1000+ Birthday Cake Decorating Ideas and How-To Tips

The birthday cake decorating ideas you’ll find here prove what we already know – that every creative idea can be turned into an awesome cake!

For nature lovers, we have a variety of flowers, trees, cacti, farms, tree barks and stumps, vegetable gardens, rainforests, volcanos, rainbows and more. In case you would like a higher destination, you can check out our solar system cakes. You can also come back down to earth and relax looking at our beach and sandcastle cakes. Watch out for pirates and pirate ship cakes while you’re there.

Go home and rest on your bed cake while you look at some more birthday cake pictures. Study from a Chemistry cake and drink from some tea pot cakes. Put some make-up from a make-up case cake and drum on your drum set cake. Time for a drive? Head on out to your favorite casino and slot machine cakes.

Continue your party on with a Luau, cowboy or Hollywood themed cake. The cake decorating inspiration here is truly endless!

And don’t forget… if you end up with a cool cake, have great tips to share or pictures of awesome birthday cakes you’ve made in the past, share them here and be a part of our coolest birthday cake community.

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Cool DIY 21st Birthday Cake Idea
I was asked to make a 21st birthday cake for a young man. I was told he loves his bed … Read more
Out of this World Alien Piñata Cake
This was my husband’s first solo foray into birthday cake making for our kids – now he shows EVERYONE a … Read more
Cool 3D Princess Poppy Cake
I made this Princess Poppy Cake for my granddaughter Isabella’s 3rd birthday. When she was born she was not able … Read more
Cool Hummer Cakes and Lots of Kid Birthday Cake Ideas
Thanks to this site for kid birthday cake ideas. This Hummer cake was copied from other cakes on this site … Read more
Cool Homemade Wishing Well Cakes
This Wishing Well cake is made for a bridal shower. It is made with three 10-inch rounds stacked. The steps … Read more
Coolest Police Officer Cake
This police officer cake was for my nephew who graduated from the police academy. The hat was made out of … Read more
Coolest Birthday Cakes and Homemade Cake Recipes
I made this cake using one of my homemade cake recipes for my husband’s birthday. It is a large round … Read more
6 Coolest Train Cake Ideas with All the Bells and Whistles
Chugga! Chugga! Choo! Choo! All aboard for some of the coolest train cake ideas to pull into our cake decorating … Read more
Coolest Tea Party Cake Decorating Ideas Tea Cake Recipe Ideas
I saw someone else’s tea cake recipe online. I thought the idea of using cookie for the handle and spout … Read more
Coolest Homemade Tea Party Cake Ideas
My three year old wanted a Tea Party Theme for her birthday so I thought a tea pot would be … Read more
Coolest Tea Party Cakes and Awesome Cake Recipe Ideas
This was a quickly made teapot cake recipe for my daughter’s friend Rylee’s fourth birthday party. I used the doll … Read more
Coolest Slumber Party Cakes and Lots of Ideas for Decorated Cakes
I made this sleepover cake for my daughter’s first sleepover on her 6th birthday. There were six girls total. I … Read more

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5 Dinosaur Cake Decorating Ideas of Jurassic Proportions

5 Dinosaur Cake Ideas of Jurassic Proportions

Are dinosaurs extinct? No way! We’ve spotted them among these cool dinosaur cake ideas.

Kids are fascinated with dinosaurs and often request birthday party themes based on them. Don’t be intimidated if your children asks for a stegosaurus, triceratops, or t-rex cake. You can make it happen.

Jurassic Park awakened these prehistoric creatures with some DNA and splicing, so why can’t you? Simply clone them with some baking supplies, incubate them in the oven, and bring them to life with colored frosting and fondant like these five cake makers did. Read more »

12 Coolest Castle Cakes

This great collection of Castle cake ideas and designs is sure to provide you with inspiration as you set off to create the coolest Castle cake ever. Read more »

Cool DIY 21st Birthday Cake Idea

I was asked to make a 21st birthday cake for a young man. I was told he loves his bed and computers. First, I covered the cake board in a black and white marble effect and set aside. Then, I baked the cake. I baked three oblong sponge cakes and left to cool before crumb coating and icing in white fondant. Read more »