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    Home » Blog » Blog Tutorials » Themes and Occasions » Seasonal & Holiday » Winter

    Roundup of the BEST New Year's Eve Cakes and Sweets!

    December 30, 2018 By Melissa Diamond 1 Comment

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    With New Year's Eve just around the corner, we thought it would be fun to create a roundup of the BEST New Year's Eve cakes, tutorials, recipes, and ideas! We need to start the new year off right, and what better way to do that than with a little something sweet?! ;0)

    Roundup of the BEST New Year's Eve Cakes, Cupcakes, Sweets, Tutorials, and inspiration as featured on MyCakeSchool.com

     

     

    Over the years, we've made lots of New Year's Eve cake posts with all sorts of simple cake and cupcake ideas! Keep these fun and festive ideas in mind when you're planning your New Year's Eve desserts, as well as fun ideas that we are sharing from other sweet pages! We hope that you enjoy scrolling through!

    *last updated Dec 2021

     

    Perfect Cake Recipes for New Year's Eve

    These crowd pleasing cakes would be perfect for New Year's Eve celebrations!

    Strawberry Champagne Cake- A Doctored Cake Mix

    This Strawberry Champagne Cake is sure to make any occasion feel more special! Not only is it completely moist and delicious, but it starts with a simple cake mix!

    Chocolate Truffle Cake

    This chocolate layer cake is so decadent, with homemade chocolate cake layers, truffle filling, and chocolate buttercream frosting!

    Black Forest Cake Recipe

    This Black Forest Cake From Scratch is the Best! Chocolate cake infused with Cherry Liqueur and filled with whipped cream and cherry filling!

    Piña Colada Cake Recipe

    This delicious Piña Colada Cake recipe is the perfect party cake! You'll love the flavor of pineapple, coconut, and a hint of rum!

    Rum Cake- Doctored Cake Mix Recipe

    This amazingly moist and buttery yellow cake infused with rum is the perfect holiday dessert- and it all starts with a simple cake mix!

    Cannoli Cake Recipe

    This heavenly cannoli-inspired cake consists of moist vanilla cake layers, whipped chocolate chip cannoli filling, and cinnamon whipped cream frosting. It is divine!

    Italian Cream Cake Recipe

    This amazing Italian Cream Cake recipe has so much flavor from chopped pecans, coconut, cream cheese frosting and more!

    Strawberry Daiquiri Cake

    This dessert tastes like a strawberry daiquiri on a plate! Such a unique, super moist and delicious recipe!

    Champagne and Strawberries Cake Recipe

    Champagne and Strawberries are the perfect combination in this delicious festive dessert!

    Pink Champagne Cake -A Doctored Cake Mix Recipe

    Nobody would guess that this moist, flavorful Pink Champagne Cake starts with a simple cake mix!

    Pink Champagne Cake {Scratch Recipe}

    This flavorful Pink Champagne Cake will make any occasion feel more special!

    Tiramisu Layer Cake

    Inspired by the popular Italian dessert, this Tiramisu Layer Cake is a heavenly combination of espresso, mascarpone, and a hint of Kahlua.

    Baileys Irish Cream Chocolate Cake

    This scratch Baileys Irish Cream Chocolate Cake has amazing flavor!

    Chocolate Tiramisu Cake

    This ultra moist and light Chocolate Tiramisu Cake features delicate chocolate cake layers brushed with Kahlua & espresso and frosted in a luscious whipped chocolate mascarpone frosting.

    White Chocolate Cranberry Cake

    Moist, flavorful white chocolate cranberry cake is so delicious and perfect for the holidays!

    Oreo Cake- Delicious Scratch Cake Recipe

    This decadent Oreo Layer Cake consists of chocolate cake layers, rich ganache, and oreo buttercream frosting!

    Chocolate Kahlua Cake

    Chocolate and Kahlua are the perfect match in this flavorful, moist, chocolatey cake!

    New Year's Eve Cake Design ideas

    Here are a few New Year's Eve cake designs that we have created over the years as well as some great inspiration from other cake decorators. We hope that you find something you'd like to try! 

    Our 2020 New Year's Eve cake features colorful buttercream brushstrokes behind our gold numbers-- and the party horns on top are just about the easiest choice for a cake topper that I can think of-- but it the look is really fun and whimsical. Here's a quick video tutorial of this New Year's Eve cake! 

     

    Cute and Easy New Year's Eve Cake

     

    Here's our New Year's Cake design from 2019-- I love the simplicity of it, and making the 0 into a clock (set to midnight) is a fun way to easily incorporate a New Year's Eve theme!  Happy New Year- 2019- Free Cake Video Tutorial

    Easy and Festive Happy New Year Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com- Free Video

     

     

    Pour the Champagne! I love the unique look of the poured champagne decorations spilling out over the side of our cake! This New Year's Cake is sure to be a crowd pleaser- hop over to learn how we made it!:  Happy New Year- Pour The Champagne- Cake Tutorial

     

    Free Cake Video Tutorial for Festive Champagne Themed New Year's Eve Cake!

     

    Next, I adore this brightly colored New Year's Eve Cake design by Cake Matters as featured on CakesDecor.com!

    Happy New Year Cake by Cake Matters as featured on Cakesdecor.com

     

     

    Many years ago, we  made this fun assortment of New Year's Eve cupcakes! These designs are so easy to make, whether you recreate them all or just pick & choose from your favorites! Happy New Year Cupcake Tutorial

    Happy New Year Cupcake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

     

    Here's an old favorite of ours- a New Year's Eve cake covered in whimsical clocks! These cute and glittery clock cake toppers are so easy to make, and I love the added height and "wow" factor that they add to the cake! Happy New Year- Clock Cake Toppers

     

    New Year's Eve Clock Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com

     

    How adorable and neatly done is this New Year's Eve Cookie by Yankee Girl Yummies?! I just love the clean look (and that lettering is fantastic)! I have to admit, when I first saw it I thought it was a cake! I always have cake on the brain ;0) -- But whether you are making New Year's Eve cake or cookies, this is great for inspiration!

     

    I love colorful cakes, and the piped fireworks in this design are so whimsical and perfect! They seem very doable no matter what your skill level of cake decorating. This fun New Year's Eve Cake by The Cookie Crafter was featured in THIS post by Kara's Party Ideas! Love it!

    Love this CUTE New Year's Eve cake with fireworks as featured on Kara's Party Ideas from My Cake School's roundup of favorite New Year's Cakes!

     

     

    Here is another festive New Year's Eve cake tutorial which features piped buttercream with a ridged look and silver and gold accents. I  just love the chocolate candy coating stars on top for quick decorations that can be piped and ready in minutes! The stars would be perfect for New Year's Eve cupcakes also!

    Happy New Year Cake Tutorial- Silver and Gold Stars

     

    Fun and festive New Year's Eve Cake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

    I love clock themes for New Year's Eve and I just had to include this beautiful clock cake by Natalie Madison Artisan Cakes as featured on AtHomeArkansas.com! I love the vintage feel of it.

     

    Clock Cake by Natalie Madison Artisan Cakes

    Here's something fun and festive for New Year's Eve, and they couldn't be simpler to make!! The Decorated Cookie created these adorable and EASY (yay!) Ball Drop Marshmallow Pops!  These would be cute on their own, or popped into cupcakes for a perfect New Year's Eve dose of sweetness!

     

    Ball Drop Marshmallow Pops by the Decorated Cookie as featured on MyCakeSchool.com's New Year's Cake roundup

    I just had to share this fabulous Champagne Cupcake with Champagne Buttercream frosting for the gorgeous spun sugar on top! Love this sophisticated detail, and the golden shade of the caramelized sugar is just perfect for New Year's Eve! Hop over for the Step by Step Tutorial!

     

    Champagne Cupcakes with Spun Sugar for New Year's Eve- By the Curvy Carrot

     

     

    Cheers! Our next New Year's Eve cake tutorial features two clinking champagne glasses on the front of a buttercream frosted cake. Find the tutorial here!:   New Year's Eve Cake Tutorial- Clinking Champagne Glasses .

    Looking back I may have gone a little overboard with my coiled floral wire, haha- but I still love the quick and easy glittered champagne glasses for a decoration that can be ready in no time!

    Happy New Year Cake Tutorial- Clinking Champagne Glasses

    I've never been one to turn down Oreos, especially when they are as CUTE as these easy New Year's cupcake toppers! How clever! These sweet Countdown Cupcakes were made by SomewhatSimple.com. Check out her tutorial for all of the details!

     

    Countdown Cupcakes for New Year's by SomewhatSimple.com!

    Here's another fun Midnight Marshmallow pop idea by Party Pinching! These marshmallow clocks would be adorable on cupcakes too! Don't miss her tutorial!

     

    Midnight Marshmallow Pops by Party Pinching as featured in MyCakeSchool.com's roundup of New Year's Eve cakes and sweets

     

     

    This fun little cake design from our 2016 cake was achieved by painting a mixture of coloring gels and small amount of vodka to create a watercolor consistency of edible paint.

    Then, I lightly tapped over the crusted buttercream frosting for a lovely, colorful, and unique cake design! You can find the details and tools used here:  Colorful Painted Buttercream Cake

     

    Happy New Year Cake Design by MyCakeSchool.com. Painted Buttercream.

    I love the simplicity of  this cheesecake clock by Hungry Happenings! Whether you're dressing up a store-bought cake or a quick favorite recipe, this design is sure to please any crowd!

     

    New Year's Eve Clock Cheesecake by Hungry Happenings as featured on My Cake School's roundup of New Year's Eve cake ideas!

     

     

    Who says sheet cakes have to being boring? I love this shaped sheet cake for New Year's! Although we made this cake several years ago, the shape can easily be adjusted to fit whatever the new year may be ;0) -  Happy New Year- Shaped Sheet Cake

    Happy New Year- Shaped Sheet Cake Tutorial

    And finally, when all else fails, you can never go wrong with just pop some sparklers into your New Year's Eve cake or cupcakes and call it a day! Instant WOW factor! (These festive cupcakes were featured on CatchmyParty.com!)

    New Year's Eve Cupcakes with Sparklers! Featured on Catch my Party as well as MyCakeSchool.com's roundup of favorite New Year's dessert ideas!

     

     

     

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    1. MsGF December 31, 2018 at 8:00 am

      Great Roundup! Lots of ideas :-) Happy New Year.

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