5 Cake Trends We’re Obsessed With
Tiny cakes, dramatic piping, and a few delicious plot twists. Find your next celebration’s sweetest detail.
Some people plan the party, then pick the cake. We fully support starting with dessert. These cake trends give you plenty of ways to make the sweetest part of your celebration feel like you.
1. Mini Cakes
Small cakes have our full attention. Think individual cakes for each guest or a petite centerpiece for a celebration with your closest people.
Mini cakes make room for playful details: piped initials, a single cherry, or frosting that matches the table. Serve them on pretty little plates for a birthday dinner or bridal shower where everyone gets their cake.
2. Vintage Piping
Swirls, scallops, and layers of buttercream frills. Vintage piping cakes bring a nostalgic, wonderfully over-the-top feel to the dessert table.
Try a heart-shaped cake with pink piping and cherries, or keep things romantic with ivory frosting from top to bottom. The intricate details give guests plenty to admire before someone makes the first cut.
3. Dome Cakes
Dome cakes have a rounded top that looks beautiful with simple decorations. Try smooth butter-yellow frosting, fresh berries, or delicate piping around the edges.
Pair with colorful dessert plates and a few flowers for a birthday lunch.
4. Swan-Inspired Cakes
For the host with a soft spot for a grand reveal, swan-inspired cakes deliver. Think graceful necks, feather-like frosting, and romantic white-on-white details.
Ask your baker about a sculpted swan or a cake decorated with swan motifs. Either direction makes a lovely centerpiece for a bridal shower, birthday, or celebration.
5. The “Not Cake” Cake
Your favorite dessert deserves a candle moment, too. Cake alternatives make the centerpiece personal.
A few delicious directions:
- Cinnamon rolls: Arrange on a cake stand with icing for a birthday brunch.
- Pancakes: Layer with cream and berries for a breakfast celebration.
- Donut holes: Pile onto a tiered stand for easy, grab-and-go sweetness.
- Cannoli: Arrange on stacked platters for a centerpiece worth gathering around.
Pick the Cake That Feels Like You
Start with the dessert you actually want to eat, then have fun with the details. Tiny and personal, covered in ruffles, or made entirely of breakfast favorites, there’s plenty of room to make it your own.
Your people. Your favorite flavors. One very sweet reason to gather.
Let’s bring your celebration to life. Start planning with Mostest.
