Alison Coldridge
27 Stunning Handpainted Cakes That Look (Almost) Too Good To Eat
- 1/27
The combination of the simplistic gold top tier with the multi-coloured flowers painted onto the bottom cake make this bake a winner in our eyes.
- 2/27
Perfect for Parisian lovers, this cake isn’t too OTT but is still stunning.
- 3/27
This tribal-esque painted cake would be great for a birthday party - and it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t look perfect because it’s all part of the look.
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- 4/27
Now we don’t like to pick favourites, but if we did this would probably be it.
- 5/27
Wow. This bake is definitely a show-stopper and would be ideal at a golden wedding anniversary.
- 6/27
A more modern affair, this bake would wow guests at any summer party.
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- 7/27
Looking like something that Monet threw together, this cake exudes artistic license - and we kinda love it.
- 8/27
How this is handpainted is beyond us. It’s completely perfect.
- 9/27
It’s hard to tell whether the baker used a stencil and then airbrushed blue watercolour over the rest of the cake, or simply painted the white flowers on by hand. Either way, it’s beautiful.
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- 10/27
Sunflower fans - this is the cake for you. Bright, bold and beautiful, it’s definitely got the wow-factor.
- 11/27
Got a lot of love for lavender? Bet you’ll like this…
- 12/27
Perfectly symmetrical (and painted with a very steady hand) it’s hard not to like this edible masterpiece.
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- 13/27
The combination of the 2D and 3D flowers looks flawless on this bake. Bet even Paul Hollywood wouldn’t find fault fault in it.
- 14/27
Who doesn’t love polka dots? Paint them onto a cake and you’re golden.
- 15/27
Complete with a whopping SEVEN tiers, this cake is definitely extravagent but undeniably incredible.
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- 16/27
It’s not all fancy floral designs; there are some ah-mazing non-flower related handpainted cakes around. Like this.
- 17/27
Because who wouldn’t want a beautiful watercolour-esque cake to tuck in to.
- 18/27
Painted with a stained glass effect, the person who decorated this cake has some serious talent.
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- 19/27
There’s something really sweet and simple about this unfussy one-tier bake.
- 20/27
We want to give this incredibly effective bake a go? It’s just a case of swirling some paint on each tier, right?
- 21/27
This bake could probably do without the 3D flowers - the painting speaks for itself.
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- 22/27
Leave it to Martha Stewart’s team to create a cake as beautiful and classic as this one.
- 23/27
Hours must’ve gone into painting this prettty scene of wild flowers.
- 24/27
Looking more like a tapestry than a cake, we only wish we could paint this well.
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- 25/27
This is probably a good place for amateur cake decorators to begin - with handpainting a cake in simply block colours instead of intricate flowers.
- 26/27
Who says you have to paint the entire cake? We love the idea of painting just part of the bake, like this.
- 27/27
Wowowowowow. Anyone else LOVE this?
Alison Coldridge
Handpainted cakes are all the rage at the moment, with requests for them at weddings and birthday parties flying in left, right and centre. And it’s easy to see why they’re so popular – just look how beautiful they are.
Painted with edible watercolours, these really are works of art. But that isn’t to say we wouldn’t like a slice. Or three.