette knife painted chicken, and organic veggies Karen grows on her farm, as well as a piped and sculpted chicken on top to cap it off.
#36 Three Cakes For A Wedding Upstate This Past Weekend – Strawberry Rhubarb Mosaic, Chocolate Guinness, Coconut Tres Leches With Orange Marmalade
#37 Together With You, Is My Favorite Place
#38 Dog Shaped Cake For Human Owner’s Birthday
#39 Ramen Noodles Cake
#40 Humans Planet Through Cake
#41 Here To Bless Your Feed With This Cutie Pie Bear Cake
#42 Monster Mouth/Mimic Vintage Cakewalk
#43 Birthday Cake. For Me, By Me
#44 For The Children’s Cake Championship
#45 I Decided On A Mushroom Theme
#46 Christmas Cake? Christmas Dinner
#47 My First Try Of The Cartoon Cake Trend
#48 Candle Cake
#49 Created This Beautiful Little Bento Cake
#50 Frog Cake
#51 Daughter Asked For A Duck Birthday
#52 Mother’s Day Cake (Words Are Hard)
#53 Vanilla Lambeth Cake Topped With Miniature Chocolate Lambeth Cakes Complete With Real Miniature Candles
#54 Birthday Cake
#55 Swan Cake
#56 Castle Cake
#57 Stunning Cake
#58 The Fabergé Egg Cake
#59 Skier Cake (Sprinkle Skiers)
#60 Wildflowers Inspired Wedding Cake With A Doggo On The Side
#61 Hand Painted Embossed Details, Wafer Paper Relief Florals, Edible Spiderweb And Hanging Spider
#62 The Stunning Steaming Island Cake
#63 The Buttercream Geese Tested My Skills & Patience But I Couldn’t Be Happier With How It Turned Out
#64 Cake For Lovers Of White Mushrooms, Especially When They Are So Hard To Find Here In The Forest
#65 Welcome Baby Cake
#66 I Did It! Winnie The Pooh Baby Shower Cake
#67 My Sister Graduated In Medicine University And My Girlfriend Made This Cake
#68 Son Asked For A Rabbit Cake For His 12th Birthday
#69 I Made This For Earth Day
#70 Chinese Knots And Pink Blossoms For A Customer Preparing For Their Eastern Travels
#71 This Is The Cutest Thing I’ve Ever Seen
#72 Simple Designs Yet Compelling Which Is Always Cause For Celebration Itself
#73 The Birthday Girl Wanted Something Related To Her Favorite Horse
#74 The Ski Cake I Brought To Thanksgiving Yesterday
#75 Birthday Cake
#76 My Signature Orchid Cake
#77 Wafer Cake Beauty
#78 Small, Neat, For A Nature Lover
#79 I Wish I Could Make All The Cakes In My Head. Anyone Else Suffer From This Problem?
#80 Sheet Cake I Made At Work
#81 Cute Giraffe Head Customise Cake
#82 The Cake And The Inspo
#83 Had Some Spare Time On Monday So I Thought I’d Try My Hand At This Cool Evil Eye Cake I’d Seen
#84 The Most Beautiful Birthday Cake For Noor. Always Such A Pleasure To Bake For My Customers Year On Year
#85 Gorgeous Cake
#86 Rainbow Dream Cake
#87 Happy Birthday
#88 Welcome To Our Tiny Enchanted Swamp! Overgrown, Mossy, And Full Of Strange Little Secrets
#89 Purple Cake
#90 My Friend’s Come A Long Way – So I Baked Him A Cake To Match The Journey
#91 The Mood Was Ethereal And Soft Drapes For This Beautiful Bride And Groom
#92 Had So Much Fun Making This Hand Painted Cheetah Print Cake
#93 My Salad Fingers Cake
#94 Double Layer Jellycat Theme
#95 Kirby’s Dreamland Cake
#96 Chapiteau “Centá” Birthday Party
#97 Big Custom Pansy For The Happiest Baby Shower
#98 Marble Cake
#99 Another Version Of Our Magritte Cake. Decorated With Isomalt Pearls And Candles, Edible Images, Cherries, Strawberries And Small Apples
#100 Angels And Demons Cake
#101 Wedding Brief: Bright, Colourful, And Absolutely Upstage-The-Bride Energy
#102 Labubu And A Variety Of Emotions
