How To: Decorate a Store-Bought Cake

Written by Melanie Blodgett

Sometimes there just isn’t any time to bake a cake from scratch. And sometimes your attempt at a homemade cake completely flops. And sometimes all the birthday kid really wants is bakery frosting. Whatever the reason, there’s no shame in a store-bought cake. And all it takes is a few minutes to make it look good, no skill required.

Click through to see the “before” cake and two other decorating ideas below…This is the before:

To decorate, I scraped off the colored frosting and the border then topped it with gummy candy in pretty colors. That’s it! But doesn’t it look so much better?!