Batter up

Collage of cakes. Yellow rounded cake with a teacup hovering on top spilling pink icing over it. Red velvet cake with a chocolate centre. Two-tier cake with flowers made out of fondant. Orange jelly cake. Green geode cake.

Ditch the cupcakes, please

No more pie bars. Cake pops have had their moment. In 2022, bakers will give us the badly *kneaded* cake break that we’ve all been waiting for. People will craft elaborate cakes to express whatever mood they’re in, from gravity defying tiers to bubble and 3D cakes. This trend is especially popular among millennials, Gen X and boomers.

Trending search terms¹

Gravity-defying cake ideas

+70%

Unusual cakes

+2x

Art cake ideas

+3x

Bubble cake ideas

+55%

3D cake ideas

+60%
A light green, three-tier cake is on the left, with a smaller yellow and white, two-tier cake on the right. A white hand applies details to the cake on the left. White frosting is in the background.





Two bubble cakes: white with four tiers on the right, light blue with two tiers on the left. The background is yellow with solid floating yellow bubbles.

Creator Spotlight

You get more than basic flavours when you follow Scott Ball. Just take a look at his decadent dark chocolate s’mores bars or ginger and rum pancakes. Follow Scott for eye-catching recipes that take flavour very, very seriously.

‘Cakes are a classic for a reason! You feel special baking them. You feel even more special eating them. Now, I’m experimenting with new, unexpected versions such as bubble cakes and cakes piled high with wacky colours and extra tiers.’

@scottcaneat

Local spotlight

Batter up in the UK

With the world’s most beloved baking programme born in the UK, Brits will be baking-obsessed in 2022. In a market that’s known for its attention to refined detail, some of the leading cake trends here are more modern than you might expect. Abstract drip cakes and jelly art cakes take these bakes squarely into an edible-art direction, with treats that are truly museum-worthy. 

Trending search terms in the UK²

Pink gin drip cake

Chocolate drip cake birthday

Jelly art cake

Drip cake ideas for men

Bring this trend to life

If you’re a food and drink brand…

Help them to make their cake and eat it, too. Use interest and keyword targeting to provide people with extraordinary cake recipes and special ingredients to create edible art.

If you’re an entertainment brand…

Take gravity-defying cake ideas to a whole new level. Partner with a Creator on video ads to give people sweet inspiration for their fandom communities or watch parties.

If you’re a retail or home brand…

Elaborate desserts deserve elaborate presentations. Use collections ads to show people décor and cake displays that complement their top-tiered masterpiece. And don’t forget the smaller appliances too, such as stand mixers and toaster ovens.

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Explore the ‘Batter up’ board
Pinterest search results for dessert display. A three-tiered tray of pastries. A cake covered in white icing is on a stand, with a piece on a pink plate. A table with a grey patterned tablecloth. A white cabinet with a pink interior, cupcakes and jars of sweets. A Pin of a lime green cake stand. The text reads, ‘Balanced Table – decadence on display – Shop cake stands’. The description underneath reads, ‘Explore festive season bakeware’.

Related trends

White woman at center smiles and holds out her arms. Martini on a multicolored table cloth. Cake with male and female figurines. Balloons of different bright colors at top.

Altbashes

Collage of teacups filled with tea in amber shades against a lime green background. A white hand in a green sleeve lifts a white milk jug with a red top. A Black hand holds the handle of an antique teacup.

Cuppa time

Hands with bracelets and rings slip into each other at the bottom. Instant photos are hanging on a clothesline at the back, against a blue and yellow background. Two Black women wearing headscarves are in the centre, with one resting a hand on the other’s shoulder.

Bestie aesthetic

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