Use this bakery cake hack to create an amazing cake with very little effort for your next holiday party.
Do you want to bring a beautiful cake to a party that will really wow the other guests? Try this gingerbread man bakery cake hack that you don’t have to bake. It’s put together with minimal effort. Perfect when you are short on time and need an eye-catching dessert.
This gingerbread cake is made with a premade plain white cake from a store bakery. I purchased a cake for $6. I struggle to make my cake frosting look professional, so I just bought an undecorated cake. I purchased packaged gingerbread man cookies, candy, and frosting to assemble the cake with.
Gingerbread Bakery Cake Hack
Place some frosting into the zippered plastic sandwich bag.
Cut a small diagonal into a bottom corner of the plastic to squeeze frosting out of.
Use small amounts of frosting to decorate the front of the gingerbread cookies with candies. I added two buttons to each of my gingerbread men.
Place gingerbread cookies around the outside of the cake using frosting as glue on the back to hold them onto the cake.
Glue candies with frosting in between each cookie.
Stand gingerbread cookies up against each other in the middle of the cake. I used a liberal amount of frosting to hold them in place.
Decorate the rest of the top of the cake by gluing candies in place. I created a pattern with my candy.
Isn’t that adorable? There is no way that I could create such a professional looking cake without the aid of prepared items. I had several people ask me where I got the cake. I was proud to say that I created it myself! I did share the secret to creating it.
This cake can easily be adapted using other cookies or candies. You could even get two sizes of cakes and layer. How would you decorate your cake?
Diana Rambles
Create a bakery quality cake using pre-made items. No baking required!
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Ingredients
- white frosted bakery cake
- gingerbread cookies
- white frosting
- colorful candy
- zippered plastic sandwich bag
Instructions
- Place some frosting into the zippered plastic sandwich bag.
- Cut a small diagonal into a bottom corner of the plastic to squeeze frosting out of.
- Use small amounts of frosting to decorate the front of the gingerbread cookies with candies. I added two buttons to each of my gingerbread men.
- Place gingerbread cookies around the outside of the cake using frosting as glue on the back to hold them onto the cake.
- Glue candies with frosting in between each cookie.
- Stand gingerbread cookies up against each other in the middle of the cake. I used a liberal amount of frosting to hold them in place.
- Decorate the rest of the top of the cake by gluing candies in place. I created a pattern with my candy.
