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 like messy, mostly because That’s all I know! Love your creations. Wish I could bake and NOt eat it!
Messy.
You are so talented! I am messy for sure and I love buttercream!
I like all 3, but LOVE Messy & Sassy and can see myself using each of them for different occations!
Must I choose??
Sassy probably is closest to my style of cake decorating (with some messy thrown in), since I usually decorate for my girls’ birthdays. But the classy is so pretty and I wish I could do that!!!!!
I guess I would be mostly messy these days as a cake decorator. I would love to learn and have the tools to be sassy or classy, but right now with two little kids we are definitely messy.
I like sassy.
Classy!! love it!! =]
Wow! You have a lot of followers! I completely see why! I love your stuff too. Well, I have a question but seeing how popular you are, you probably won’t have time to answer. But I’ll give it a try anyway.
For my baby’s 1st birthday I am making her smash cake using the great Williams Sonoma 7″ kids round cake pan.(can’t wait) It is a glittered snowflake theme. Should I do a Big Fondant snowflake on top with sugar crystals covering the cake? I’m just not a cake maker. But I really want to be. You inspire me greatly! I just don’t know what materials to use. These mini cakes you make here would be a cute idea too.
Any suggestions or Ideas?
I like all 3 :) depends on the mood and occasion as too what I will make, but my all time favorite is BUTTERCREAM!!! – can’t wait to see your Christmas Pops!!!
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I love to look at the classy, but would rather eat the messy!
I love your site! I wish I could be as talented at you.
While I really like the look of the classy one, I’m a Messy girl at heart!
Love all 3 cakes, and minis are my fav. I am surely a messy, but sassy also depending on who I am baking for. Your website is so inspiring and keeps me coming back for more!
I am messy, but I would love to be classy, someday I will get up the nerve to try fondant!
Jennie
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I’m a messy as I can’t frost at all! Thanks for the chance to win.
Messy! i lovee all three designs! (:
They are all so pretty, but I love the sassy cake.
The Classy cake is so beautiful! Totally my style if I were buying a cake. Messy is more my style if I were making the cake!
They are all beautiful! My favorite is Messy – its just a simple and beautiful as the others and I love butter cream! Can’t wait to make one of these little cakes! Thanks for the chance to win the Fiesta Head Chef, I love new kitchen gadgets!
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Sassy all the way
I have to go with classy! I love anything Pottery Barn! It’s a tough call though- the homemade look of messy is calling my name!
i love them all! BUT if i had to choose my favourite, id have to go with messy.. but only because i would also want to eat it, and the others are FAR to beautiful to stick a fork in. ;)
Messy, but LOVE the other two. You must make the cakes in Heaven!
Messy all the way, baby!!
I think Sassy is my favorite. However, if I tried to make one, it would definitely be Messy :).
I’d definitely have to go with messy simply because sassy and classy just wouldn’t happen in my kitchen! I wish I was capable, but I’ll just stick with messy! :)
I’m a mix between messy and classy-I make my friends wedding cakes as their gifts, and so far I have yet to use fondant, but I try my best to class up plain old frosting (and decorate with fresh flowers or candied fruit). I made your Yellow cake recently-uh, YUM!
i’m loving the classy one. my first thought upon seeing it was “pottery barn!”, even before seeing your inspiration.
They all look great but my style is the CLASSY one!
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I’m a classy kind of girl, I guess. I love that one!
I like the classy, but if I ended up making it, it would likely be the messy one. Those cakes are gorgeous!
Due to a hectic schedule AND being pregnant, I would have to go with the Messy. Much easier, and since it doesn’t take as much time you can eat the cake faster!! ;)
I think they are all great!!! I love everything that you make, really makes me want to bake!!!
Sassy for me.
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I am a Messy. Mostly because I definitely lack the talent and creativity to make them anything more. And I have tried!
My Reality
I strive for classy but I get messy lol!
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I like the messiest one because it looks the tastiest! I could probably eat it all in one sitting!
I am a “experimental” baker. I would love to be a Modern decorator, but im sorta clumsy.. :P
Most definately classy…I love anything decorated in fondant!
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I like Classy…if you’re making it. If I’m making it, I like Messy!
I love them all! I think to pick just one would be the messy :)
I love ’em all…but I think my fave is the “Sassy” cake! Love your blog…visit often! ;)
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Im so in-love with your Mini Cakes. Specifically the Messy and Classy! Where are you located and How can I get these made! email- shb531@gmail.com
Thank You for being so sweetly creative!
Christmas Pops! Can’t wait to see those, but I digress…My style would be MESSY — the frosting on the picture looks so good, that you just have to want to eat that cake. The others are nice, but I don’t want a cake that looks too good to eat!
I like sassy messy! You do beautiful work. I love visiting your blog!
Messy is easier, sassy always tastes good with ice cream to cut the sweetness of all the icing and of course classy is beautiful but I personally don’t care for fondant. So I would pick messy since I am all for taking the easy way out.
I loved the messy cake! Way cute! The others were nice too, though!
I love the classy! I love fondant, and the colors are so pretty! Good work!!!
Sassy!! I just found your blog from Pioneer Woman….I love it!!
Sassy! If it weren’t for the awful fondant icing, I would choose classy, but I must choose anything that can incorporate buttercream.
I would have to say that I love the messy – care free and cake lovin’!
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Hate the taste of fondant (plastic-like). I LOVE chocolate ganache frosting drizzled all over the top so it runs down the sides and pools on the cake plate.
I usually do mine sassy! As much as I love the way fondant looks, my family doesn’t appreciate the taste as much and would rather have gobs of buttercream!!
I LOVE THE SASSY ONE! I think these are adorable! I am going to make some and EAT THEM ALL MYSELF! I think I may have to make one covered in sprinkles though!! dandbfamily.blogspot.com pulhamfamily@gmail.com
I am probably something of all three, depending on the day, or even the time of day. Those cakes are beautiful, and you are amazing, Bakerella!
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I’m so glad I found your blog! I was looking for a way to make a small yellow cake for my husbands birthday! This is perfect! I’ll do the messy one though!
I appreciate the classy look, but if I’m gonna reeeeeally enjoy a piece of cake, it should be messy, just like out of my mom’s kitchen. That way I can have two. (Three when no one’s looking!)
All of these people from Oregon making Cake pops. I love it.
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[ not sure if my first one showed up] i like classy so pretty and clean
I like messy because it looks great and probably didn’t to much time. It inspires us that don’t like to put a lot of time into things but like it to look great.
I’m all about the classy
Messy, for sure! It looked so much more appetizing than the others!
I won’t leave my email (for privacy reasons), sorry! I’ll be checking to see if I won, though!
I think I’d have to go with classy, but you know I wouldn’t turn up my nose at ANY of those – beautiful!
No pressure, but my birthday is Dec. 7th…sure would like those little guys… ;)
I LOVE the ‘classy’ one…no wait the ‘sassy’ one…no, no, wait…the ‘messy’ one…wait no…no I can’t decide!!
I love Messy. Look at how delicious that cake looks. Makes me want to cut a piece right now!
I’m a Messy girl! Love the simple, homemade look. They are all beautiful. Love visiting your blog!
I love buttercream but love the look of Classy.
Thanks!
debra
i like them all but i think i like sassy :D
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Messy goodness for my face, please.
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I love those colors and decor on the classy cake! So pretty.
I would say Sassy, you are so talented and that cake is pure art!
Love all of them though!
I like the look of the classy with the fondant and all but like the taste of the messy icing more so I guess I’m messy. Love love love the moist cake recipe. I’ve fixed it SO many times since you’ve posted it! Can you do a chocolate version please? Just exchange cake mix and pudding into chocolate? Keep up the great work!
I’m a sassy cake person!
Classy!
I simply think all three are adorable. But If I am forced to choose I might would go with the classy cake first then messy.
I love MESSY!
Classy all the way but I think it is also funky which is my style all the way! Yowsa!
I love them all and definitely wouldn’t turn them away. The classy one is really pretty, but I’m a little bit messy and a whole lot SASSY!
i’m with you… messy all the way!
Sassy!
Just found your blog and I absolutely adore it!
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messy!
Love the classy!
I love the classy, though I don’t think I would ever have enough time to create one myself and I do prefer the taste of the buttercream frosting!
CLASSY!
I love sassy too, but that fondant covered classy is my fav. I love me some Pottery Barn too, I never thought to use their designs for treats. What a clever chick you are!
xoxo
Melissa
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Love the look of classy the most, for certain! But for snarfing down, messy looks the best.
:D
I absolutley love the Classy one. I too am a huge fan of Pottery Barn! I just love the look of a smooth finished cake. The sassy one is a bit too busy for my taste. Thankfully we are all different, keeps things interesting! Thanks for sharing, I may have to try these little cakes! Seems like theyd be fun to play around with! Thanks for sharing!
If someone else is decorating I like sassy, but I’m only capable of messy!
Oh my word there are a million comments!:) Cause your site is adorable and your cakes look yummy! I am torn between classy and sassy. I think I’ll go with sassy … yep, sassy it is. You’ve inspired me! Thanks!
I am definitely a Sassy girl. I like a little character and I love buttercream (who doesn’t).
And I would love to have Head Chefs.
Messy!
Forgot to say that we think we are classy, must mostly just messy.
Just found your site. It is fantastic. I am a baker wannabe. (Hate to cook, love to bake) Will be stopping back often.
Sassy definitely! Found your blog today and love it!! Making something tomorrow…probably the oreo balls. Yum!
Totally love the Classic one. You did such a great job!! ;]
If I’m decorating, messy. If someone else is, classy.
I’ve yet to master a lot of things – cake decorating is among the list.
They all look great! I like the sassy one the best.
I love Sassy. :)
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I LOVE the classy and sassy looks, but if I MAKE it, it would be the Messy look. I run out of patience :)
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classy!
I am totally into the classy cake. I enjoy working with fondant and I like the look. I also like the messy look too!
Along with many others, I think the Classy one is the prettiest to look at. . . LOVE your color choices and pattern!! But the one I really want to eat is the messy one. It makes me want to lick frosting off my fingers! Or eat it with my sweetheart and ***MAYBE*** let him lick it off my fingers. (Hope that’s not oversharing!!)
Love all your cakes Angie, but especially like the “classy” one. Can’t wait to see your Xmas pops. You make the cutest stuff ever!
~Dusti
I made a “sassy” mini cake for my daughter’s first birthday 4 years ago. Considering that I have another newborn in the house, I’m going for convenience – so “messy” it is!
I love your ideas!!
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I might prefer the Classy one by just a tiny bit, but due to the overwhelming deliciousness of buttercream frosting and the speediness of the method, Messy wins!
Dang girl! Look at all of those comments…it's got to be one the highest comment counts ever! While I like the look and feel of each of them, I must say the MESSY one is to me the most delectible & desirable!
Keep up the good work!
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I love the classy one
I’m a messy/sassy combo kind of girl! I love the homemade, laid back style of cakes.
P.S. I love your blog! The care you put into your creations is totally evident! Keep up the amazing work!
Love the messy one. Just my style, not too fussy.
Classy for me, but they all look great.
Definitely classy! It look almost too pretty to eat :)
Sassy! My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
Sassy! Super cute!!!
wow! so cute i love tiny stuff too!! i looovvee that fondant one so neat and pretty…i am sure all are delish! i love fondant-i must learn more! i must say though that the one i think is most fun to eat is the messy one! love em!!!
I love the sassy cake. These would make really nice desserts for a wedding reception..
how beautiful!
is there anything you can’t create?!?
hard to pick just one….
tonight i’ll go with…..sassy!
Messy! You are just going to dig in anyway :)
I would have to say Classy is my favorite. It’s so beautiful. I wish I had more creativity with cakes!
Sassy :)
I would have to go with Sassy! I am trying to make cake pops for the first time tomorrow…so nervous and excited! :) Thanks for the chance!!!!
I love the classy look for sure. But at times i am into sassy! The cakes look amazing.
I am a messy type of cake girl if I’m going to eat it. If I want to impress someone, it’s classy.
love your stuff!
i am messy for sure…lately doing everything one handed while holding a baby, so love reading your blog…cute stuff…can’t wait for kids birthday parties to introduce your cake pops…
I absolutely love the looks of sassy and classy, but my cakes always tend to lean toward the messy. Boy, that buttercream looks to die for!! I wish I had the time and patience to decorate more…but with 4 kids (the youngest a toddler) I just can’t fit it in! I’m a new visitor to your site and I just love it! So much fun!!
i really like the sassy look the best, but all of them look super duper good! i’m so jealous! =0)
I prefer my cake sassy, with lots of buttercream frosting.
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I like the Sassy one best!
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I love the look of the classy one, but for eating I would pick the sassy cake (I have a thing for frosting).
All around excellent work, and I love the idea for making small cakes. :)
Sassy!
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Classy!
Classy. Sassy. Not so interested in the messy (although your messy is so perfect in its mess).
I’m definitely a Sassy! It’s beautifully done.
I dream of sassy and classy, but go more for messy or just naked. lol
I wish I were classy. But in all honesty, I am messy.
I’m a fan of the classy.
I am usually messy, but I really love the classy one!
I think i am a “Sassaclass” … I love the piping but fondant makes it look so smooth and elegant but the fondant doesn’t taste as good as the buttercream…
AHHHHHHHH
I like cake… and frosting too.
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Sassy! But in real life, I am messy. VERY messy. :)
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I’m definitely messy. I love your blog.
Oh absolutely I love the classy and polished one.
Sassy is the only choice for me! I guess i am somewhere between messy and classy~ that fits! What a great site~ found you from a link on pioneer woman cooks, and if she says you are good, you’re GOOD!
Messy! Because I get to eat it sooner .
The love the look of the classy one, but I love the taste of buttercream! Just found your blog and love all your ideas.
I love the messy cake…then I don’t really have to worry about it ‘looking’ perfect.
That Classy is sooooooo CLASSY!
To answer the question, I like the fondant (classy) cake. Here’s a quiestion of my own:
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i LOVE the messy one. I tried it already, and it was amazing. I go for that one!
I like Messy. That way you are not sad to cut into it.
I would have to say Messy. Its how mine always turn out.
Oh that classy is gorgeous. But to eat, let’s go with messy. One to look at, one to eat. Now where’s my fork?
I’m drawn to the messy. It just looks so appealing to me!
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Sassy if someone else makes it, messy if I make it. I love cake regardless of the decorating :)
camille
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I’m a sassy kinda gal!
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Holy cow! Maybe I could taste to make my decision? I like them all but I love how the classy one looks. So cool! Can you make my wedding cake? = )
My favorite cake is the messy one. The other two are so pretty to look at but I would feel guilty cutting into them.
The Head Chefs are adorable! My boyfriend is a chef and he would get such a kick out of those!
I love the classy cake. They all look yummy!
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My cake style to eat is messy and my ckae style to look at is classy. Classy cakes are just too pretty to eat!!!!
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My cake style to eat is messy and my ckae style to look at is classy. Classy cakes are just too pretty to eat!!!!
i’m messy, i would love a neat, classy cake but i’m just not good at it. haha.
i love the pictures you post here!
Messy messy messy!! So cute!
I like the classy one a lot, but the messy one is more how my creations usually turn out.
definitely messy… i love the lush decadent piles of frosting swirled around it!
yum… i can just taste it now. i’m off to bake now!!!
The Sassy one is my fav., with the Messy one a close second!
I like messy! It feels more homemade that way :-)
They are incredibly beautiful.
I think I like Classy most.
It’s to gorgious to eat.
Simply perfect……
All the cakes look so delicious! I’m definitely a messy one, I’ll do whatever it takes to get the icing on quickly and get right to eating the cake!
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I love the look of classy. I’d probably rather eat messy though.
Messy all the way! I have never tasted fondant before but it looks like it would taste plain.
OH my god there are so many comments! I LOVE them all, but I think the messy is my favorite.
Can’t wait to see the Christmas pops! I am trying my own in your honor this weekend too!
;) amy
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My wedding cake looked very much like the messy one, and my parents owned a bakery. Out of any possibility imaginable I chose MESSY!!! I decorated it myself.
they’re all gorgeous… but I really love the Messy!
messy…. even if I make them nice they dont stay that way.
My style is DEFINITELY messy.
I would make a HUGE mess if I tried any of the other styles, though I truly wish I could say I could make the others.
Not that I can’t bake now anyway, my oven died :o(
Sadness…
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I find myself drawn to the Classy one. However, if I were the one that made this cake, then messy would be the way I would go. Mostly because I don’t have the patience for the other two.
And, fyi, your messy is waaaaay cuter than my version would be.
If someone else is making it, then Classy. If I”m making it, then Sassy!
My first choice would be classy. But all three look great.
I vote for messy. Yum, Yum I always like the easiest to do and it looks fabulous! Thank you for your blog. Kathy
I love the messy style the best.
I seriously cannot get over how talented you are. Wish I could have hired you to do my wedding cake or just for your sheer creative genius. I’ll take the messy please.
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I’m definitely a messy cake maker. I love the look of classy cakes, but I can’t be bothered with taking the time to make them like that.
I love the classy look!! =)
I am too much of a SASSY girl for all that fondant.
I am also a little MESSY.
too much of both to be a CLASSY. =]
Messy, Messy, Messy!
love the classy
You continue to amaze! I love the fondant cake – reminds me of scrapbook paper and I love the taste of fondant – I know one of the few. The sassy one looks so nice though. I can’t choose…I would kick any of them out of my mouth though!!!
I like messy! It looks easier to dive into! Yum!!! What fun!
I’m definitely classy. It’s so elegant and sophisticated!!
I hope I am not too late!!
I love Messy! Even though I think that messy also looks sassy. Ya know.
Messy is great b/c it is perfect in the imperfection.
That’s me messy imperfect perfect. ; )
Love #3!
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I like the classy, but if I make it, it’s gonna be messy!
im usually a messy cake kinda girl. but those other 2 are just so pretty that they strike my fancy too. cant wait to see the christmas pops!
I don’t think I have ever seen you have this many replies! Wow! Okay, I like all three of your cakes. I think that it would depend upon the occassion. If I were at home enjoying the idea of cake, the messy one would get my vote (maybe with some HUGE chocolate curls or coconut shavings…yum!), not that with my three boys it would last long enough to take a photo of.
The Sassy one, if I felt a little romantic. Not that I have time for that around my boys!
And the Classy when its a special occasion and I am trying to impress someone! Not that my boys would notice the details and hard work!
Oh, sorry… I seem to be on a roll today!
As I said… I love them all!
Angela
I would rather eat the messy cake that doesn’t have the added frosting, decorations and it just looks yummier. Yummy equals beautifuller to me.
I am a messy fan. But if it is for other people, I’ll go for Classy.
Wow. They all look great.
I have to go with Sassy. It reminds me of a beautiful spanish flamenco outfit!
Messy. It looks so easy and yet still beautiful.
MMMMESSY!!!
although I really wish I was classy, and can sometimes be sassy- messy is the real me underneath!
I’m a classy kind of gal, but as long as it tastes great I don’t care what the cover.
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Sassy!!!
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-Lannie
classy is my favorite! although, they are all great!
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