I love cake! And, by now you guys should know I love things little, too. So, I made some mini cakes using my new favorite moist yellow cake recipe. Actually I made 9″ cakes and used a round cutter
to make them mini. Two layers will get you six 3 7/16″ cake circles and two smaller circles. Here’s how one of the layers looks all cut up.
And here they are stacked. They’re so cute… even without any frosting. (Don’t worry the scraps made it safely to my tummy.)
But, who would serve a naked cake. So here it is fully clothed in luscious white buttercream frosting. Hold me back!
I started out making the fondant
covered cake that’s on the pedestal (inspired by a pillow fabric from an old Pottery Barn catalog. Yep… I love their stuff.) Then, I made the second one using decorator icing bags
and tips. Then I got tired and just slapped some buttercream all over the last one. And, I have to admit, I think it’s my favorite. But, tell me what you think.
How do you like your cakes decorated?
Messy: casual and careless
Sassy: semi-casual, piped with pretty icing and flirty flowers
Classy: all dressed up with fondant cutouts and a smooth finish
FIESTA HEAD CHEFS GIVEAWAY
If you leave a comment below with your favorite cake style, you’ll be entered for a chance to win these cute little Fiesta Head Chefs ($50 value). I won them a while back and was going to keep them, but so many of you loved them that I decided to give them away. I know, I’m nice like that.
How to enter:
- Leave a comment with your cake style (messy, sassy, or classy)
- Leave a link to your blog profile or website that has an email contact.
- The cutoff to enter is Saturday, December 6th at 12 midnight.
- The winner* will be announced sometime Sunday.
because Christmas Pops are coming!
* The winner will be chosen at random, using the Random.org integer generator.
I love messy too!
I like the polished look of the classy one, but I’d have to say that the sassy one is definitely my favorite to eat!
I like the classy cake. I love how creative one gets with fondant designs.
a mix between messy and classy
I like Messy!
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Love your blog and your cake pops! :)
i love the messy and classy kind.
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Messy, then I don’t feel bad for scarfing it down.
They are all very pretty, bu I prefer the messy one the best. Mostly because the no fuss, quick to eat factor!
-Mandy
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I love the appearance of the Classy, but Messy is probably more my 'style' (& I love buttercream.) Thanks so much for the inspiration – I may try to make those for my 'twins' first birthday!! They are small enough and still absolutely beautiful – and if Messy is easier, all the better! :) Thanks again!
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Very Sassy!! :) I love your website!!
Classy cake. Simple and modern. Though I’m sure the butter cream tastes the best.
It doesn’t matter if its CAKE!!!
My OCD likes the classy one. But I really want to like the messy one I really really do.
I am liking the classy. But I don’t care for the fondant. If I have to take my cake apart to eat it, then it loses its appeal.
Katie in WI
I WISH I could decorate so it looked like your classic example… but mine always turn out messy! All that frosting – yum!
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I wish I were classy, but Im just a messy gal!
Wow! Truth be told I would eat them all. But I suppose if it was presented to I would love to receive the classy.
Jayne
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the classy is beautiful! but i like messy too… hard to choose…
classy-
you are so creative!
Messy! Very creative and my 22 mon g/b twins are all about the mess when they “help” me in the kitchen.
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I like messy…probably because that is all I can make!! The others are beautiful!!
I like them all but the messy one looks the most fun to eat.
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I like them all, but the messy one looks tastiest!!!
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Well, this attempt number 3 for me to comment. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that this one shows up.
I vote for Messy. All 3 are fab and I adore the look of the fondant, but I gotta have my buttercream and I doubt I would ever get past Messy before I cut myself a piece. :)
Ooooohhhhh – if someone were making it for me, I’d definitely choose classy. Love that cake!
Although I’m not a messy gal, I think I like the look of messy because it looks the most home made and I think it looks quite classic.
I love the classy. I enjoy working with fondant.
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as a cake decorator myself, i like them all :) so very cute…but, i have to say that i gravitate toward the sassy first. there is just something about fondant on a cake. but the classy is beautiful. the colors are brilliant and rich!!!
once again, GREAT JOB Bakerella! you always amaze me with your creativeness. must admit that you have become a good source of inspiration when i get a brain fog! :)
merry christmas!!!
MESSY! Then I don’t feel so bad for tearing it apart and eating it. Also it looks like it has the most frosting. The more frosting the better!
I love messy!!!!
Wow – beautiful cakes! I think all of them could be my “style” at one time or another, but the Messy one looks like it would be the best for eatin’.
Although I’m a fan of the classy style, the messy looks best for eating (which is the point of cake, right?).
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Messy! I love it!
Love the messy look…in fact, I think it looks a little classy!
Love your cakes!
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Sassy, homegirl. Messy’s good too though.
I’m nothing but class ;)
and now I’m nothing but hungry!!!
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Definitely Classy! I love the clean line look. Thanks for the chance!
Messy. That way you can get to the eating stage faster.
Sassy!! I love the bold look of that. I am a buttercream girl though, and I’m all about gettin’ it DONE! I would eat the messy and stare at the beauty of the sassy for a long time :)
I would have to say messy just because I have not developed my “classy” technique yet!
I can’t wait to try your new fave cake recipe! I love all three of these mini cakes – do I need to choose? :)
Love them all. Makes me so hungry just looking at them. But I like the Sassy one the most!
LOVE your classy cake, but messy is nearer to my heart! i can’t WAIT for christmas pops!!! hooray!
Sassy Sassy Sassy!
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I love the classy…
I love classy
The ones I bake always end up messy, but I secretly prefer sassy. You get extra icing in the form of flowers and decorations that way.
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Classy is fun to look at but messy and sassy usually taste the best!
I really like the “classy” look, but if I am making it myself definately “messy”!
I love the classy–so amazing to see a beautiful pattern recreated in something delicious. What can I say? I’m a sucker for the fondant.
Love all three. It’s hard to pick one. If I have to I will go with Sassy.
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I would love to be able to do sassy and classy cakes, but unfortunately my style is forever messy, and tasty!
The sassy one, o course! Though I do love how your fondant cake came out.
Excited to see with what Christmas pops you come up with.
I love the Messy!
Ddefinitely Classy…I love me some Pottery Barn!!!
I love the way that fondant looks, but I would have to say Messy. It looks so inviting, I think I’d just grab a fork and dig in. No sharing that one!
Messy, preferring the pure, unadulterated buttercream in all its glory.
sassy for sure!!!
I love the Classy and a Fondant lover…I love the clean and neat look that fondant give a cake…what type of recipe did you use for the cakes? they look spongy and moist.
They are all gorgeous, but I’d have to say I like the sassy one the best!
Love the classy! Love the colors!
I’d have to say the sassy one, but I love the classy one too. They all three look beautiful, and delicious!
I like the messy!! There all great though.
I love all of them, but “Classy” is my favorite!
I would have to go with classy
I adore all three and the photographs are gorgeous but I think my own personal cakes come out messy.
I really like the Classy one. Very pretty and so well done.
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I’m all about MESSY! I love the other two too! Love all you cakes and pops!
I love them all but the classy one is definitely more me. Super cute!
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I love all of them, but I think I prefer Sassy style!
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Love your blog a lot!
I absolutely love CLASSY! you did a GREAT job!
I love the classy one, but if I actually made a cake, it would be messy!!! I’m just not artistic enough for the others! :)
Love the site–can’t wait to make cake pops in a few weeks!!!!!
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They are all absolutely beautiful but I love the messy one best! I’d be hesitant to eat the others but the messy one is begging to be eaten!
Oh geesh…what a hard decision….I’m thinking I like the look on the fondant one, BUT I’ve heard fondant just doesn’t have a good taste to it. So I’ll go with the messy one. :)
sassy!!
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I like to decorate the sassy style!
When I first started coming to your site regularly, you’d get like 50-200 tops people to comment on a giveaway, now youre up to 1300!! thats great! in no time at all!!
i love messy AND classy, just not sassy! LOL
I think I like classy the best. All three are awesome though.
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I love the classy! But I have to go with the messy for taste and willingness to cut into it. =) I’m loving the idea of mini cakes.
My favorite is sassy; definitely the cake I would choose to eat over the other two! Although, I do like the messy because that is the one I would most likely make and I like classy because it is so pretty, but I would hate to cut into it, plus I don’t really care for the taste of fondant.
Definitely MESSY! Yum!!
I love love love the messy one! Looks cute, old fashioned and most delicious!
Messy, all the way :)
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They are all beautiful but I would have to go with Classy! What a cute idea to make mini cakes like that.
Messy! but that might have to do with me being able to do it. but let’s face the faccts — I didn’t choose messy fot my wedding cake or anything like that!
Classy all the way! I’m loving this idea, I think I’ll do it for my pseudo-niece’s birthday.
Definately messy!! Messy, messy, messy!!
Messy, messy, messy! Mhmmmmm. Buttercream!
Definitely the messy, fluffy, utterly delectable buttercream smothered cake! Who needs fuss and muss when “easy” (relatively speaking) is the most lucious? Besides, it looks like a Christmas-y snowdrift that you could just jump headfirst into and eat your way back out! LOL!
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Ooooh, the “Classy” is wonderful – how did you do that? It’s beautiful and whimsical, but I can’t imagine eating it. For eating, I would definitely pick the “Messy”.
I like all three, but I would only be able to duplicate the messy one!
Kendra L.
Oh my, my mouth would be willing to insert any one of the three! But, I’d love the Messy buttercream icing. Mmmm…
I’m actually a fan of “naked”!! I prefer no frosting on my cake! But I love the look of the classy cake…very eye appealing!
I think the messy is my favorite, but the fabric inspired is a close second.
I like them all… if I was doing the decorating it would certainly come out looking messy because I don’t even try for the sassy or classy looks – it’s really a lost cause :) For a cake to eat that looks all dressed up I’d pick the Sassy one! But I do like that classy version too…
The classy one is so polished looking. I love it!
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CLASSY!
These are gorgeous!
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I think I am a Sassy kind of girl… like to be known :)
Bakerella, my blog’s in spanish, hope I can enter the contest too!
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I like to EAT the messy cakes…but I love to look at the classy-style cakes!
You’re amazing, girl!
They are all lovely! But I would have to go with the Messy cake! Looks like one you could devour and not feel guilty. The others are too pretty to eat! I just recently found your blog and am addicted to looking every day!! Thanks for sharing with us!
I like the classy one. Not that I consider myself classy…
Dawn
I love your blog!!
I really like cakes the Sassy way!!
Thanks for all the inspiration you give us!
I must say-I love the sassy cake. It reminds me of my wedding cake-which was the happiest day of my life!
Sassy…But I am too lazy to usually do sassy so I do messy for myself :)
Gorgeous colors they remind me of india.
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Oh, wonderful. :) What a great post.
I’d go for messy. wie.ein.lied@gmail.com
messy for disoriented breakfast, sassy for a casual lunch and classy for an elegant dinner
1298 comments! Wow.
I would love to do the sassy cake, but I’m afraid I absolutely love the messy one. So that’s my pick!
difficult choice, the 3 of them are so cute !!! well maybe my preference goes to the sassy one !! love your blog !! plein de bonnes choses à toi , from France. Nathalie et Hanaé
Classy’s my fave. Can’t wait to try ’em out for myself!
oooo! sassy, for sure!
messy for me–my favorite way to both make a cake and consume it. :)
i love the sassy and messy! both look great! the buttercream frosting is definitely tempting
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Messy, although I think the other are spledid as well. I was more thinking of how I decorate cakes! Messy takes much less time! I’m impressed with your detail. I’m excited to try!
Well, I prefer the Sassy. But if I am making it, it would definitely be the Messy one – only it would actually BE messy!
None of the above! I prefer a smooth buttercream maybe with a single lovely flower in the middle on top. Simple and elegant. You’ve done some great work here though.
Messy!
Its perfect in all that imperfection!
Buttercream<3
My daughter, 10, loves the head chefs! The fondant is pretty. . . but the buttercream is calling my name ( :
I love the classy…the messy is more what I make look slike so I admire your talent!
holy cow you are amazing! You should have classes on these amazing treats!
I like mine Messy most of the time. But, I woud LOVE any of them.
You made my mouth, literally, water!
You NEVER cease to amaze, astound and make me drool! What a talent!
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I am definitely messy in preference for cake style, as I would personally never be able to make anything so fancy as sassy or classy.
I would, however, eat any of them.
Thank you.
elizabeth
I absolutely love the classy! Although I have no idea how to make it look like that!
I like them all, but I like the Classy the most.
<3 the messy cakes… they are so homey…
I like the sassy cake :}
it's pretty yet you can eat it all unlike the cake covered in fondant. I like the classy cake too! it's just more difficult to eat >.<
I wish my cakes would look like that. I think I've also fallen in love with mini things too!
Definitely messy. It describes me! Heh. And i really love your site. Amazing photography, tips and recipes! (:
I’m totally messy. I could never really pull off the girly look.
Love the classy. The colors are just too gorgeous!
I’m a messy kinda girl – just cuz its easy to slap something like that together and it still looks good.
But i really want to get into cake decorating more, so maybe someday soon i will be classy or sassy :)
Wow!!! I think I agree with you. The Messy one is just so simple and fun looking. It looks so deliciously edible! The others are almost too pretty to eat!
Sassy–because I could never get it to look like that!
Nothing but sass over here, so sassy for me!!!!
mmmm, the messier, the better. :)
Classy all the way! I love how clean it looks.
I love all three, but if I had to pick one it would be messy! Love you blog and your creativity! Can’t wait to see the Christmas pops!!!!
OMG sooo cute.. I love the classy but I think mainly cause there is no way I could make that.. the messy is very cute to though.. I think im going to make mini cakes for my wee girls playdate next week.. ;)
Definitely classy.
sassy of course
Classy is so pretty, but it’s the Messy that looks delicious. I’d say Messy is my favorite.
Love the classy. It’s awesome!
Classy is gorgeous, definately my favorite and I love your inspiration for it. All are fabulous though.
My sister makes a brilliant fondant with marshmallow, that allows her cake to look modern, but still taste delicious!
I think they are all lovely, but I am a messy girl at heart!!
I love your ‘classy’ but for me to do it I choose messy!! I’ve usually got hubby leaning in to see if it’s “finished yet?” Thanks for a great blog to drool over, don’t know if I’m eligible for prize as I’m international, but it’s very generous of you to give away your cherished winnings!!
Yowza! Lots to compete with 1200+ comments ahead of me. Eeek!
Anywho…the most aesthetically pleasing cake and my personal taste is classy, but since my culinary skills are still lacking, my personal creation would be more along the lines of the messy. Although you do a BRILLIANT job of making a messy cake look like a slice of perfection (no pun intended).
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Crossing my fingers for those cutesy Fiesta Heads!!
xo,
Jess
i love the SASSY looks on cakes. i’ve never had success with fondant, and lets face it, its not even good. why put something on a cake that isn’t delicious?!
I love classy! But secretly messy when I’m alone at home with a half gallon of milk. Nonfat milk of course,.. as if it matters at that point! Haha..
ohhhh. i love the classy, but don’t like the taste of fondant. love the sassy, but it takes time. so, i’m a messy girl. :D
Classy for sure.
those r ADORABLE! u r soooooo talented! i wish i had as much talent as u! i <3 the MESSY one. simple but still super cute in its messy lil way! =)
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i definitely LOVE the sassy cake!!! i love your little creations! keep up the great work! you are an inspiration!
Classy for sure!
Classy for sure~ anything that looks that good should taste good too.
i love the classy one with the fondant- my new goal is to learn how to decorate cakes with fondant and gum paste etc. i love your blog- it inspires me!!
M-E-S-S-Y
And my kids would LOVE having those tools!
I am for sure messy…
Oh I love the classy! Potterybarn is a great place for inspiration!
Cara
I like them all – messy just for eating; classy my favorite just for looking! Admire your skill and your patience!
My choice is Sassy all the way. I do like the Classy look but fondant and I don’t always agree. Great idea, I am going to make these mini cakes for my daughters birthday.
I’m all about “Sassy”….no argument there. But, I could fake it and make it as a “Messy” too…
Your cakes and blog rock…. :-)
definitely classy.. it’s beautiful. i don’t have a blog but my email address is gumbylinh@gmail.com
Messy all the way! Then you don’t have to feel guilty about eating it :)
In reality, I’m a total “messy”, but in my head, I’m a “sassy- classy”.
Just keepin’ it real! :)
I love all three! Sassy is my favorite, but most of mine end up looking like the Messy variety. It’s all tasty though!
I think the classy one is my favorite by far. :) Fondant is so so fun.
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I guess I like the classy one, although they all look great!
I love the classy one!
But the messy one would win me over any time too!
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I aspire to make sassy cakes because I’m a sassy kinda girl!
A mix between messy and classy!
The classy’s really pretty but if I was making it myself I would only be able to do the messy.
Very cute!!
Most definitely messy!! My wedding cake was of the messy variety. I love the way it looks and I don’t feel bad about messing up all the pretty decorations to eat it all!!! :)
I think the Classy is beautiful, but I’m not a fan of fondant. But I would most certainly eat up that messily iced buttercream cake. I tend to decorate in a “homemade” sort of way.
Yum!
BTW, I’m not sure if I already linked to it, but I made a birthday cake using your candy writer technique. It was so much fun!
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Classy for me…love it!
messy because it actually looks very classy!
You are just to generous bakerella! I would have to say messy, i love the messy look and the fact that you can get messy eating it! :) So fun!
i guess it depends on the mood I’m in but i think I’m rooting for messy~~messy cakes always seem to taste the best! The pretty ones i never want to mess up and eat!
I love them all! I’m probably most attracted to the classy one, since it reminds me of wedding cakes and I’m a bride, but the messy one is just screaming to be nommed.
I might have to try this sometime!
Messy, but they are all beautiful!!!
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I LOVE all 3….you are so very talented!! But, I love the “Messy” one best!…Tome it looks like a feather bed!!! AHHHHH!!!!!
Classy is the prettiest, but I am sure messy is the tastiest!
In spite of being OCD, I’d have to say messy. Love all 3 though!
I like the messy!. the icing looks really yummy
the classy is absolutely beautiful
I would try for messy and then work my way up..fondant icing looks like a challenge to me!!!
OMG! those cakes are too cute!!!
My eye goes to the classy. Does that mean I am high maintenance?
I like Sassy!
You are so talented, thanks for the ideas!!!
Love them all!!!
Sassy is my favorite.
Love them all!!! Sassy is my favorite.
I definitely prefer Sassy. Aesthetically pleasing, a work of art, but still edible and appealing. Who am I kidding, they all look scrumptious!
Wow, they are all beautiful but I think I love the Classy one the best.
Sassy would have to be my first pick…they all look very inviting!
I like the way the Classy looks the best but think the Messy would taste best!
i like the messy mini layer cake. what a great idea to make the mini layers! that way you could have different kinds of cakes and sample from all…lol.
i discovered your site last week and have shared it with everyone i can. i can hardly wait to try the yellow cake recipe.
As far as looks I LOVE your classy and sassy but if I was making a cake it would definitely by Messy (extremely messy) :)
I LOVE your blog, recipes and brilliant ideas! :) I’m a lurker!!!
though I am anything but classy I am digging the classy one!!
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I love them all!! You are very talented. I am going to make these for my family for Christmas dinner. Thanks
I love the sassy one. Was it difficult/time-consuming?
I’m torn. I’m a huge fan of the classy, it’s so… well, classy! But that messy one, looks so amazing! I love me some buttercream icing!
Kassi
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OOOH! Sassy jumped off the page at me first, I love the way fondant looks, but HATE the way it taste! I would LOVE to jump right into the messy cake though! It looks SOO yummie!
Leah in Georgia
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE the classy one. I love the intricate designs and how clean they look. Awesome.
messy. yes… definitely messy!
Wow, great cakes. For my taste I like the messy, I love frosting. Yummy. (don’t have a blog so here is my e-mail wanda_paloma@hotmail.com, in case I win) jaja