Not all cake decorating techniques are complicated and sophisticated; some are just plain simple and fun!

The following suggestions are made for those times when you’re looking for a quick way to add some pizzazz to a cake without any fuss. These ideas are especially appreciated by color-crazy kids who love to have a rainbow of colorful and tasty bits sprinkled on their cake.

Sprinkles

Sprinkles come in many shapes and colors. There are colored sugars, sprinkles, beads, non-pareils and dragees to name a few. Many of these can be purchased at the grocery store. For a much wider selection of colors, visit your local baking supply store and add some color to your life!

Flakes & Nuts

Coconut, shredded or flaked, natural or toasted, sprinkled on a cake is a great way to both taste and texture to a frosted cake. Finely chopped pecans, walnuts or peanuts can be used in the same way and do wonders for chocolate or spice cakes.

Spray Color

Spray color is essentially spray paint for cakes. It is sold in a variety of colors that you can mix and match to make a freehand tie-dyed effect on your cake, or you can use stencils.

Fresh Fruit

All berries, grapes, orange, lemon or lime slices, cherries, can be used ‘au naturel’ and grouped together on top or arranged as a border around the cake.

Edible Flowers

Some flowers - the carnation, clover, cornflower, lilac, mint, pansy, rose and violet are actually edible and can be used plain or sugared much like fruit.

So you can see there are plenty of ways in which you can transform even the most basic cakes into marvellous decorated cakes that will make you the toast of your neighborhood.

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