10 Times People Came Up With The Most Ingenious Ways To Decorate A Cake

Let them eat cake! Whether it’s your birthday, your anniversary, or you simply survived a tough day, there’s never a bad time to eat cake. While we all know that there are dozens of delicious flavor combinations that can be used to create scrumptious cakes, there are endless options when it comes to decor as well.

Below, you’ll find some photos of the most creative and brilliantly executed cake designs from all over the internet. From hyper-realistic treats to the cutest little creations we’ve ever feasted our eyes on, enjoy scrolling through these delightful desserts. And be sure to upvote the ones that you simultaneously want to admire and devour!

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#1 My Take On The Gelatin Island Cake. It Is Inspired By A Little Spot where we used to go fishing as kids. What A Joy It Was To Make

#2 Can You Blame Him?

#3 Cartoon Cake Slice. Inside Is A Banoffee Cake With Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream And Filled With Dulce De Leche, Biscoff Spread, And Biscoff Biscuits For An Added Crunch To Each Bite

Regardless of what your favorite dessert is, it’s almost impossible not to like cake. There are endless possibilities with it, after all! You might want a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting or a lava cake paired with vanilla ice cream. You can make a pumpkin spice cake for fall and a lemon blueberry cake in the springtime. You’re obligated to eat cake on your birthday, so perhaps you’ll opt for a funfetti masterpiece. And during Mardi Gras, you can enjoy a classic king cake.

Personally, when I’m eating a dessert, the only factor I’m concerned about is the taste. We’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, right? But nowadays, bakers have come up with incredible ways to up their cake game, one of which is coming up with incredible decorations. When I was a kid, the most impressive cakes I ever saw were those with photos printed on them or those with Barbie dolls in the middle where the cake made up her “dress.” One year, I even had a gorgeous, sparkly ruby slipper cake for my Wizard of Oz-themed party. 

#4 Inspired By Van Gogh's "Starry Night" And "Sunflowers". Dear Universe, Please Send Me More Art-Inspired Projects Like This

#5 Mirror-Glazed Mousse Cake

6 For A Plant Lover From A Plant Lover. I'm Usually About Minimal Effort For Maximum Impact, So I Stay Away From Piping. This Was Worth The Extra Time

It's a lot of fun; if you've ever wanted to have a try at piping flowers, do it! This was my first go, and I'll be back for more.

Today, however, bakers have turned cake decorating into an art. And the trend of hyper-realistic cakes has taken the internet by storm. If you’re familiar with the Netflix series Is it Cake?, you’ve seen this trend before. Cakes that look shockingly like plates of nachos, toilets or roller skates are only a few of the creations that have graced my television. 

But aside from the bakers featured on this show, there are plenty more creating content online and being hired every day to provide customers with amazing desserts that look like anything but cakes. According to Inverse, we can’t get enough of these hyper-realistic sweets because they confuse our brains. 

#7 Here’s The Completed Snow Globe Cake! A White Chocolate Chiffon Fresh Cream Drip Cake, Butter Cookie Decorations, And A Crystal Sugar Dome That Took Years Off My Life

#8 A Koi Pond Mousse Cake For Father’s Day

#9 I Made My Own Wedding Cake

"I think we're fascinated by the quality of the illusion [of hyper-realistic cakes] — and there's the strange dissonance brought on by perceiving things in two ways," Rolf Nelson, professor of psychology at Wheaton College, told Inverse. He noted the famous example of the “rabbit-duck” illusion, which also captivates many people because it can be seen in two ways. "In the cake example, we have a conflict of perceiving it as a face or as a cake. Because the face looks so realistic, it takes us a second to reconcile these two things," Nelson explained.

#10 "Under The Sea" Cake