Here are some of the coolest ideas for graduation cakes. Graduation celebrates the culmination of blood, sweat and tears, with a little school work on the side. Whether someone is finishing preschool or medical school, they have achieved their personal goals.
The best way to celebrate, of course, is always with a cake! Festive and fun, you can personalize your cake with school colors. Also, books and graduation caps are always a classic idea. In addition, you will find interesting themed cakes here. Everything from medical themes to zoology to art and drama themes. There is also a wonderful sports themed cake, complete with a tennis ball wearing graduation cap. In conclusion, the best cake will be enhanced with the qualities which make your graduate special.
After working so hard to reach this accomplishment, your homemade creation will be the literal icing on their delicious cake. We can’t wait to see what your design looks like! Please share it with us and inspire others with your creativity.
I made this 1st Graduation Gown Cake to celebrate my dad’s obtention of a doctorate degree. It was the first of this kind I made and it took me some reflection. That also explains the imperfect finish. By the side of it were a pile of books and a certificate but these are not on … Read more
This is a graduation cake I made for a co-worker. The colors of the cap and gown were going to be white, so he wanted mostly white, but the school colors also included silver and blue. I actually made two 8″ inch double-layer cakes (one chocolate, one yellow), and put them side by side and … Read more
I made this graduation cake for my sons college graduation party May 2007. I baked two layers of cake in my 16″ Wilton round pan (that’s two boxed mixes per layer, four boxed mixes). I usually make one layer a yellow/butter cake and the other milk or dark chocolate layer. I add two to three … Read more
To start out with this graduation cake, I made one 10″ round cake and one cake in the wonder mold cake pan. After the cakes were cooled, I placed the round cake on the silly feet cake stand, and the wonder cake on top of it. I then frosted the entire cake in blue buttercream. … Read more
This Flying Caps Graduation Cake is a ½ sheet cake, which I made half chocolate and half white cake. It is frosted with buttercream icing and all of the embellishments are made with marshmallow fondant. In hindsight, I think I might have tried using clear straws to support the hats rather than lollipops sticks. I’m … Read more
My niece graduated from kinder. I’ve been making family cakes for years, precious moments was my inspiration. This Homemade Graduation Cake was chocolate with fondant. It was 3D. I made the cap, gown and flowers first then planted them on the cake itself.
This was my daughters graduation cake she made herself. It was a first attempt as part of her primary teaching degree. She had to do design and technology and the theme was “celebration” (so she chose her own graduation). She made it as a fruit cake (a recipe from Marks and Spencer recipe book) and … Read more
This graduation cake I made for my sister’s graduation party. The cake is a 2 layer 16in round iced in buttercream. The roses are royal icing that I made a few days ahead of time. The graduation cap is a candy plaque using the Wilton pan. I started by piping in melted yellow candy melts … Read more
This Homemade Graduation Cake was my absolute first fondant cake. It was my daughter’s grade 8 graduation and I decided to give a shot (the decision came shortly after we tried to order a fondant cake for my niece on short notice -5 days) and all bakeries told us was they need at least 1 … Read more
I was asked to make a cake for my brother in law’s graduation meal. I looked on the web and in books for some ideas for a graduation cake. I decided to make the cake into pile of books and put a mortorboard on the top. To start I made three rectangle cakes, one chocolate, … Read more
This graduation cake was made for an elementary graduation party. The colors are the colors of the party which was a barbeque. I used a Wiltons Cake Pan with a rainbow confetti cake mix. I piped in all decorations according to instructions provided with the pan.s Cake Pan with a rainbow confetti cake mix. I … Read more
I made this graduation cake for my son’s graduation from kindergarten. I got the idea from the Mars candy “bright ideas” site. I used one 9×13 pan for the bottom layer, an 8×8 pan with an inch trimmed off one side for the second layer, and a medium glass oven-safe dish for the bottom of … Read more
I made this Graduation Cake for my brother’s girlfriend’s high school graduation party. It’s a 3/4 sheet cake. I covered the whole cake with homemade buttercream icing which I dyed the lift overs dark blue to match her school colors. Then I used tip 3 and the star tip to put writing on the top … Read more
My cousin was graduating from Medical school so I wanted to have the perfect cake that would show my admiration for her hard work. So far I don’t sell my cakes but make them for family and friends. When I make my cakes I try to make the next cake top the last. When I … Read more
This graduation cake was made for an elementary school graduation party. I used a Wilton Mold and one Lemon box mix. I piped entire cake according to directions provided with pan.
I made this graduation cake for my sister’s graduation from college, my daughter’s graduation from high school, and my nephew’s graduation from Jr. High. For the hat part, I made round cakes and frosted them black. For the mortars, I melted chocolate candy melts and put them in a square pan, and let it harden … Read more
My younger cousins and I decided to make a Stack of Books Graduation Cake for my mother’s college graduation. Book titles listed are courses she took! Edible gold stars hide the platform.
A friend at work was graduating college. Her manager and co-workers wanted to throw a surprise party and asked me to bake a cake. I researched the school colors of her college and got to work. The graduation cake is your basic two 8″ layer cake. The icing is a standard white butter cream. I … Read more
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I made this graduation cake in an 11 x 15 pan by Wilton. I used 2 white cake mixes which filled the pan well. After cooling, I cut a 3 inch strip off the top. Using that strip, I cut it into thirds. I placed one square on each corner- top left and bottom right. … Read more
This Graduation Cake was for a kindergarten graduation party and my fourth “fancy” cake. I had to get into making cakes since my kid is allergic to eggs. The kids will be the class of 2023 when they graduate high school. Step one: Three days before, I made chocolate and vanilla vegan cakes, larger rounds, … Read more
This graduation cake was for my husband’s sister’s 8th grade graduation party. For the cake I used two 13×9 cakes, one chocolate and one yellow and put them together. For the frosting I used my own (buttercream)recipe. For the colors on the cake I used the colors of the school that she went to, yellow … Read more
I was asked to make two high school cakes this year, and was very disappointed with what I was able to find on line, so came up with this graduation cake. For the cake I wrote all the graduates names on a fondant scroll. The gold “paint” was made from luster dust and a drop … Read more
This graduation cake was made in 2008 for a friend. Bottom of cap: I baked the bottom of the cap in one-half of the Wilton ball pan (if you don’t have that pan, you could also use an ovenproof bowl). Iced it, then covered it with fondant, making the fondant come to sort of a … Read more