Pipe a funny word like ugh remember our ugh cake card turns a tacky cake into a trendy tacky cake.
Store bought birthday cake hacks.
Use a 30cm plastic ruler instead of an expensive cake.
Use a sauce bottle to create drips down the side of the cake.
Newcastle mother jodi bell created the facebook page back in march 2018 when she wanted ideas for her daughter s birthday cake.
Start with any classic round or sheet cake preferably with those colorful flowers place some store bought frosting dyed to a color you like into a ziplock bag and cut a very small slit in one corner.
All sorts of ribbons trims bunting and other things can help to decorate the cake.
Cake toppers like happy birthday happy anniversary etc.
Pop the cake in the freezer before decorating as it makes it easier to ice.
Have you tried it.
Buy plain white number candles from the dollar store and get creative with glitter paint.
If you re planning a themed birthday party for a little one and you don t want to spend 50 or more on a custom cake or you don t have time to wait for said custom cake you can create an amazing party cake by just adding toys to the top of a store bought cake.
Store bought cake hacks.
Do a crumb coat first.
A facebook group created for frugal mums and dads woolies coles mudcake hacks is dedicated to showing off how to create a unique creative and fun cake ideas using the 5 cakes available at supermarkets.
Jazz things up by using cool custom candles.
Then pop it back in freezer before icing.
Top 7 cake hack tips.
No matter what you do to jazz up a boxed cake mix in my opinion there s no bigger sure fire sign that a cake is straight from the box than the unmistakable flavor of store bought canned frosting.
If you re using the betty crocker icing whip it first.
Here i was thinking the women s weekly birthday cake book was the holy grail in cake decorating but no.
If you re cake is for a child s birthday grab their favourite toys after a wash of course and that can be the theme of your cake.