10 Beautiful Cakes for Romanticizing Your Picnics, Birthdays, & Dinner Parties

Beautiful cakes are kind of perfect for any situation.

So are you having a dinner party with good friends and you need an amazing dessert to end the meal? Pretty cakes are your answer. Are you hosting holiday celebrations or a birthday dinner? A tall, aesthetically pleasing cake is also the answer.

It’s a great way to end a gathering on a high note and it makes things feel just a bit more special. So if you wanna level things up the next time you’re having guests over or you’re headed to a picnic, then here are some beautiful, delicious cakes you can make.

1. Brown Butter Hazelnut Layer Cake

Even the name just sounds fancy. I mean, can’t you just imagine walking into your mother-in-law’s birthday party, someone asks you what kind of cake you made (they’re probably thinking it’s vanilla), and you announce, “Oh this? It’s just a brown butter hazelnut cake.” You instantly look like a genius.👌 

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2. A Beautiful Carrot Cake Recipe

I love carrot cake so this recipe was obviously gonna make the list. Also, why just have a regular carrot cake when you can make one that looks ridiculously aesthetically pleasing? I honestly feel like this is the most beautiful cake on the list.

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3. Tiramisu Cake With Mascarpone Frosting

It’s an ombre style tiramisu cake. It’s beautiful, Italian-inspired, and ready for a summer or fall get-together with friends.

Also, it looks like the kind of cake where others would be thinking, “Oh, she just got that at a fancy bakery.” And then when they find out that you made it, they’ll probably be asking you if you’re a food blogger.

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4. Chocolate Drip Cake

Chocolate is a classic. Lots of people like it, I like it, you probably like it. So why not have an instant win amongst you and your friends while also kind of stealing the show with how gorgeous this cake is?

Also, it’s perfect for pairing with coffee and late night conversations.

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5. Apple Pumpkin Sheet Cake With Maple Butter Frosting

A super delicious-sounding autumnal cake. And if you’re scared about having it turn out like one of those Pinterest fail cakes (the ones we saw years ago and laughed at), then it’s probably a good idea to practice your frosting skills before the day of.

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6. Honey Chamomile Tea Cake

It’s flowers on a cake. It’s honestly such a fun and gorgeous way to decorate, but it’s also super easy (especially when you don’t have a ton of time). It’s the kind of cake you make for ultra feminine tea parties or fun spring picnics with good friends. Just pair it with tea or sparkling lemonade and you’re all set.

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7. Orange Cake

Orange cake sounds so good. And on top of that, it’s beautiful and looks like you wanted to do some painting, but used a cake as a canvas. 

It’s the kind of cake you make with the excuse that it’s for a party, but in reality, you just really wanted a giant slice of cake that tasted like it came out of a fancy bakery.

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8. Honey Cake With Blackberry Jam Icing

I feel like honey cake is the type of dessert you’d see a 19th-century novel main character enjoying. And on top of that, adding blackberry jam icing sounds so decadent. It’s going on my list of beautiful cakes to make for spring and summer picnics. ♥️

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9. Chocolate Mousse Cake

This is the kind of pretty cake you make for that vegan sister or daughter that you love the heck out of who might be too shy to ask if you could make a vegan dessert, so they bring their own.

It’s gorgeous, looks delicious, and I’m thinking everyone will enjoy it.

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10. Layered Chocolate Orange Cake

I think that chocolate + orange is the perfect Christmas dessert flavor combo, and you can’t change my mind.

Something about it tastes so festive and I feel like this gorgeous cake is the perfect ending to a huge Christmas feast that puts you in a coma.

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