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National Cake Decorating Day is an American holiday celebration, but decorated cakes are celebrated everywhere in the world on this day.
Every dessert lover and baking lover celebrates this day with joy. Children especially love to take an icing bag and get their creativity flowing on cakes during this special occasion.
While there is no set evidence on when this day started, people all across the nation have been celebrating this day with enthusiasm over the past several years.
There is no account of a person starting this delicious day. Hence, it must be the doing of thousands of dessert lovers and cake decorators nationwide.
Cake decoration is one of the most fun and popular hobbies among American citizens. But, cakes were not always made in tiers of colors, showered in rainbow sprinkles, covered in swirls of icing, or presented in fancy edible cake structures. Original cakes were rather plain and boring. Let us look at how cake decoration evolved in history.
The obvious tradition this day witnesses is baking and decorating cakes. The cake is not the only dessert that can be decorated. Many people also make cupcakes, cookies, pies, pastries, donuts and decorate them. Many readymade cakes and cupcakes are available on retail, on which you can unleash your creativity.
Many bakeries and organizations conduct decorating contests and cake-themed games on this day for kids and adults alike. Cake decorators get to show off their art through these contests and games.
One way of celebrating this day is by learning about different types of cake decorations and experimenting with them. Some types of frosting and icing are royal icing, fondant icing, gum paste, marzipan, buttercream, cream cheese, ganache, and meringue. You can also decorate the top surface of your cake, cupcake, or cookie with toppings like fresh fruits, sprinkles, chocolate chips, chocolate or caramel sauce, marshmallows, and nuts.
You can also enjoy this day by decorating cakes with your favorite themes or by trying new decorating techniques and color palettes. It doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be fun. A rewarding way of ending this day is by gifting your decorated cake to a loved one or distributing it among friends and neighbors.
Cakes have always been people's favorite. Hence many other cake days are celebrated that are similar to National Cake Decorating Day. National Cake Day and National Chocolate Cake Day are a few examples.
Royal icing was used in Queen Victoria's Wedding Cake in 1840. This white royal wedding cake was a milestone in wedding cake decorating history. You could attempt at decorating your cakes like this one on National Cake Decorating Day.
At present, there are over 170,000 professional bakers or cake decorators in the USA. The day aims to bring out the artist in you and maybe you could be a professional cake decorator as well!
If today is October 10, then it sure is National Cake Decorating Day. Otherwise, unfortunately, it isn't.
Some fancy cake decorations are icing, frosting, fondant, meringue, marzipan, icing sugar, sprinkles, fruits, and candies.
The person who started this day is unknown but it surely must've been some cake enthusiast.
Although there is no definite proof, it is believed that cake decorating was started in the 17th century by Europeans.
National Cake Decorating Day in the USA is on October 10.
People celebrate Cake Decorating Day by baking cakes, cupcakes, and other desserts and decorating them however they wish with friends and family.
People celebrate this day to have fun while decorating cakes with friends and family. They also get to experiment with new ideas and recipes for decorating.
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| October 10, 2020 | Saturday |
| October 10, 2021 | Sunday |
| October 10, 2022 | Monday |
| October 10, 2023 | Tuesday |
| October 10, 2024 | Thursday |
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At Kidadl we pride ourselves on offering families original ideas to make the most of time spent together at home or out and about, wherever you are in the world. We strive to recommend the very best things that are suggested by our community and are things we would do ourselves - our aim is to be the trusted friend to parents.
We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. We will always aim to give you accurate information at the date of publication - however, information does change, so it’s important you do your own research, double-check and make the decision that is right for your family.
Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability.
Kidadl cannot accept liability for the execution of these ideas, and parental supervision is advised at all times, as safety is paramount. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong.
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