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10 Summer Cake Ideas
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Jun 10, 2025
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summer is the perfect time to play with
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color and texture and try something new
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on your cakes in this tutorial I'm
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sharing 10 summer cake designs that are
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bright creative and easy to recreate
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using just buttercream and a few basic
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tools these ideas are perfect for
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birthdays garden parties or just
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experimenting with fun techniques at
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home or on holiday let's get started
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create a bold fun design with this
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flamingo mosaic spread different shades
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of pink and coral buttercream onto a
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piece of parchment paper and freeze it
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until the buttercream is hard use a
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sharp knife to cut the frozen
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buttercream into small triangles spread
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black buttercream and cut it into tiny
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triangles to use for the flamingo's eye
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and beak outline the shape of a flamingo
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on your cake with a toothpick and then
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press the frozen triangles to fill it to
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create a mosaic flamingo the frozen
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buttercream needs to stay cold while you
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decorate so ideally prepare two trays of
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buttercream tiles and rotate them
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between the freezer and your decorating
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space so you're always working with cold
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buttercream this mosaic effect is a bold
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fun way to decorate for summer turn a
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summer classic into a cake with this fun
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ice cream cone design start by cutting a
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triangle out of parchment paper to use
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as a stencil spread cone colored
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buttercream onto the cake using the
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stencil as a guide to create the cone
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shape use the edge of a cake comb to
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score diagonal lines across the cake to
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make a waffle cone texture scoop a bowl
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of buttercream on top to look like a
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scoop of ice cream pipe a few drips of
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the same color buttercream just below
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the scoop to look like melting ice cream
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finish it off with a cherry on top or
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some sprinkles to make it look extra
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delicious if you enjoy decorating with
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buttercream I have a free course on 10
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frosting techniques over on my cake
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school it's full of easy and creative
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ways to use buttercream to decorate your
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cakes you can sign up for free and the
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link is in the video description and at
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the top of the screen or just go to
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britishgirlbakes.com this next design is
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perfect for pool or beach parties frost
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your cake as usual but don't worry about
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getting it perfectly smooth then grab a
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cake comb and turn it sideways so the
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short edge is against the cake hold it
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at an angle pressing the bottom into the
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frosting while the top leans slightly
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out and wiggle it gently up and down as
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you spin the cake this creates textured
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waves that rise up the sides while the
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frosting is still soft press in tiny
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white non-parels or hundreds and
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thousands to look like bubbles or take
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it a step further by turning this into a
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mermaid cake adding buttercream mermaid
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tails from a tutorial on 10 edible cake
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toppers you can make at home they're
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easy to make and look magical on this
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design create a summer birthday cake
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using this easy number cake technique
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cut the number you want out of a
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sheetcake twice spread or pipe
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buttercream onto the first layer and
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lower the second number cake on top
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decorate with more piping and add
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cookies candies flowers or any theme you
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like check out my full tutorial on
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number cakes on my YouTube channel for
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lots of tips and ideas no time to bake
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try a cake makeover buy a cake from a
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grocery store or supermarket and remove
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the decorations press sprinkles into the
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frosting to cover the cake or pipe
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melted chocolate onto parchment or wax
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paper and wrap it around the cake put it
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in the fridge to chill and then peel the
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paper off to reveal a chocolate collar
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or cage for this next summer cake idea
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try a wrapped buttercream design for a
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smooth colorful finish draw a simple
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outline on a piece of paper optionally
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cover it with acetate so it's easier to
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move around later and then pipe tiny
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random buttercream shapes to fill it in
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choose something outdoorsy for summer
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like flowers or fruit freeze the acetate
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until the buttercream is firm and then
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spread a background color over the top
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wrap the acetate around a cake pressing
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the buttercream against the frosting
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chill the cake to set the mosaic and
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then peel the acetate off to reveal the
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design make a light and refreshing cake
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that's easy to put together on holiday
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or vacation start by alternating your
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cake layers with your favorite jam or
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jelly wrap it up in cling film and lower
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the cake pan over this freeze it and put
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it into a cool box with a batch of
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buttercream in a bag and an ice pack to
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keep them fresh while you travel when
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you get to your destination slide the
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cake out of the pan onto a plate and
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pipe some buttercream on top to decorate
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it yum offer two flavors in a single
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cake with this easy half and half design
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this example has one half with marble
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cake layers and chocolate filling and
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the other half with alternating banana
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and chocolate cake layers and dulce de
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leche filling use parchment or wax paper
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to cover one half of the cake while you
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frost the other to keep a clean division
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between the two flavors for both the
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crumb coat and also the final coat it's
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important to set the buttercream before
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pressing the parchment against it so put
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the cake into the fridge to chill first
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pipe along this dividing line to
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decorate it with either or both frosting
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flavors use seasonal ingredients for a
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cake that tastes as good as it looks my
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strawberry cake recipe has both fresh
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and freeze-dried strawberries in the
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cake layers with a filling and frosting
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made with freeze-dried strawberries for
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a super strawberry flavor it's finished
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with these strawberries on top for
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decoration or try my pina colada cake
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recipe with coconut milk cake layers and
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a pineapple filling and frosting made
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with freeze-dried pineapple decorate it
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with shredded coconut and optionally
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dried pineapple slices for a tropical
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finish make a lighter cake with whipped
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cream frosting my recipe is stable
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enough to hold its shape and it won't
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droop or weep in the summer heat pipe it
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onto cupcakes frost a whole cake with it
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and use it for borders or other details
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this pairs so well with fresh fruit in
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summer whatever cake design you choose
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to make this summer condensation can be
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a real struggle especially when it's hot
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and humid if your cake comes out of the
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fridge into warm air you'll probably see
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moisture forming on the frosting to stop
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that from ruining your design check out
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my full tutorial where I explain how to
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prevent and fix condensation on cakes if
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you enjoyed these ideas don't forget to
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like this video and subscribe for more
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week thanks for watching and I'll see
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you next time
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