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Let’s Make a Cake!

Welcome to I Scream for Buttercream!

Here you’ll find cake recipes, cake decorating tutorials and cake baking tips for every occasion. Grab a recipe – watch a tutorial – make an amazing cake!

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Here You’ll Find the Newest Posts:

  • A thick slice of pumpkin coffee cake with a cinnamon streusel topping and vanilla glaze, served on a white plate with a fork and fall-themed decorations in the background.
    Pumpkin Sour Cream Coffee Cake
  • Slice of chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and raspberry filling on a white plate.
    Moist Chocolate Raspberry Cake
  • A light purple cake with light frosting and a ring of lavender around the top.
    10 Ways to Make a Cake Look Fancy (without piping anything)
  • Slice of light green cake with fluffy green frosting on a white plate, served with a fork.
    Key Lime Cake from Scratch
  • Creamy chocolate buttercream frosting in a mixing bowl with a paddle attachment.
    Chocolate Fudge Buttercream Frosting
  • A slice of vibrant orange bundt cake with creamy white frosting sits on a white plate with a fork beside it.
    Orange Creamsicle Cake (Bundt Cake)
  • Close-up of a vanilla cupcake with fluffy white frosting, cut in half to show its soft, moist crumb.
    Moist and Tender White Cupcakes
  • "Close-up of a stand mixer paddle attachment covered in fluffy, whipped buttercream frosting over a mixing bowl.
    Wedding Cake Buttercream Frosting (Great for Cupcakes Too)

Popular Recipes & Posts

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    Moist Vanilla Buttermilk Cake
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    Moist White Cake
  • Cake Filling Ideas
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    Easy Cream Cheese Pound Cake (with a cake mix)
  • Small decorated vanilla cake with sprinkles.
    Mini 6 Inch Vanilla Cake Recipe
  • Featured image with slice of cookies and cream cake.
    Cookies & Cream Cake (Oreo Cake) with Oreo Frosting
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    Chocolate Butter Cake
  • Close up image of coconut layer cake on a plate.
    Old Fashioned Southern Coconut Cake Recipe with Frosting

Cake Recipes and Tutorials Perfect for Christmas

These recipes and tutorials are perfect for the holidays:

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    Cinnamon Roll Cake from Scratch
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    Cream Cheese Crumb Cake (Recipe + Video)
  • Close up of red velvet slice of cake.
    Red Velvet Pound (Bundt) Cake with Cream Cheese Glaze
  • Close up featured image of a moist chocolate cake on a white plate with a fork.
    Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake
  • Large slice of deep red velvet cake with oreo on top.
    Red Velvet Oreo Cake with Oreo Cream Cheese Buttercream
  • A slice of buttermilk coffee cake with a crumbly cinnamon-sugar topping on a white plate with a fork.
    Buttermilk Coffee Cake (13×9 inch crumb cake)
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    Easy Chocolate Cream Cheese Pound Cake
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    Moist Vanilla Buttermilk Cake
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    Chocolate Spice Cake
  • cupcake bouquet in basket featured image
    Easy Cream Cheese Pound Cake (with a cake mix)
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    Cinnamon Swirl Sour Cream Cake
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    Brown Sugar Spice Cake with Caramel Cream Cheese Glaze
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    Giant Peppermint Candy Cake Tutorial
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    Cake Pop Christmas Tree
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    Sour Cream Red Velvet Cake
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    Chocolate Rum Cake with a Kick
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About KARA

Hi, I’m so glad you’re here! Cake shows up at our most important and happiest moments in life, like birthdays, weddings, baby showers and holidays. It’s also for those everyday moments…it makes them even better.

Put simply, cake just makes us happy! I love trying out new cake flavor combinations and decorating ideas. Have a look around and I bet you can find a cake recipe or tutorial for any of life’s big moments and those everyday moments. too.

Learn more about me →

Classic Cake Favorites

Delicious Classic Cake Recipes the Whole Family Will Love:

  • Close up image of moist lemon sour cream layer cake on a white plate with a fork.
    Lemon Sour Cream Layer Cake
  • Close up featured image of a moist chocolate cake on a white plate with a fork.
    Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake
  • Featured image of a large slice of cake with strawberry filling.
    Moist Vanilla Cake with Strawberry Filling (+ cream cheese frosting)
  • Small decorated vanilla cake with sprinkles.
    Mini 6 Inch Vanilla Cake Recipe
  • Double layer small chocolate cake with sprinkles.
    Mini 6 Inch Chocolate Cake Recipe
  • Featured image for black cake with white icing.
    Black and White Cake with Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting
  • Featured image with slice of cookies and cream cake.
    Cookies & Cream Cake (Oreo Cake) with Oreo Frosting
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    Best Chocolate Cupcakes
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    Moist Marble Cake from Scratch
  • german chocolate cake featured image
    German Chocolate Layer Cake
  • pink velvet cake featured image
    Scratch Pink Velvet Cake Recipe
  • cupcake bouquet in basket featured image
    Easy Cream Cheese Pound Cake (with a cake mix)
  • french vanilla cake featured image
    Moist French Vanilla Cake Recipe from Scratch
  • chocolate butter cake featured image
    Chocolate Butter Cake
  • favorite vanilla bean cake featured image
    Favorite Vanilla Bean Cake
  • Close up image of coconut layer cake on a plate.
    Old Fashioned Southern Coconut Cake Recipe with Frosting

See more recipes →

Cake Decorating

Step-by-Step Cake Decorating Tutorials, Tips and Hacks:

  • Featured image with shite icing on a buttercream cake.
    How to Get White Buttercream (5 ways)
  • Featured image with bundt cake and glaze.
    How to Frost a Bundt Cake (Easy Options & Tips)
  • Orange crumb coated chocolate cake.
    Do I Have to Crumb Coat a Cake?
  • Smoothing fondant on a cake.
    Tips For Making Your First Fondant Cake
  • Person decorating a cake with pink frosting.
    Common Cake Decorating Terms (and what they mean)
  • Level on top of a cake.
    How to Stack a Cake (a step-by-step guide to tiered cakes)
  • Buttercream borders collage.
    12 Simple and Easy Buttercream Cake Borders
  • Layers of cake and frosting.
    Should I Refrigerate My Cake Before Frosting and Decorating?
  • Attaching flowers to a cake.
    How to Attach Gumpaste Flowers to Cakes
  • White cake covered with fondant and roses.
    Tips for Covering a Cake in Fondant
  • Adding pink frosting to a layer cake.
    Anatomy of a Decorated Cake (for beginners)
  • Piped buttercream flowers collage.
    Best Cake and Cupcake Piping Tips & How to Use Them
  • Black and red buttercream in bowls.
    How to Color Buttercream Dark Colors (A Comparison)
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    How to Make a Tall Cake
  • easy fondant roses featured image
    Easy Fondant Rose Without Tools
  • Smooth buttercream in a silver bowl.
    Tips on How to Get Smooth Buttercream Frosting

See more cake decorating →

Baking Tips

All the Tips & Hacks You’ll Need to Bake Amazing Cakes:

  • Chocolate cake batter smoothed by a spoon into a square cake pan.
    Cake Baking Myths that are Ruining Your Cakes
  • A clean cupcake pan filled with white liners that have been lightly sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, ready for baking.
    How to Keep Cupcake Pans Looking New
  • Pouring cake batter into a prepared pan featured image.
    Sneaky Cake Baking Mistakes You Might Not Know You’re Making
  • Tub of margarine with knife.
    Can I Use Margarine Instead of Butter When Baking Cakes?
  • Silver and liquid measuring cups on a counter top.
    3 Measuring Mistakes That Are Ruining Your Cakes
  • Cakes in a refrigerator.
    How Long Does Cake Last in the Fridge?
  • Powdered sugar in a small sifter with a towel.
    Does Powdered Sugar Go Bad?
  • Measuring milk for cake baking.
    What’s the Purpose of Milk in a Cake Recipe?
  • Chocolate frosted cupcakes in a box.
    How to Store Frosted Cupcakes
  • Cake batter going into prepared pan.
    15 Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Baking Scratch Cakes
  • A person holding a slice of dry cake.
    Why Are My Cakes Dry?
  • Cupcakes in a box.
    How to Transport Desserts (Plus Dessert Carrier Ideas)

See more cake baking tips→

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    Exclusive Content for VIPs
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    FAQs

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Hey there, I’m Kara!

Hi, I'm so glad you're here! Cake shows up at our most important and happiest moments in life, like birthdays, weddings, baby showers and holidays. It's also for those everyday moments...it makes them even better. Put simply, cake just makes us happy! I love trying out new cake flavor combinations and decorating ideas. Have a look around and I bet you can find a cake recipe or tutorial for any of life's big moments and those everyday moments too. Click here if you want to learn more about me!

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