We have had a couple birthdays and special occasions in our family recently that have required me to make a cake. Although I love baking, my usual cake go-to are cupcakes… not layer cakes. Something about frosting a layer cake gives me anxiety! However for these events I really wanted to make a layer cake, so I went in search of some easy and simple frosting techniques that still look elegant and a little fancy! All of these are super simple and don’t require any special equipment to do! Here’s what I found!
via bird on a cake
I actually used this technique on one of the cakes I made a few weeks ago and it worked beautifully! It was so easy to do, and it made my cake look so fancy! I also had no idea that it was called the “Petal” technique.
via i am mommy
Pretty sure I can handle swiping my knife up! It literally can’t get much simpler than this! I’m going to try this one on the next cake I make!
I have my eye on this technique for Mini Pbj’s birthday day cake next spring! I love the way it looks on white buttercream like this, but I think I might try it with pink!
via msn.com
Don’t these look so simple?? When I saw this picture, I got instantly excited to decorate a cake!
When all else fails….just don’t even frost the sides! “Naked” cakes are pretty popular these days and I think this one is adorable!
So if you’re like me, and have always dreaded making layer cakes because you’re not the greatest at frosting, I hope these give you some inspiration and some encouragement to try one of them out on your next cake!
coconut / 8079 posts
Love these ideas! And the fact that they don’t need any fancy tools!
blogger / kiwi / 675 posts
Love this! I’ve recently started baking cakes for friends and am pinning so many beautiful cakes and awesome techniques. I love the assorted silverware one above!
nectarine / 2047 posts
Perfect timing for DS’s smash cake!