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Graduation Cake Ideas

July 25, 2020 by Priya Leave a Comment

All these cool graduation cake ideas were submitted by readers like you! Want to share your fun cake designs and photos? Here’s how.


I’m Outta Here Graduation Cake

by Julie M
(Rochester, NY, USA)

A tall rectangle cake as a building with wordings on top

This was a cake I saw in a magazine and had always wanted to do. So, when my brother graduated from high school, it was the perfect occasion! It’s four 13 x9 rectangle cakes stacked up, and iced to look like a high school building with windows and shrubs made out of icing-covered marshmallows.

The fun part is the happy graduate figurine and the cut out cookies letters spelling I’m Outta Here! It was a big hit at the party.

(This submission was moved from my old blog, Creative Cake Decorating, hence the watermark on the image.)


Graduation Books Cake

by Tina Ingell
(Michigan, United States)

A stack of books cake with a graduation cap topper

We found that freezing the cake after it has cooled, makes it easier to frost with very little crumbs.

As soon as it comes out of freezer we put a thin coat of frosting, which will set up quickly. Then frost like normal. We love to use traditional frosting over fondant. Sticking with our school colors was how we chose the book colors. Was a lot of fun to do. We made a small personal size for the graduate and a large one for the party.

(This submission was moved from my old blog, Creative Cake Decorating, hence the watermark on the image.)


Graduation Cake

by Liz Coppus
(Carroll, Ohio)

A rectangle cake with a stack of books (in cake) on top

Bake (1) ½ sheet cake
Bake (2) ¼ sheet cakes
Bake (1) ½ round cake (I use a stoneware cereal bowl)

Cut out a square in the desired size for the top of the graduation cap in gum paste. Color to match the school colors. Frost all three sheet cakes on the top and one long side only. Smooth the frosting or texture the frosting if you like.

Using Tip 223, frost the three remaining sides with the lined side showing (these are the pages of the books). Pipe border with #12 tip around edges of books.

Using a wooden skewer, press a line down the front long edge of the book to simulate a real book. Pipe “subject” on edges of the book and any decorative design you like. Dowel and stack books on one end of the cake.

GRADUATION CAP

Frost and smooth the ½ round cake and place it on top of the base book. Dowel underneath first. Place gum paste square on top of ½ round. Secure with frosting.

Decorate the borders with a design of your choice. Top with a DIPLOMA printed from your computer on plain white paper and tied with a ribbon to match school colors.

VIOLA! A great graduation cake with little effort.

A rectangle cake with a stack of books (in cake) on top
A rectangle cake with a stack of books (in cake) on top

Graduation Stars Cake

by Julie M
(Rochester, NY, USA)

Blue rectangle cake with colorful stars

This was a ½ sheet cake iced in blue buttercream and decorated with varying size multicolored fondant stars. Some of the stars are double stacked for added interest. There is also white buttercream piped stars mixed in for a little variety.

(This submission was moved from my old blog, Creative Cake Decorating, hence the watermark on the image.)


Graduation Scroll Cake

by Sarah
(Kuala Lumpur)

White cake with daisies decorated with a small fondant scroll

I made this cake for my sister who graduated from college last year. The cake is covered in fondant and decorated with fondant daisies and leaves and a tiny scroll. I made them 2 days in advance so that they set well.

(This submission was moved from my old blog, Creative Cake Decorating, hence the watermark on the image.)


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