50 Talented Bakers That Took Their Cakes To Another Level

You’ve likely heard people say, “You eat with your eyes first.” Any well-presented dish is more enticing to devour, which is likely why food presentation has become an art form.

But some delicacies are so elegantly prepared that you’d feel guilty taking a bite. The cakes you’re about to see are an excellent example.

These goodies are from the Cake Recipes 101 Facebook group. With more than 930,000 members, it showcases eye-catching sweet treats that are more worthy of being on a display case than on someone’s plate.

As you will see, some of the photos we’ve collected for this list pop out more than others. Feel free to scroll through and be amazed. They may even inspire you to try your hand at baking.

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Pensive_Panda 3 months ago

That is impressive!!

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Lyone Fein 3 months ago

Wow

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R Sravanthi 3 months ago

IMO, this should be way higher. Currently at #96.

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University of Oxford experimental psychology professor Charles Spence conducted a study to prove the power of visually appealing food. He took 30 men and 30 women and presented each one with three salads.

The three dishes contained identical ingredients. However, one resembled a Wassily Kandinsky painting, the other had been “neatly” arranged, and the third was the run-of-the-mill tossed variant.

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Nina 3 months ago

Would really mess with people if the inside is blueberry or something ^^

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Chickie 3 months ago

The baker/designer did a WONDERFUL job! Ignore the haters...they don't know how to not say negative things...

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Chickie 3 months ago

EPIC!

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As predicted, most respondents picked the Kandinsky-style salad for its “complexity” and “artistic presentation.” The participants were also more willing to pay twice as much for these salads than the other two.

Even with similar ingredients, the respondents rated the Kandinsky salad higher in “tastiness.” That says a lot about the effect of food presentation.

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DEW 3 months ago

I'm in!! I love making strawberry shortcake with angel food cake. I use a box of angel food cake and it only needs 1/3 of a cup of water. Then stick it in a angel food cake pan(?) and bake it. When it comes out I put it upside down to cool. I get the strawberries all cut up and mashed with some sugar. Then the whipped cream is just cold whipping cream and a mixer. Then as it thickens I add some sugar. I cut the angel food cake into slices and pour over the strawberries and then the homemade whipping cream. It's the best!! It's a big dessert and everyone has two pieces of angel food cake that with everything on it would be $14 in a restaurant. I get 6 for around the price of 1. The family is always ready!!

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tee-lena 3 months ago

Adorable

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R Sravanthi 3 months ago

Such cute Astronauts! 😍

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If you're looking for ways to elevate your food presentation, here are some simple tips from professionals. Restaurateur and culinary director Daniel England recommends cutting meat horizontally or “fanning.”

England explains that it provides an enticing cross-section that works well for medium-rare steaks. He advises slicing at a 45-degree angle against the grain for aesthetic value and tenderness.

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DEW 3 months ago

Stunning!!! Just beautiful!!

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DEW 3 months ago

This is a cake for my daughter!! She loves chopsticks and pho.

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DEW 3 months ago

Beautiful!!

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Texture elevates an already tasty delicacy. It adds an extra layer that enhances the overall experience in every bite. San Francisco-based pastry chef Joyce Tang recommends playing around with foams and sauces.

Adding textures is an easy, straightforward approach that adds a few levels of sophistication to a seemingly ordinary dish.

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Witch with a B 3 months ago

That's CAKE?!? That's amazing!

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R Sravanthi 3 months ago

Wooooo! Such a Goth vibe!

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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 3 months ago

Oh look! They left me a napping spot! *curls up* Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz,

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Many of the cakes on this list are bursting with color. The variety of hues is an instant attention-grabber. Fortunately, this is also easy to achieve, and here’s a simple idea from restaurant owner and chef Tanner Agar:

“Items like carrots, potatoes, cauliflower, lettuces, beans, and more come in a variety of gorgeous colors. The difference a purple cauliflower puree makes on a plate is striking.”

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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 3 months ago

*POUNCE*

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DEW 3 months ago

This is very cute!!

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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 3 months ago

*grabs a paintbrush and paints under the sofa*

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Now, we’re shifting the attention to you, reader. Which of these photos stood out to you the most? Were they appetizing enough? Or perhaps they inspired you to take up baking? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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Beth Wheeler 3 months ago

Pretty flowers

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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 3 months ago

No, I'm not going to lie on that. Syrup is so hard to get out of my fur.

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Chickie 3 months ago

The colors are beautiful!

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Chickie 3 months ago

Whoa!

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Julie Buck 3 months ago

lovely!

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DarkViolet 3 months ago

It happens to everyone eventually.

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DarkViolet 3 months ago

Deliciously chic!

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Julie Buck 3 months ago

wow that is amazing!

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Chickie 3 months ago

So much work went into this gorgeous cake! Very talented!

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Chickie 3 months ago

I imagine that this cake is for a gardener! Nice job!

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Chickie 3 months ago

Spectacular!

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Rachel Aronowitz 3 months ago

i like it!

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Beth Wheeler 3 months ago

Pretty

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Julie Buck 3 months ago

very pretty!

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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 3 months ago

Someone put much love into this.

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DEW 3 months ago

Stunning!

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Note: this post originally had 118 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.

What do you think ?

PattyK 3 months ago

These cakes are all so amazing! More like this, Bored Panda! Please!

Anna Ekberg 3 months ago

The cakes a very creative and pretty but how many of them are done with sugar paste? I upvoted for creativity but i would not want to eat them, i tried sugar paste and it tasted awful but maybe others like it?

Rose the Cook 3 months ago

So many creative cooks, I used to make things like this before we moved to China. Paid a fortune for an oven for our apartment and the element exploded after only a couple of uses. Cost of replacing it the same as another new oven. Needless to say we never bothered.

Maryann Intonti 3 months ago

All of these cakes were magnificent!

Carole G. 3 months ago

So much talent, wow.

Magic poodle (she/her) 3 months ago

They were all beautiful and yummy looking! but now I want cake..

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LavenderHippoInAJar 3 months ago

This was amazing but now I really want cake....

Meeow 1 month ago

That strawberries shortcake looks yummy!

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Joxiana 3 months ago

The talent is breathtaking! Each and EVERY single cake shows care and love no matter the level of talent. I appreciate that bright spot in my day so much. Thank you all for sharing.

Annabelle 3 months ago

Incredible creativity and talent! I love seeing this artistry,, and then imagining what flavor is inside, except I don't want to cut it! 😭

Mary Gibson 2 months ago

Gorgeous, everyone of them!

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Danish Susanne 2 months ago

I thought it strange how I could look at a cake that someone had evidently put a lot of work into and find it uninteresting, while others were so striking to me, like the vegetable garden to the 85 year birthday.

Janice Sanz 2 months ago

So much fondant, not enough cake.

Alice K 2 months ago

I admire the artistry, but most of the cakes just don't look appetizing.

Shaunn Munn 2 months ago

2 pretty 2 eat! Thank goodness for photography!

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Urbangirlatl 3 months ago

Once again, BP showing the rest of us how UNTALENTED we are. 🤔

marianne eliza 3 months ago

Sorry, but I don't see a single talented baker here. Talented cake decorators yes, but the true test of a talented baker is the taste of the baked goods, not the appearance.

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50 Talented Bakers That Took Their Cakes To Another Level

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