Making a birthday cake might not seem that difficult. You follow the instructions from a recipe on Google or have Alexa yell out what you need to do next while your hands are covered in batter, and you create something that does resemble a Victoria sponge. Magic.

Unless you are going to scoff it all in minutes and it does not really matter what it looks like, then you might want to brace yourself for the next step, which is making it look professional – a great option for a birthday party or a home baked gift.

But how can you do that? Is there a cheat code for creating a great looking cake, especially if you are a beginner?This piece is going to walk you through a couple of steps that can help you make your homemade cake look professional – it will be piece of cake!

Smother It

If you have made yourself a cake base and it is looking a little worse for wear or just a little bland, there is a simple trick that will allow you to cover up everything and give it a new lease of life.
Smothering your cake with icing is a fast track way to make it look fancy, but if that is a little bit too intermediate, then a frosting, chocolate or a caramel ganache can work just as well.

Not only will this help to cover up any imperfections, but it will also taste incredible, which is what people actually care about.

Use A Stencil

If free hand drawing or icing does not exactly make the cut when it comes to the skills you can list, then you are allowed to have a helping hand. Stencils make an excellent tool if you want to create patterns, pictures, implement text into your design, and they can be a fool proof way of making things need and detailed.
What is even better is that you can get your hands on custom stencils, so you can use your own designs and give that personal touch.

Very professional!

Take Your Time

If you want something to be well made then it is important that you leave the right time for the creation. Not only will giving yourself enough time mean you can rectify any mistakes, but it also means that you will be in less of a hurry. This can help you not to make any mistakes in the first place and encourage you not to panic. Taking your time means you can think about how things will work before you go ahead and do them. You will be able to troubleshoot any issues you find along the way of both designing the cake and making your creation, and still have plenty of time to run to the shop if things do not pan out how you hoped.

These are just a couple of tips on how you can help make your homemade cake look more professional!