# Whimsical Watercolor Cakes This Girly Graffiti Cake is Decorated with Watercolors and Gold Foil By Alyson Wyers | Published 2015-08-13 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graffiti-cake References: [sprinklebakes](http://www.sprinklebakes.com/2015/04/watercolor-graffiti-chocolate-cake.html) If you want to introduce more whimsy to your dessert decorating, this watercolor graffiti cake is a feminine place to begin. From the blog Sprinkle Bakes the [colorful chocolate cake](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rich-products-and-funfetti) is a beautiful treat for a variety of [celebratory events](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wicked-celebration-cake), from birthdays to baby showers. A fondant-covered cake, such as Rosie Alyea's Chocolate Butter Cake, makes a blank canvas for you to try your artistic skills upon. You will need gel food coloring in a few different colors, sponge stipplers and clear vanilla extract or vodka as well. When you overlap hues like magenta, purple and turquoise and then press a paper towel on the finished product before it dries, you can get the same effect as this watercolor graffiti cake. She also used [gold leaf for garnish](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/2026-valentines-day-lineup). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.8/10 - Popularity: 100% | Activity: 97% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Watercolor-inspired Desserts:** Expanding the trend of using watercolor techniques to decorate desserts, offering new opportunities for creative baked goods. - **Feminine and Whimsical Cake Decor:** Designing cakes with a feminine and whimsical aesthetic is a trend that can appeal to a broader audience, creating space for new baking tools and decorations. - **Creative Cake Decorating Techniques:** Experimenting with new techniques, such as watercoloring cakes, offers opportunities for cake bakers to create innovative designs and niche specialties. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Baking and Pastry:** The baking and pastry industry can incorporate new techniques and trends, such as watercolor-inspired decorations, into their offerings to appeal to new customers and stand out in the market. - **Event Planning:** The event planning industry can incorporate unique and creative dessert options, such as watercolor cakes, into their services to offer an enhanced experience for clients and differentiate their business offerings. - **Bakery Retail:** Bakery retailers can take advantage of the popularity of watercolor-inspired cakes to offer unique products that cater to a specific clientele and attract new customers interested in creative desserts. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Elegant Cake Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flourless-dark-chocolate.md) - [Balloon Dog Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/balloon-dog-cake.md) - [Sprayable Food Colorings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/food-color-spray.md) - [Sprinkle Cake Mixes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funfetti-celebrations-cake-mix.md) - [All-Occasion Layered Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-cake.md) - [Design-Centric Dynamic Artful Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/artful-cake.md) - [Rainbow Sprinkle-Studded Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/confetti-crazy-cake.md) - [Cotton Candy Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cotton-candy-cake.md) - [Two-Layered Funfetti Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-confetti-cake.md)