20 Gorgeous Buttercream Painted Cakes
Buttercream Painted Cakes Inspiration
Have you seen a cake that is painted with buttercream frosting? Talk about sugar art and they are absolutely beautiful! There is plenty of inspiration for this kind of cake style. I’ve put together some magnificent cakes for you to drool over.
Special thank you to the cake decorators who kindly shared their work!
Art Textures Cake

This cake is full of exquisite textures and colors!
Cake by @thecakekitchenaz
Blends of Blues Cake

I love the blends of blues with a touch of gold. The colored chocolate bark and macarons are excellent finishes for this lovely cake.
Cake By @ohlalaboulangerie
Brushed Embroidery Cake

The close up of this black buttercream with purple buttercream painted flowers cake is superb!
Cake By @tiffbakescakes
Black and White Floral Cake

The painted buttercream flowers are beautifully done! I’m a huge fan of black buttercream because it always makes the details on the cake to pop.
Cake By @tallgirlbakes
Buttercream Painted Wedding Cake
This wedding cake is just GORGEOUS with all of the painted buttercream textures! She has an amazing online cake school where I purchased a floating spheres pictorial tutorial.
Cake By @sugarsugarcakeschool
Color Burst Buttercream Cake

This is so much fun to look at because it’s very visually appealing! It seems like colors just exploded on this cake.
Cake By @thedessertpantry
Floral Buttercream Cake

What a stunning cake with lots of different flowers! I especially love the teal background because the flowers really stand out. She has more amazing buttercream painted cakes on her Instagram, so go and check her out!
Cake By @cakedesignbysheri
Flower Petals Cake

I love multiple colored flowers and the candy pearls for the flower centers on this darling cake! Usually, green is not a favorite for me but the dark green is a great contrast for the flowers!
Cake By @sweettreatscochrane
Hot Pink Floral Cake

Hot pink is one of my favorite colors. 😍 I love the lovely flower design on the bottom tier!
Cake By @crumbcoatconfections
Indian Dress Inspired Buttercream Cake

The cake decorator took inspiration from one of her Indian dresses and created this glorious cake. Wow!
Cake By @cocoaandsilk
Peony Cake

Are you loving this peach-hued cake? I am. Amazing details!
Cake By @pepperpeach.cakery
Poinsettia Cake

I love the “grunge” feel of this impressive poinsettia cake. I don’t know how this effect can be achieved! 😱
Cake by @kayapapayasweets
Pretty In Pink Cake

Sometimes, buttercream painted textures are all needed to make a delightful cake.
Cake By @misshavishamscakes
Seahorse Cake

The adorable seahorses were painted on with buttercream. You can be creative with anything when painting with buttercream!
Cake by @kristensgoodbakes
Secret Garden Cake

I don’t know where to begin if I had to paint something like this cake. Incredible art!
Cake By @cynzcakes
Valentine’s Day Cake

What a lovely cake. I always am a huge fan of flowers on a cake. They never fail to impress me.
Cake By @adinatakesthecake
Textured Buttercream Cake
I really love the unique design on this dazzling cake. This can be achieved with the palette knife technique. (See below)
Cake By @pononacakes
Buttercream Flower Cake
This cake is an absolutely brilliant work of edible art! I also love that it is three dimensional.
Cake By @sweetlyelegance
St. Patrick’s Day Cake

Can you believe that this cake was done by a thirteen old aspiring baker? What a creative and adorable cake! Keep baking and you’ll be successful whatever you do, Sara!
Cake By @sweets.bysara
Buttercream Mountains

Here’s a close up of the charming buttercream mountains on this cake. It’s fascinating how you can achieve something like this with buttercream!
Cake By @cakebyco
Helpful Tutorials
- Palette Knife Buttercream Tutorial(The Sugar Coated Cottage)
- Stunning Painted Cake Tutorial(My BluPrint)
- Painting with Buttercream Tutorial+Painting a Buttercream Flower(Wow, Is That really Edible?)
Special thank you to the cake decorators who kindly shared their work!
Beautiful group of cakes!! Thanks for including me 😃!! Take care.
It must be a lot of work to make these cakes! Beautiful!
I agree!