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Aurelija Rakauskaitė

102 Cakes That Redefine What Dessert Can Look Like

Imagine the most visually striking cake you’ve ever seen. It could be from a wedding, a 50th birthday party, or a cousin’s baby shower. What likely caught your eye is the attention to detail, proving that making a cake can be an art form in itself.

Now, if you think you’ve seen the best one, you likely haven’t come across our list of photos. The aesthetic appeal of these cakes may leave such a lasting impression that you may feel guilty cutting into them.

Enjoy scrolling through, and don’t forget to upvote your favorites!

#1 This Cake Was Created In Honor Of One Of North America’s Most Misunderstood Apex Predators: The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

#2 I Had Thousands Of Sprinkles, A Pair Of Tweezers And A Dream. 22 Hours Later, Van Gogh's Starry Night Was Completed

#3 First Bee-Day

Much like any other visual art form, cake decorating requires planning, especially at the professional level. Orlando Soto-Caceres, a former pastry student of the Institute of Culinary Education, provided details about how the process works.

“A simple scheme for the tiers, colors, and the placement or distribution of ornaments is essential,” he wrote, noting that the plan is both a guide to keep the decorator on point and provide a preview for the client.

#4 Easter Bunny Roll Cake

#5 I (15) Made My Dad A Birthday Cake

#6 Stack Of Woolly Jumpers Cake

If you’re a budding pastry chef, there are specific cake decorating techniques you must keep in mind. The Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts wrote an extensive article on this topic, covering a lot of ground.

#7 Turtle Hatchlings Cake

#8 Inspired By Innes House - Better Known As Halliwell Manor

#9 A Gorgeous Garden For A Fantastic Friend

This classic two-layer 6” cake features a floral landscape tableau on the sides with hazy hills and crisp clouds, and a veggie garden on top with tomatoes, pumpkins, cabbage, carrots, potato flowers, and crystallized chocolate soil.

Spatula icing is described as the “first step” to a cake that is a feast for the eyes. According to the article, the spatula is the easiest way to apply icing, regardless of what look you’re going for.

Piping is another essential step in making a cake that can turn heads. The process itself is complicated, involving different designs such as stars, dots, rosettes, shells, and zigzags.

#10 His Half Lambeth, Half Sculpted Beauty Is Crawling (Literally) With Detail

#11 My Three Year Old Asked For A Construction And Dinosaur Cake. This Is What I Came Up With

#12 Little Strawberry Wildflower Cake

Decorated cakes are certainly eye candies, but they were also used as a marketing tool to sell boxed cake mix. This happened in the 1950s, when sales of cake mix began to plummet.

As a way to fix the problem, companies provided people with the chance to decorate their own cake, which also led to a boost in sales of store-bought icing.

#13 Duckies

#14 Highland Cow Cake

#15 Here To Bless Your Feed With This Cutie Pie Bear Cake

Now, we’d like to hear from you, our readers. Which of these caught your eye, and why did it grab your attention? Would you dare cut into a cake if it were this visually striking? Share your thoughts in the comments!

#16 Birthday Cake

#17 One Of My Favorite Alice

#18 Cinnamon Roll Birthday Cake For A Friend

#19 Book Cake, It's Time To Turn The Page

#20 Cartoon Milkshake Supremacy

#21 Cake I Made For Me

#22 Frog Cake

#23 I Made A Bonsai Cake

#24 40th Birthday Cake

#25 I Designed And Made A Crochet Cake

#26 African Girl Cake

#27 Blooming Magnolias, Sun, And Warmth. And What Do You Remember When You Look At Our Cake?

#28 This Is Adorable

#29 My Christmas Cake

#30 I Made An Axolotl Tart

#31 Candle Cake

#32 Daughter Asked For A Duck Birthday

#33 Three Cakes For A Wedding Upstate This Past Weekend - Strawberry Rhubarb Mosaic, Chocolate Guinness, Coconut Tres Leches With Orange Marmalade

#34 On This Train Of Life, We Cherish Every Moment And Write Our Own Brilliant Chapter

#35 Ratatouille Cake I Made This Weekend. I Have A New Found Appreciation For Remy

#36 Monster Mouth/Mimic Vintage Cakewalk

#37 We Celebrated Our Favourite Chicken Farmer’s 77th Birthday Last Month

This classic two-layer 6” cake features sage green sides with Lambeth frills, a palette knife painted chicken, and organic veggies Karen grows on her farm, as well as a piped and sculpted chicken on top to cap it off.