6 Fun & Easy Ways To Decorate A Cake
Do you ever get a visit from the green-eyed monster when you see people present their expertly decorated cakes at a potluck or family event? How on earth do they get their cakes to look so pretty? Is there a secret? These are all valid questions, and we're here to help you step up your cake decorating game in a major way. Here's something you should know right off the bat: More often than not, those cute cake decorations look more intricate and complicated than they actually are. If you're willing to spend a little bit of time on perfecting these 6 easy ways to decorate cakes, the payoff will be well worth it. Trust us, you'll be well-equipped to wow everyone at the next birthday bash or wedding!
White Frosting Recipe:
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 1¼ cups powdered sugar
- 4 oz cream cheese
Beat the soft butter until frothy, stir in the powdered sugar, and then the cream cheese.
Note: Some of these decorating ideas call for different colored frosting. You can just add a few drops of food coloring to the white frosting to make some.
Chocolate Frosting Recipe:
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 bags of dark chocolate chips
Melt the chocolate in the hot heavy cream. Whisk until the chocolate has completely melted and there are no small pieces left. It should have a creamy consistency. Set the chocolate frosting aside overnight but don't refrigerate it, otherwise it'll be too firm and not as spreadable.
1. Berry Cake
You'll Need:
- white frosting
- raspberries
- blueberries
- blackberries
- sliced almonds
- fresh mint leaves
Here's How:
Arrange the berries, sliced almonds, and mint leaves on the cake so that they look like flowers. You can accentuate the floral cake decoration even more by placing sliced almonds around the edge of the cake.
2. Lamb Cake
You'll Need:
- white frosting
- marshmallows
- colored sugar
- red candy
- chocolate frosting
Here's How:
2.1 Cut a marshmallow in half, press one side of each half into the colored sugar, and place each half on either side of the white frosting-coated cake.
2.2 Now place more marshmallows on the cake as shown in the video.
2.3 Use a little bit of chocolate frosting to draw the eyes and mouth of the lamb and make a nose out of a piece of red candy. And there you have your little lamb in the form of a cake.
3. Pocky Cake
You'll Need:
- chocolate frosting
- milk chocolate pocky sticks
- white pocky sticks
- strawberries
Here's How:
Coat the cake with the chocolate frosting and carefully press the light and dark pocky sticks on the outer rim of the cake. Then decorate the top of the cake with strawberries.
4. Golf Cake
You'll Need:
- white frosting
- green frosting
- sealable plastic bag and toothpick
- Oreo cookie
- golf ball and tee
Here's How:
4.1 Use a spoon to carefully carve a hole into the cake.
4.2 Separate the cookies from the cream in the Oreo cookie and crumble them over the hole in the cake.
4.3 Use a toothpick to prick small holes into the corners of a sealable plastic bag, spoon in the green frosting, and pipe it on top of the white frosting. Finish decorating the cake with a golf ball and miniature tee.
5. Number Cake
You'll Need:
- white frosting
- rainbow sprinkles
- cutout number
Here's How:
Cut a number out of paper and place it on top of a cake covered with white frosting. Spread the rainbow sprinkles all over the top of the cake and then carefully remove the cutout number. If necessary, gently brush the sprinkles off the number beforehand.
6. Smiley Cake
You'll Need:
- white frosting
- smiley face print-out
- wax paper
- piping bag
- frosting in different colors
- chocolate frosting
Here's How:
6.1 Cover the smiley face print-out with wax paper.
6.2 Put a springform pan in the middle of the covered smiley face and trace the outline with a pencil.
6.3 Remove the springform pan and trace the smiley face on the wax paper with the chocolate frosting and the different colored frostings.
6.4 Cover the smiley face and the rest of the springform pan outline with white frosting.
6.5 Once the frosting has completely dried, slowly remove the wax paper and place the frosting smiley face on top of the white frosting-coated cake.
These cake decorating ideas aren't just the perfect gift for birthday kids of all ages, but they're also impressive to look at on any occasion. Honestly, you could probably compete in the Great American Baking Show with one of these cakes and easily win! The best thing about these decorating ideas is how easy they are. There really is no fuss involved with these – just a little bit of know-how and a tiny bit of technique. Ready, set, decorate!
If you're looking for more great cake decorating ideas, learn how to make the perfect Number Cake for every birthday.