# Impromptu Birthday Confections The Doughnut Cake by Kimberly Stoney is Quick to Whip Up By Meghan Young | Published 2013-07-22 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/doughnut-cake References: [neatorama](http://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/18/Need-A-Birthday-Cake-In-A-Hurry-Make-A-Donut-Cake/) & [instructables](http://www.instructables.com/id/Doughnut-Cake/) The Doughnut Cake looks like a sweet piece of heaven, and it didn't even take that much effort to create. Essentially, it is the perfect [celebratory confection](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crumbs-colossal-cupcake) to whip up on the fly when pressed for time. Whether it involves a forgotten birthday or an impromptu new job party, the Doughnut Cake is the icing on the cake, literally. Conceived by Kimberly Stoney, a baker based in New England, United States, who is also known as 'bean9481' on Instructables, the Doughnut Cake requires only a few jumbo-sized Texas donuts, three in this case, some white icing, [rainbow sprinkles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sprinkle-cakes-for-juneteenth) as well as red and blue food coloring gel. For those who want to get a little more fancy, they can make their own donuts, though that defeats the purpose. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 30% | Activity: 9% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Impromptu Celebratory Confections:** The Doughnut Cake trend offers opportunities for creating easy and quick celebratory confections. - **DIY Donut-baking Kits:** The trend of making Doughnut Cakes can lead to the creation of DIY Donut-Baking Kits as a new industry trend. - **Elevated Cake Decorations with Donuts:** The Doughnut Cake trend presents an opportunity for bakeries to explore and elevate their cake decoration game with the use of donuts. ### Where This Applies - **Bakery Goods:** Bakery goods industry can take advantage of the Doughnut Cake trend to create new and innovative products. - **Food and Beverage:** The trend of Doughnut Cake can be adopted by the food and beverage industry to introduce unique and celebratory treats. - **Party Supplies and Decorations:** The Doughnut Cake trend can pave the way for a new industry of party supplies and decorations that cater to the creation of quick and easy celebratory confections. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Decadent Cake-Like Donuts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/krispy-kreme-decadent-desserts.md) - [Baked Free-From Donut Ranges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/entenmanns-donut-cakes.md) - [Birthday Cake-Flavored Whiskeys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/birthday-cake-whiskey.md) - [Single-Serve Donut Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/doughnut-cakes.md) - [Grain-Free Birthday Donuts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/birthday-donuts.md) - [Sprinkle Cake Mixes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funfetti-celebrations-cake-mix.md) - [Funfetti Cake Donut Mixes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funfetti-cake-donut-mix.md) - [Humorous Pothole-Inspired Donuts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voodoo-doughnut-pothole-doughnut.md) - [DIY Holiday Donut Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christmas-creations-kit.md)