As we celebrate various life events, one tasty, sweet centerpiece that often makes an appearance is a cake. Over the years, cake designers have really taken their art to decadent and daring new heights. The artistic approaches to cake design have wrought some spectacular examples that not only spark your imagination, but also your appetite.

Below we have collected a small sampling of the artistry displayed through this area of culinary expertise. So take a tour of this flavor rich showcase of cake designs that is packed with imagination and inspiration.

Taste in Design

Alice in wonderland cake by Naera

Super Mario Wedding Cake III by Verusca

Izumik wedding cake by see-through-silence

Sushi Cake by cootiedoon

Monster book of Monsters cake by darkfirewizard

Louis Vuitton Hand bag cake by Dragonsanddaffodils

TARDIS Cake by Girl-on-the-Moon

Dead Man’s Farm Cake by ohnoono

Cat Cake 1 by Shoshannah84

Head Over Heels by Sliceofcake

Peacock Wedding Cake by ArteDiAmore

Super mario – chess- cake by anafuji

Opus Paint Tube Cake 1 by HighBornTalon

Happiness by Naera

Cinema Cake by Verusca

Alice’s sweing basket by see-through-silence

Dragon Storybook cake by darkfirewizard

milk + white fruity choc wraps by Dragonsanddaffodils

Davy Jones Cake by ohnoono

Violin by Shoshannah84

Needs More Candy by Sliceofcake

Steampunk Owl cake by ArteDiAmore

Day of the Dead by atrotter719

My First Big Cake – BtVS by peeka85

Proud Auntie by Naera

3D Corset Cake by Verusca

Casino cake by see-through-silence

60th birthday dessert by Dragonsanddaffodils

NIN_Catacombs Inspired Cake by ohnoono

Ninjago by Sliceofcake

The Black Pearl by ArteDiAmore

Pumpkin Cake by DancesWithWacom

Sewing Machine Cake by reenaj

Colorful Roses by atrotter719

Mike Dirnt Bass Cake by ParadoxAndPlaid

Bright Colorful Cake by ArteDiAmore

Playable Angry Birds Cake by Sliceofcake

Artist Palette Cake by Verusca

Barry’s Dalek Cake by Dragonsanddaffodils

Pillows by Naera

No More Room

That finishes off this tasty treat of a showcase, well at least on this end. Now, as always, we hand the proverbial fork over to you! Fill us in on what your favorite of the cake designs featured here was, or if you know of another that is stored away somewhere else, by all means leave us a link.

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