Here are some of the most memorable cake photo shares made by readers of this site.

Mexican Fiesta Cake

MADE BY SHERRI LINDSAY of BUTTERCREAM DREAMS BAKERY

This fabulous rendition of the Mexican Fiesta Cake with edible carnations includes a behind-the-scenes photo of 24 piping bags filled with buttercream in subtle gradations of color, which Sherri used to achieve the ombre dot cascade decoration.

50+ More Mexican Fiesta Cakes

See 50 more beautifully crafted versions the Mexican Fiesta Cake from the cover of the book, Cake Decorating with Modeling Chocolate

Junk Food Lover’s Cake

MADE BY JEN DRURY OF NO MORE BORING CAKES
See the full feature here: Jen Drury, Cake Artist

Here in Southern California, Jen Drury is a leading custom cake artist specializing in sculpted designs, themed cakes, and fondant decorations. Her talent includes the ability to turn any concept into a towering display of edible wonder. Jen’s business, No More Boring Cakes, has persevered in the face of some immense challenges. Follow the link above to see more of of work.

Tonto Bust Cake

MADE BY TIM SULLIVAN of CAKES BY TIMBO

Tim Sullivan, cake artist extraordinaire, won first place in the 2013 Cake Decorating with Modeling Chocolate Competition with this realistic 3D sculpted bust of Tonto from The Lone Ranger. The entire face was sculpted with white modeling chocolate. Believe it or not, this was Tim’s first life-sized face cake and first time working with white modeling chocolate.

Baseball Baby Shower Cake

MADE BY NANCY SMITH

This winning 2-tiered baby shower was decorated with 3D edible baseballs, pin-striped uniform stitch pattern, quilted star jersey, a cap topper with team logo, and a “Welcome Baby” patch.

Ninja Turtles Cake

MADE BY BRENDA BROADWAY, TEXAS GLAMMA OF BB BAKES SUGAR ART

This 3D sculpted Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cake depicting pizza, city nightscape, brick pattern, trash barrel, and all four turtle characters, was among some of the incredible submissions made by Brenda Broadway, co-winner of A-Z Baking Challenge. fff

Harry Potter Logo Cake

MADE BY MADDIE of LITTLE MISS MADDIE CAKES

By the time she was 8, Little Miss Maddie had already launched a career in the baking arts. Maddie is a hard-working, adventurous maker of all kinds of desserts including this Harry Potter logo cake. In 2016, Maddie won Most Impressive in the A-Z Baking Challenge. View more photos of her work here: A-Z Baking Challenge Winners.

Chocolate Optical Illusion Cake

MADE BY ANNABEL DE VETTEN of CONJURER’S KITCHEN

This 3-tier round cake decorated with a chocolate optical illusion pattern was crafted by Annabel Vetten, a brilliant food artist who crafts edible sculptures using both sweet and savory edibles. Her “dark” portfolio of morbid realism includes some of the most shocking cakes I have ever seen. Check out her portfolio at Conjurer’s Kitchen.

Blue Optical Illusion Cake

MADE BY PAULINE OF BITE ME BAKERY

I love his two-tiered version of the optical illusion cake, decorated with tangles and whorls of blue and white piped chocolate.

Peter Rabbit Cake

MADE BY DONNA GREGORY of SWEETERY BAKE SHOP

What’s so impressive to me about this cake is how Donna created an edible scene to match with a set of ceramic figurines. So seamlessly did she integrate the ceramics into the design that it all looks as if it came from the same source. Among the tiny edible garnishes decorating the two tiers of this cake, there are carrots, flowers, leaves, vines, grass, a weathered wooden gate, arched door and signpost with an inlaid Happy Birthday inscription.

Buttercream Beach Cake

MADE BY YARIANA WORTZ OF CURLY GIRL BAKES

I would love to take a vacation on this beach-themed birthday cake with edible sand, seashells, palm trees, blanket, umbrella, beach ball and blue buttercream waves. This was my favorite of Yariana’s winning submissions in the A-Z Baking Challenge.

Modeling Chocolate Pirate & Pool Cakes

MADE BY BRENDA BROADWAY, TEXAS GLAMMA OF BB BAKES SUGAR ART

I am a fan of Brenda Broadway’s whimsical style of cake decorating. Here are two examples of her work with modeling chocolate. On the left is a pirate themed design with edible seashells, ocean waves, treasure map, pirate ship, anchor, nautical steering wheel, and coils of rope. On the right is a pool party themed cake with edible inner-tubes, flotation devices, and a trio of figurines wearing bathing suits.

Wine Bottle Crate Cake#1 

MADE BY RITA VASCIMINI

Vodka was the trick to achieving the glass shimmer on this 3D wine bottle cake wrapped in modeling chocolate. Rita, the artist, painted the light green modeling chocolate finish with a mixture of dark green food coloring + vodka. You would never guess this was her first attempt using the filling layer cakes in the pan method, so professional is the quality of the work! What I admire about Rita’s creative process is the research & planning she does before approaching new and advanced techniques. She has a knack for problem-solving and never shies away from a complicated project.

Wine Bottle Crate Cake #2

MADE BY SARAH HARRIS

This chocolate fudge cake frosted with chocolate ganache was formed in the shape of a wooden crate with packing material and a wine bottle. The decorations were made with a combination of modelling chocolate and fondant. The picture frame is embossed modelling chocolate. The edible label includes the name and year of birth of the birthday girl.

Cheeseburger Cake

MADE BY KATE

This 3D burger cake with edible lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickles, American cheese and sesame seed bun is an especially appetizing example of work submitted by readers of this Burger Cake Tutorial.

Takout Chinese Food Cake

MADE BY HEATHER BARNETT

Heather sculpted this 3D cake to look like a Chinese food takeout container brimming with noodles, chopsticks and fortune cookies. It’s clever how she incorporated a Happy Birthday inscription into one of the fortunes.

Football Referee Jersey Cake

MADE BY DANA DELL’OMO of DANA KAY’S DELECTABLES

Among Dana’s many talents is a knack for figuring out how to transpose complicated party themes onto traditional dessert shapes. In this example, she transformed a basic sheet cake into a 3D sculpted referee torso complete with black & white striped collared uniform, a pocket, an Arizona patch, a yellow foul flag, and a dangling whistle. This cake was served alongside football themed cupcakes to complete the display.

Standing Chewbacca Cake

MADE BY HOLLY FREDRICKSON

Fur is one of the more challenging textures to render in edible form, especially when it covers the majority of surface area on the cake. Holly discovered a solution that involves wrapping the body in strips of dark modeling chocolate cut with scissors to make frills. The result is a thick pelt that on the one hand is quite hairy-looking but on the other hand, still manages to appear chocolaty and edible.

Victorian Birdcage Cake

MADE BY JAN

This 3D cake, sculpted to resemble an antique Victorian birdcage, was decorated with gilded modeling chocolate. It was awarded Runner Up in the Cake Decorating with Modeling Chocolate Competition.

Baby Blocks Cake

MADE BY MONICA MANCINI

This 3-tier cake, stacked and decorated like ABC 123 baby blocks, was paneled and decorated with modeling chocolate. Even the flowers are edible! It placed in the top 5 finalist in the Cake Decorating with Modeling Chocolate Competition.

Topsy Turvy Cake

MADE BY SALLY ELIAS KESZEY OF THE CAKE DOCTOR

Sally Keszey is medical doctor by day, cake doctor by night. Her creative work astounds me including this cake made using the Topsy Turvy Counterbalance Method.

Modeling Chocolate Wrapped Cakes

MADE BY NANCY SMITH

These four beautiful cakes, all crafted by Nancy Smith, display her modeling chocolate mastery. Some of the techniques expressed in these examples include zebra print inlay, fused stripes, circus stripes, patterned cake wraps, 2D decorations (a pink whale), and 3D figurines (an elephant under the big top).

Modeling Chocolate Flower Cakes

MADE BY HOLLY FREDRICKSON

It blows my mind that the flowers on these cakes are edible, so thin and delicate are the petals. Holly, the artist, crafted them from modeling chocolate.

Lamb, Dragon, and Panda Bear Figurines

MADE BY JENNIFER HOEY

It’s worth zooming in to appreciate the details on this cake decorated with 3D modeling chocolate figurines including a fiery dragon, seated panda and woolly lamb. Holly has a talent for sculpting tiny edible characters complete with facial expressions, mood and personality.

Modeling Chocolate Flowers Cake

MADE BY NOREEN ABEL

My favorite detail about this cake is how the winding buttercream border cleverly doubles as a curly vine. Noreen blended green tones and spatula swirls into the frosting finish of a garden-themed cake decorated with bright blooms of modeling chocolate flowers. On first impression, it appears as if every stroke was casually, effortlessly made and yet upon closer examination, it’s evident that the entire composition is perfectly balanced, singing with harmony. That is the mark of a true craftswoman.

Decadent Candy Cake

MADE BY ERIKA EDWARDS HELWIG

Before candy cakes became a viral sensation, Erika Helwig was making them at her business formerly known as Helwig’s Sweets. This cake, finished with smooth buttercream frosting and drippy chocolate glaze, was decorated with peanut butter cups, Pirouette® wafer cookies, Ferrero Rocher®, white & dark chocolate bark and edible pearls.

Trio of Naked Cakes

MADE BY GWYNNE BOBICH OF SUGAR LAKE LODGE

Gwynne wrote: I’d like to thank you for your wonderful, informative web site. I made 3 naked cakes for our daughter’s wedding this past New Year’s Eve and used your pan filling/freezing procedure and it worked amazingly well.  I was so happy with the result. I made them all the week before the wedding; 1 – 6 layer Almond Scented cake, 1 – 4 layer Chocolate Espresso Cake, 1 – 2 layer Pecan Coconut. I also made 3 full sized sheet cakes, one of each flavor, using the pan filling/freezing procedure. The cakes were all moist and delicious! 

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