National Cake Decorating Day: Our Bakery Members’ Favorite Designs
National Cake Decorating Day is the perfect excuse to celebrate one of the sweetest (and most beautiful) parts of any wedding: the cake. From towering tiers of buttercream to delicate sugar flowers and modern minimalist designs, wedding cakes have long been a centerpiece of the celebration—equal parts dessert, art, and symbol of love.
To honor the day and spotlight this oh-so-important wedding feature, we asked a few of our talented bakery members to share their favorite cake they’ve ever decorated—and the story behind it.
Let’s just say, these cakes take “icing on the cake” to a whole new level.
The Little Things Bakery
From Leah, The Little Things Bakery:
As a longtime fan of Harry Potter, creating this cake was a wonderful opportunity to immerse myself in the magical world I love, bringing elements of the series to life through every detail. Even the photo shoot was a delight, as I styled it with some of my own cherished Harry Potter books and treasures, adding a personal touch of enchantment to the entire experience.
Cakes by Heather Ashley
From Heather, Cakes by Heather Ashley:
My favorite cake is usually the most recent one I've done. I'm always trying to push myself creatively and I like to come up with a design that is unique to the couple and will bring that "wow" factor to their wedding. Right now I'm loving this hanging chandelier cake I just did. Thousands of delicate pieces were strung together and hung on a suspended cake to bring a bit of that "magic" that the bride requested.
Lindsay’s Little Bakery
From Lindsay, Lindsay’s Little Bakery:
The ultimate fall wedding cake: Designed to perfectly match the bridesmaids’ dresses and capture the rustic ranch-style venue for this October wedding. I love adding abstract palette knife elements to my cakes, and this color palette—various shades of burnt orange—was such a fun one to create and play with. It was also the first time I incorporated silk flowers instead of my usual fresh florals, which added a new layer of texture and movement.
All the rage right now: Elongated cakes have completely stolen my heart! If I had to choose just one, this Italian-feast-inspired design—with vibrant local blooms, raw edge details, swooping buttercream, and tiny grape clusters—would be it. Elongated “centerpiece” cakes are such a unique, perfectly blank canvas for creating floral and buttercream masterpieces, and seeing the sunlight hit this one just as it was setting was pure magic.
