5 Easy Cake Decorating Ideas for the Baking Challenged

Not everyone has the time or the talent to make cakes look like works of art. If you do have the magic touch, this blog post is not for you. If you usually just stick with the store bought cupcakes because you can’t be bothered, read on.

What are your favorite decorating hacks for cakes? I’d love to hear them!

Keep It Simple!

I bet you can tell what kind of party this was for. Sometimes the best cakes are also the most simple. All this cake needed was frosting and a pineapple. This is also a perfect example of how to hide imperfect bake jobs. You can’t tell what’s under there, just that it looks fun! Wilton has easy step-by-step tutorials on how to recreate this look. Check it out!

Use Cake Toppers

Cake toppers are a party planner’s best friend. You can find one for literally every theme out there. Put it on your own creation’s and it’ll help hide even the worst frosting jobs. My personal favorite option is to buy store bought and put toppers on to make those grocery cakes look next level.

Get Creative with Toppings

How cute are these little penguins! These were your average, every day, homemade cupcakes with canned frosting, but they look adorable with the help of a Pinterest tutorial. Follow and contribute to our cake decorating ideas board!

Use What You Have

For kids’ birthdays especially, I love using decorations that we already have around the house. You’ll see me using toys on a lot of cakes and as decor, because they love it and it’s so easy.

Find Cake Alternative’s

Cookie cakes, brownie cakes, waffle cakes. There are so many other sweets that can be turned into a cake. Our personal favorite is a cinnamon roll cake. Check out this fun tutorial from Jenny Cookies on how to make a waffle cake. We’ll be making it for the next birthday party!