These eight graduation cake ideas will provide inspiration and guidance for planning the next graduation party. Graduation cakes mark the end of a course of study, successful completion, and new ventures over the horizon. Every landmark celebration has its special rituals, decorations, music, and cake. Careful preparation will ensure that your party is remembered for years to come.
1. Choose Exciting Flavors, Cake, and Colors
Buying a readymade celebration cake at the grocery store often limits you to vanilla or chocolate. When custom ordering graduation cakes it is possible to choose from a wide range of flavors, colors, and types of cake. There is nothing wrong with a standard butter cake, but there are other options, such as cheesecake, pound cake, ice cream cake, fudge or mousse. Consider marble, fruity berry flavors, tangy citrus, coffee, and nutty essences. Icing and filling flavors can be the same or different-for example lemon with chocolate, vanilla with chocolate, or strawberry with vanilla.
When you are choosing colors, take into account flavoring, other party decor, and of course, any theme. Some decorators incorporate school colors--of the program completed or of the next educational institution. Using the graduate's favorite colors is another possibility.
2. Match the Graduation Cake to the Occasion
When tossing around graduation cake ideas, line up key information about the occasion. How old is the graduate? Has he or she completed kindergarten or a university degree? Will the cake be honoring a class of graduates, a group of graduating friends, or one person's achievements? What sort of effect is desired-formal, serious, elegant, humorous, or entertaining? How many servings are needed?
There are a number of ways to serve a large gathering. Multiple cakes can be arranged side by side, stacked, or tiered. Stacking can be symmetrical or lopsided in a topsy turvy design. Cupcakes are often served at large parties. They can be displayed on tiered cake plates, on a cupcake tree, or as part of a sculpture.
3. Entertain with Themed Graduation Cake Designs
A graduation can be celebrated with a theme party or a theme cake that reflects something about the graduate's life. Perhaps you'll decide to develop the party around the clothing, art, music, and food of a particular state, province, or country. Your choice may be based on past or future travel plans, a language the student has excelled at, the location of the student's next place of study, or a favorite kind of music.
Other theme ideas can flow from the student's extracurricular activities and interests. Sports, ballet, hip hop, singing, musicianship, horseback riding, dog training, working out, debating, or chatting on a cell phone can be reflected in graduation cake decorations. If there is a special graduation gift, such as a car or jewelry, the cake can celebrate the exciting gift.
4. Shaped Graduation Cakes Are In Fashion
Decorations are not limited to a flat surface; the cake itself can be an object, animal, or person. Young ideas include a jeweled crown, a favorite cartoon character, a star, a teddy bear, or owl dressed as a graduate. Any age into sports might enjoy a football, hockey stick, ice skates, or other symbol representing the favorite sport.
Classic graduation shapes are a graduation diploma, a graduation cap, or the two combined. A graduation cap cake is particularly suitable for a student completing high school, college, or university. However a traditional design is not a requirement for a landmark grad. You can still go for something humorous, such as a cake decorated like a high school locker, a set of luggage for a world traveler, or a jetliner for a graduating pilot.
5. Graduation Cupcakes Can Be Stunning
Cupcakes are often a hit as they can be offered in several flavors with attractive and mouth-watering designs. Placing figurines on cupcakes is an easy way to provide party favors. A classic cupcake design is the grad cap cupcake made out of an upside down round shape, topped with a flat cookie, and tasseled with licorice strings.
6. Shop for Original Toppers
Figurines, plaques, and photo frames can enhance basic decorations or the work of a professional. Shopping for toppers online or in baking craft stores will provide many ideas. For themes, toppers make pictures more realistic. Scholastic symbols include books, rulers, scissors, apples, a school bus, black boards, diplomas and mortar boards. Gowned graduate figurines come in many different styles and stances and are great for placing at the top of tall graduation cakes.
For non-scholastic themes, such as travel, sports, movies, music, etc., there are an infinite number of toppers that can be used. Sometimes cake designers have their own inventory of toppers, but others encourage you to provide your own for a specialty theme.
7. Use Photographs
A class photo or individual photo definitely personalizes a cake. Frames with spikes for cake insertion can be used. Use a large frame for a group picture or arrange a collection of individual photos. Frames come in different colors and shapes, such as stars and spirals.
8. Order Well in Advance
Graduations tend to come up in the summer or near year end. To avoid disappointment, plan and order well in advance.
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