Cake Glossary
Plain-language definitions for cake styles, decorating techniques, and bakery terms used by Orlando cake artists.
A soft, spreadable icing made from butter and sugar, used to frost and pipe decorations on cakes.
A bite-size ball of cake mixed with frosting, coated in candy melts, and set on a stick.
A large, single cookie baked in a cake pan and decorated like a cake.
A cake finished with a ganache or glaze drip running down the sides.
A foam or styrofoam display tier covered in real icing or fondant, used to add height without extra cake.
A printed image on edible icing sheet, applied to the top or side of a cake.
A smooth, pliable sugar paste used to cover cakes or sculpt decorations.
A cake with little to no outer frosting, showing the layers and filling along the sides.
A single rectangular cake baked in a sheet pan, often used to serve a large number of guests affordably.
Edible flowers hand-sculpted from gum paste or fondant, used as realistic cake decorations.
A cake built from two or more stacked layers of different sizes, often supported by internal dowels or plates.