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.
omg i love all your ideas this is great for a tired and lazy day
My style is what I like to call “primitive”. While I love all the fancy piping and sugar work, I just can’t bring myself to do it!
I definitely love the classy! Awesome idea I will definitely use this for a dinner party this weekend!
I love them all..
I think I will make them all!!
I can’t decide which I love more, I love the messy, because its just so homemade looking, I love the sassy because its so flirty and pretty and I love the classy because of the details and colors…
I love them all,but sometimes I’m in the mood for a messy looking cake. It takes me back to my childhood.
All the cakes featured are amazing, however, the one that fits my style is Sassy.
Thanks for sharing your talents,
Debby
I love the classy one!!
I’m definitely messy but because I just love the all the frosting.
all three are beautiful.. but i’m taking a fondant class right now and it’s got me all amped up to design cakes like your CLASSY one!
This website has been a huge inspiration to starting my own cake business. Thank you!
all gorgeous of course, but i lean more towards the fondant one, love the colors and clean cut flowers! just so pretty :)
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I’ll say classy, because it’s perfect for looking nice for a little while, but not so perfect that you feel guilty eating it. :) Bakerella, you are the best!
I’d do sassy, it’s got the right attitude.
And can I just say- YUM!
Thank-you for bringing a little sweetness into our lives :)
CLASSY! :D
Messy for sure, or I like to call it RUSTIC and Natural:):)
CLASSY!!!
Messy all the way ! love your blog!
I love the classy look! But I would be happy to take a bite into any of them!
I would totally choose classy b/c I like the clean, well shaped lines!! But the other two are awesome, too! Well done!
sassy because it has personality :)
CLASSY! I love the fondant work you’ve done..totally amazing! Your work inspires me to bake :)
I am Messy and Classy. Love both styles!!!
classy for sure ;)
it looks spectacular-spectacular
I loved this idea, and we baked to our hearts content with the help of this inspiring website! With the extra cake pieces we make a trifle, and it turned out great! Just wanted to share the idea with everyone. Thanks for all your great recipies, Bakerella, you inspire me daily!
All look really good but I would definetly say I am a classy style.
I love all of them… i like the classy one, but that doesn’t suit me. i am a very,very,very careless person so i dont care about how the cake looks, i care how it tastes. so… i go for messy.
Luuuuuuuuuurve u Bakerella
Angel xxx
All three are lovely, but MESSY. Love how CLASSY looks but I want to eat MESSY.
Classy! And I have to tell you that in high school… my nickname was TONELLA…. I patterned the name after Cinderella…because lol, I was SO “put out” having to do any chores around the house!! Love your site.
? like tham all.. theese are so beautiful. i think im sassy :) soo cute.. thanjs for sharing..
I think they all look fantastic and I’d be happy to eat some of each! I would actually love to the recipe of the white cake shown with the buttercream frosting. I have yet to find a scratch white cake that is fluffy and moist as this one looks.
Thanks, Kim
I like the Sassy style. It looks good, tastes good, and takes talent on part of the baker
With 4 girls, I need Head Chef products to show them that I am the Head Chef (and bottle washer)
It’s a tie between the sassy and classy for me. I couldn’t make either, but could eat them both… YUMMY!
Definitely the classy, I love the fall colors (also Virginia Tech Hokie colors!) and the clean lines, its very bold and graphic designey.
definitely classy! love the mini cakes and absolutely love ur blog… keep up the great work.
Classy!
But I wouldn’t turn down any of them!
hm…i think sassy for sure. i love frosty. and colors. and cuteness :3
I, too, like all three but have never used fondant so I really like that one best – It’s classy!! PS I made my first cake pops today. They turned out sooo cute. Thanks for all the great ideas.
This is the post that started it all for me! I can’t express how truly inspirational your work is. Here is one of what I’m sure will be many posts to my website- http://thesoireecafe.com/2009/11/13/whats-your-style/
I love all three but if I HAD to choose I would go with sassy. It’s a little rough around the edges but still refined hahaha well I love all the cakes and especially the cake pops! I had never heard of them but simply adore the idea. I’m making them for my best friends birthday next week :)
love all three but i like most is MESSY!
kind of care free and heavenly for me…
while the other two seems hard to eat…
(hard because you dont want to ruin the look… just want to stare at it!)
Love love love MESSY !! I will be making this cute little cakes sometime soon.
I love the classy cake. I love the designs on the cake :D The cake looks like store brought but yet home made! I’m excited to see your christmas pop!
To eat or not to eat? !! That is the question :)
To eat : definitly messy ;)
Not to eat: classy ;)
But hey, its cake so all is good !!!
Classy, that is my way of cooking, decorating and enjoying life !
oh they all look yummy and pretty O.O um… if i had to choose it would be classy… no, messy…. no, definitely classy… but messy is awesome too… ugh, too hard to choose =[ classy?
I definitly love the messy!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I classy love the cake design
I’m definitely going to use your idea to make cakes for my best friend’s birthday. Thanks for such an awesome idea! :D
I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to you for inventing this lovely little bites of cake. I didn’t see you on MS – but found your blog mid October. I have been making them ever since! I run a little custom bakeshop out of my house and made over 1000 lollipops this December. Business is booming! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! http://www.sweetstuffbybeth.blogspot.com
I like the classy cake. It looks so beautiful and so thought out.
I like classy. I’ve been trying out cake decorating as something fun and new to do and I definitely love being meticulous and having everything be “perfect.” I also like sassy too since I haven’t learned how to work with fondant…that’s this Sunday! XD
I like messy, espeically if it is for at home. I do try to be “less” messy when I have to take the cake someplace.
I am MESSY! Maybe these Head Chefs would transform me into something else. Thanks!
I don’t want to choose either. All three are gorgeous!!!
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DEFINITELY SASSY: I love your buttercream piping. Very professional piping! What tips are used for your sassy piping?
I have to vote for all three!! :)
Classy is the look but for taste I’d say Messy!! LOL
Sassy, and my mouth is WATERING!
Messy definately! But only because I can never frost a cake and have it look pretty!
I would love them to help spread my love of cooking over to my kids. They would love to help me out with these.
Classy, Classy, Classy!
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messy!! love it
I love the Messy white buttercream frosting, and your easy buttercream frosting recipe is THE BEST!
I am definitely a fan of Messy. I like the comfy homemade look. It reminds me of my Granny.
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I am a messy!!
Yours look so good I want one. YUM!
CLASSY..i love cake and i like mine clean cut and classy!
I love the classy for looks, but I always frost my cakes the messy way.
Not patient enough for the classy. Definitly mouthy enough for the sassy. Forget the messy!
I love my cake a little messy :) although the other cakes look really pretty ;)
classy!! I just love the whole fondant look!! beautiful!
I hope you meant midnight Pacific time…
Your photos inspired me to try making fondant icing for the first (and quite possibly the LAST) time ever. I had my 12 year old make a second batch, and filmed it for my blog. ;) It’s got my PC tied up in knots, and me in giggles.
The cake turned out kind of pretty for a first try – not as sophisticated as your “Classy” cake, but festive. Drop by my blog later and check it out! Give it a few hours, though – the video is taking forever to upload.
I have to say i love the sassy look.
YUM! What a cute idea. I am totally copying you- my girlies will love their own little cakes. Ok, the messy one looks way too delicious, so as much as I like the look of the sassy one, I am going to have to say MESSY! YUM!
I like all of the looks, but the buttercream on the Messy looks delish!
Cute cakes
Definitely CLASSY!!! I LOVE it!!!
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Messy – Messy – Yummy – Messy!!! YOU ROCK!!!
:o)
I will have to say classy. I really like the way fondant looks and the pattern is great!
I LIKE IT MESSY AND EVNE JUST EATING IT WITH YOUR FINGERS AND GETTING MESSY. HOMEMADE AND YUMMT FOR YUR TUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would say messy but I like the look of classy
Shorty
Ummm….I suppose messy, because while I love how the others look, I don’t really care for frosting.
AHHH! These are SO CUTE!!! I love all of them. If I had to pick just one, though, I think it would be the classy one.
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I’m messy because I don’t have the talent to pull anything else off. But I love all three little cakes. What a clever idea! If I had to pick one, I’d pick Classy. I love the Pottery Barn, too.
Pithlet@Comcast.Net
Messy…or at least that’s how mine come out. :)
classy all the way, but messy looks yummy!
i have to try my skills at decorating now, i’m inspired!
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I love them all, but my favorite is messy!
Looking forward to the new cake pops!
Those are the cutest utensils so Im definitely loving the chance to win them!
I love the messy look, but I also like the classy.. as I appreciate the art side of it. I love the smoothness to it.
Love your blog.. going to make cake balls tomorrow for my Mom who is coming in for Christmas this week!!!
for pure taste enjoyment, I prefer messy, but nothing fills my heart with joy more than a classy looking cake covered in fondant!
We love the sassy style! It is somewhere between classy and messy~ just like us! We found your site through pioneer woman! and if she recommends you, you must be fab!
Kendra and Kailea
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I think I like the sassy look best. It has just the right amount of buttercream (yum) and attitude!
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I love the classy as I like the different taste of fondant and it just looks so pretty! But I am by no means opposed to any of the other styles…
Sassy cake for me!
Those are so cute! I like the thick icing in the middle, yummy. I would pick the messy one, simple and sweet!
MESSY MESSY MESSY, thats the only way with kids, Right.
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I don’t know how to pick..they are all beautiful! Depends on my mood and the occasion…seriously love all of them
Messy, most definitely.
Those mini cakes are sooo adorable!
If I “have” to choose, I’ll go with sassy, however, mine always end up looking messy.
I am in awe of your decorating ability… If I could do what you do, I would be “classy”!
classy
love sassy…always have messy
I would love the classy as a gift, the sassy I would try to make and the messy (which really isn’t messy) is something I would bake with my 11 yr old niece. They are adorable!!
These are so cute. Thanks for giving them away. I’m a sassy kind of gal. Please random choser pick me.
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i love that classy cake! ahh!
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I’m all about the sassy – the classy is pretty but buttercream tastes way better than fondant so the sassy always wins with me :-)
“Sassy” is my style but I could actually do “messy”. I love the little cakes idea!
Such adorable mini-cakes – I’m gonna have to try that – some day! You know, the decorated ones are pretty, but I just love the one with all the fluffy, peaked white frosting – just gorgeous! As for my cakes – they are always messy, but almost always delicious, and if I can only have one thing (pretty or delicious) I’ll take delish every time! Blessings, Becky G.
That MESSY cake is calling my name! Yum!
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Classy!
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i love these!!!! they’re easy to make different ones for the different styles of friends and family. love the messy one. it looks sooooo tasty.
Truthfully, I’m messy, sassy and classy all rolled into one. Just depends on my mood. =) Those cakes are adorable.
Well, it’s hard to choose, but I’d say I go messy most of the time. It’s beautiful, fast and tasty.
Lynne
http://kingscrown.blogspot.com/
From a looks standpoint, I’d have to choose classy. HOWEVER, if it were up to my skills to decorate it, it would definitely be messy…
I love the Sassy one! But they’re all wonderful.
My favorite cakes are whimsical, but my reality cake style is boxed and way too messy. I’m a cake baker wanna be. http://www.flummel.com/ee
Oh wow. I love them all!! I think the classic buttercream would be the best to eat, but the fondant is just gorgeous!!! I guess I am classy and messy!
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I love classy, but usually make messy:)
I love to look at the sassy cakes but i love to eat the messy cakes!!Then I don’t feel so bad about cutting it…
Oooh! They all look FABULOUS! But The sassy and classy look to cute to eat so I’d have to go with messy myself! Now I want to lick my computer screen!
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My favorite look is the classy. That is a beautiful pattern. Mine are always done in the messy fashion though. Your site is wonderful!
Messy Messy MESSY! Looks so YUMMY! I am never afraid to eat a messy cake, but when a cake is too pretty I just have a hard time eating it… not that I won’t eat it – it’s just harder! :)
It depends on what the cake is for… today I am liking the Sassy
I will take the messy one, but I wouldn’t say it looks messy at all. Looks yummy to me!
I love the classy one. But if you want to just send me a bowl of your Buttercream (it looks so fluffy)….have you ever had a scoop of buttercream straight from the freezer? Better than ice cream. Doesn’t melt.
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I’d have to say that while I like them all Messy is probably my favorite because honestly, I wouldn’t be afraid to eat it and I LOVE buttercream!
Classy comes up a definite second then.
Ack there are just so many options with each style!!!
I am a blend of Messy and Sassy with a sprinkle of classy!
Your cakes look great!!
I adore the messy cake!
Nothing ever seems more fun than taking something traditionally beautiful and making it something spectacularly messy!!
mine is messy!
wow these are wonderful!!!
Wow, I can’t believe how many comments there are! I am definitely a messy kind of girl. The other two are so pretty, I just couldn’t bring myself to eat them! Those little chefs are soooo cute, I hope I win!
the messier the better!!!! love the site.
I love the Classy look. Just amazing!
Love ‘Messy!’ I’d almost be afraid to cut into the others they are so beautiful!
Classy for sure! I love the neat, clean look. Get in my mouth NOW!
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They are all so dang cute! I would have to say it is a tie between Messy & Classy. I LOVE the looks of both of them. I am not a big fan of the fondant taste, but it looks so dang pretty!
If I were doing it? Messy
If I were receiving? Definaitely, classy. Wow.
I prefer the classy look.
I love all three. Wish I could make the classy and sassy, but alas, my skills are more messy.
If I were making them it would be messy… but I’d prefer them to look classy.. go figure..
I’m more of a classy kind of gal… but mostly my classy turns out messy. :)
I love your little cakes–I think the buttercream is my favorite. I like the look of the fondant–but I can’t stand the taste–bleck! The buttercream looks just so yummy-licious!
Definitely messy! Makes it easier to eat immediately.
I’m really lovin’ the Classy look!! I’m such a terrible cake decorator and I just admire what you can do!!
I like them all. The Messy one looks easier to do!
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The one you call “messy”, but I think it looks great!!! They are all great, but the “messy” one is my fav!
Pam
Classy…I have enough mess in my life (thanks to my kids).
I would love to be classy. Too bad I’m natually messy! I guess I just need to embrace it.
Definitely Sassy!!! Love those cakes. How can you EAT them after all that work?
(How can you not? hehe)
Ravyn
http://www.ravynscache.com
I think I have to say I love the messy one best! Prolly because I cannot for the life of me do something as classy and stylish as the other two!
Messy! I can’t ice a cake to save my life without it looking messy so that’s the way I like to eat them too! I like Sassy the second best.
Merry Christmas
All three look terrific. I like the colors of ‘classy’. I’ve never worked with fondant. One of these days! =)
All 3 are fabulous! I have heard both good and not so good on fondant but I have never tried it. I am a butter cream girl all the way and I love the MESSY. It looks fun and you just can’t wait to dive into it!! I’m headed to the kitchen…. Thanks!!
The classy is beautiful but I would be afraid the ruin it by eating it! I’m definatly more towards the messy one.
messy ;p hehe
I love the Messy.c
I love the classy. Its so pretty!
I love sassy and classy, but favor the taste of buttercream. My cakes usually look like the messy…so that would be my fave.
I have to go by looks alone on this one as I am not a fan of frosting!! The classy one is my favorite!
Sassy is the way to go!
All 3 depending on my mood and how much time I have on my hands.
You are so nice for sharing!
I like the sassy, in buttercream of course!
SASSY!
My favorite is the classy. Simply beautiful!
Definitely messy.
I like messy – makes you feel unafraid to dig into it.
All I make is messy cake I love your blog and the beautiful cakes.
I love all three styles of cake depending on if I have to make them or not. More than likely, if I am making a cake, it is for a family gathering, so messy it is!
I also tend to go for the messy look because I heart buttercream…a lot!
I love it messy so I don’t feel quite so bad messing it up to eat it!
A Classy cake for a Classy gal…haha. I love the Classy look, but I make the Messy look. Beautiful work, as always!!!
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classy cake is the favorite for me.
Oh my goodness look at all the comments! I didn’t even realize you were holding a contest until I got to the “comment” section of the entry. Yikes!
Well that aside, I really wanted to tell you that all three are absolutely adorable and I actually would choose all three. Here’s my reasoning (aside from the fact that its cake, and all cake is O.K. in my book!) I’d choose Classy for a wedding event/engagement or some kind of milestone birthday. Sassy for a friend or family member’s birthday, and Messy for a family/friend gathering (informal OR holiday) where I would be bringing a cake! I never have just “one” cake style! I choose each cake for any occasion! :)
I love the sassy look but would be more likely to make the messy look myself.
Thank you so much for posting so many awesome ideas! You are so creative!
I would have to say a mix of Sassy and Classy :) And on a regular day, Messy :)
all three cakes are absolutely adorable! can’t wait to make some for gifts! my favorite one is the classy!
Somewhere between messy and sassy usually :)
I think I prefer the Sassy look. Messy is definitely delicious but Sassy just makes it that much more fabulous! I’m not a fan of fondant but they do make cakes look pretty!
Ooo yum!! I think they all look great but I like the classy one for the look but I think I would never eat it so I want the messy one to eat!
I really love the classy, it really caught my eye!
oooh I love em!
Classy for sure! Great little cakes!
What if you find yourself, at various stages of the day, one of each??? In the morning I’m definitely messy and as the day goes on, I go for classy but usually end up on the short end of sassy only to be once again, back at Messy! So all three for me!!! :P
i like the messy look. classy second.
Most definitely Messy!
I love “classy”, but probably would only be able to accomplish “messy” – and then I’d enjoy every last bite!
I love the classy. I am in awe of your fondant skills!
The messy is a close runner-up, though. Mostly because of the sheer volume of icing on it. Yum.
Classy Classy! Yours looks so nice!
They all appeal to me but since I have to choose just one, Sassy.
LOve this idea for making mini cakes. I’ll be doing this with my nieces.
My fav style is the inspied fondant covered cake. I so want to do that!
But I must also confess to loving buttercream frosting!
Sassy, please!
I love them all, but then again I’m all about cake love. ;) I think my favorite is the classy. (I love PB too!)
love the way messy will taste but love the way classy looks!
I love them all!! If I had to choose one based on appearance it would be the classy one, but if I was going for the one I would want to eat, it would be buttercream all the way!!!
Messy is me!! They are all pretty though.
I’d have to go with Messy cause the fits my personality. I love your blog. Thanks for all the inspiration.
Messy one is the best! Struck me as very seasonal!
It totally depends on the day! Sometimes I dig the messy and other times I feel the need to clean up my act and be classy :) But I love the thought of having cake everyday! It’s by far my favorite dessert.
Kristine
Personally I’m the messy sort, with classy following behind. The sassy looks to frilled up for me, considering I’m just a good ol’ gal!
I do have to say that they are all beautiful and I love that you can make little round two-tiered cakes like that! I never would’ve thought of it!
Hmm, it’s a toss between Messy and Sassy.
I think Sassy I’d go with sassy. :-)
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I love your creations Bakerella. Thanks for the moist cake recipe. Can’t wait to try it out!
I think I’m a messy girl!!
No matter what I make comes out messy anyway- I might as well do it intentionally!
Messy–It looks good, real, tasty, homemade! The others are beautiful, but look more for show. But they are all beautiful!
I like the classy but I think messy is my favorite.
I love the Classy Cake. When I make them, though, they usually end up on the messy side. I haven’t yet ventured into fondant. =]