55+ Gorgeous Cake Tattoo Designs with Meanings and Ideas

When you think of cake what comes to your mind? Birthdays, Anniversaries, Celebrations? Cakes are the central unit of many good memories that we have, many festivities that we incur and that we can think of. No party is complete without a dessert. Especially cakes! So, why not a pretty cake tattoo?

Meaning of Cake Tattoo Designs

Cakes for the most part mean sweetness, happiness, and all good milestones that occur in our life! During our lifetime we party and sometimes we party hard, like pretty hard! There are only so many times we stop and think, this is my future’s memory, this is something I’m going to look back on and smile. So why not find something that you love and etch it with permanence?

Ideas for Cake Tattoo Designs

  • Whole Cake Tattoos

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Whole cake tattoos are the best if you want to show off the design of the cake properly! Whether in color or black and white! You can customize or pick any design you find online. Bows, flowers, color schemes, and frosting designs, it is going to be your art that only you have a tattoo of.

  • Cake Slice Tattoos

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Cake slice tattoos are best when you are obsessed with the perfection of a cake from the inside ( Just like me!). Whether you want properly cut fruits visible, some crunchy elements, or even the perfect frosting filling, it is all possible and doable and a great idea.

  • Disney Inspired Tattoos

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Disney Whether it’s Disney tattoos, Pixar tattoos, Marvel tattoos, or anything that you are inspired by or are touched by can be a part of your cake tattoo.

  • Minimal Tattoos

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Minimal tattoos don’t have to be black and white, or just lines, they can be simplistic yet more! Keeping that in mind always try to imagine more!

  • Black and White Tattoos

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Black and white tattoos have always been a cult favorite. they can be a small simple tattoo and they can be an entire sleeve tattoo. Any tattoo can be made black and white. What shines in these tattoos are the perfections, the shading, and the design quality itself.

  • Tattoos With Written Messages

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Written messages tend to elevate any and every tattoo. They are a representation of your thoughts and your personality.

Where Should You Get Cake Tattoo Designs

For Women

  • Ankle
  • Wrist
  • Finger Spaces
  • Hands
  • Shoulder Blades
  • Behind the Ears

For Men

  • Chest
  • Biceps
  • Legs
  • Neck
  • Back
  • Forearms

List of Cake Tattoo Designs & Meanings

  • The Minimal Cake Slice Tattoo

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A minimal bicep tattoo, this black and white piece of cake tattoo is at an amazing location to be easily visible and still be simple.

  • The Carrot Cake Tattoo

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I know not everyone loves carrot cake, but for the ones who ride and die by them, this carrot cake tattoo is the perfect blend of modest yet colorful. With the subtle pops of color, this tattoo is now in my shortlisted pile!

  • The Pink Frosting Cake Tattoo

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This one right here is on FIRE! Quite literally too! This cake slice tattoo stirs the sparks in my heart! Get it? Stir? Sparks? You stir a cake batter and the tattoo has sparkles? Well, I tried!

  • The Marbled Cake Tattoo

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A marbled cake is taken to the next level when cut in the perfect slice. I’d pass this one as a success! The marble peeking through, the perfect amount of frosting, the fallen cake crumbs making it real, and the cherry on top completing it with utter excellence.

  • The Perfect Vanilla Cake Slice Tattoo

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Seems like that cake slice the barista would serve you when you order a vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream and a pink white chocolate ganache and it’s piped with the flawlessly centered floret and a shiny cherry. (Yes, I know my cake jargon!)

  • The Lemon Cheesecake Tattoo

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Cheesecakes too are cakes man! You cannot convince me otherwise. This happy happy lemon cheesecake topped with what I hope is lemon custard makes me just as excited to bake one as soon as I finish this article for you!

  • The Graphic Cheesecake Tattoo

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Another cheesecake in the running for making me hungry is this beauty right here. With the feeling of being accompanied by an edible flower, an OG cheesecake with strawberry coulis, whipped cream, and a fresh strawberry, how can anyone say no to this? I can’t.

  • The Black and White Cheesecake Tattoo

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For all people looking to show their love for cheesecakes with minimal effort, this elbow tattoo is the one for you. Black and white and still so appealing!

  • The Minimal Coloured Cake Slice Tattoo

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Talking of minimal, a barely-there colorful wrist tattoo of a cake slice you might end up getting at that local bakery that you oh-so-love for their homemade flavors and bigger-than-you-can-imagine cake slices!

  • The Black Forest Cake Tattoo

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A black forest cake with stark white frosting, cherries laid in between every layer topped with a strawberry? I haven’t seen that anywhere but here. If you are into that, save this now! This forearm tattoo screams your love for all things cake!

  • The “Stay Golden” Tattoo

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This cheesecake shoulder tattoo with a ‘stay golden’ message has to be one of my favorites! You’re never too old or too musty for a tattoo!

  • The Delicious Tattoo

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I agree with this artist that cheesecakes indeed are “too delicious” with all my heart! Get it? There are gorgeous hearts in this tattoo! πŸ™‚ <3

  • The “Life is Sweet” Tattoo

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This pastry tattoo sends one of my favorite messages, “Life is Sweet”.

  • The All-Pink Tattoo

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Somehow this reminds me of ‘Strawberry Shortcake’, the cartoon. I hope you remember the cute, little girl dressed in pink with a strawberry-themed hat!

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  • The Cake-in-Glass-Cloche Tattoo

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A colorful cake under a glass cloche with a carved glass stand makes me want to open a bakery and make this a reality!

  • The Pancake Tattoo

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Can pancakes be counted as cakes? Why yes! Of course! They are called Pan-CAKES! And this OG pancake stack with butter on top and maple syrup drooping from the side is just… mouth-watering enough for me to let go of my diet!

  • The I’m So Baked Tattoo

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Is there a cuter cake than one that says and I quote “I’m so baked”. Crying happy tears inside when I found this.

  • The Fighter Tattoo

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Then there is the Bruce lee of cakes! Ready to fight! I mean “softly” offering a piece. πŸ™‚

  • The Rainbow Tattoo

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This 5 layer rainbow cake tattoo is my favorite fusion for promoting and supporting the LGBTQ+ community with a tinge of sweetness.

  • The Astronaut Tattoo

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An astronaut taking a nap in space I mean frosting, with the white clouds as in the frosting boundary as pillows is a dream for all cake lovers ahem, like me!

  • The OG Cheesecake Tattoo

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Calling out all the strawberry coulis with the vanilla cheesecake fans out there to get this tattoo immediately! No muss no fus nothing extra just your love for this piece of deliciousness!

  • The Realistic Cake Tattoo

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Looks like a real birthday cake, doesn’t it? A simple fruit cake, white frosting, and BAZINGA! It’s a tattoo! Can’t eat it but can get it inked. Subtle, tasty, and all things love, this tattoo is the real deal! Get it?

  • The Minimalist Cake Tattoo

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Just black ink and nothing else. A little precise, a little ultra-fine, this tattoo is at the top of the food chain!

  • The Sleeping Beauty Cake Tattoo

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The Sleeping Beauty set some cake standards alright! One of the most beautiful white cakes with blue frosting. Never thought a tilted cake would steal my heart this fast!

  • The Realistic Sleeping Beauty Cake Tattoo

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Now, this is a more tangible Sleeping Beauty cake. If you want it this way, go for it!

  • The Birthday Wish Tattoo

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Okay, one little confession! On my 25th birthday, I got my first tattoo. And if you want a gentle reminder of when and why you got a tattoo, this might just be your calling! It’s right there in the tattoo.

  • The Tiered Cake Tattoo

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A 3-tiered cake, a bow, some flowers, and a candle to bring together the entire look! Wo wouldn’t want a cake like this? Tattoo! I mean tattoo!

  • The Cake Process Tattoo

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A stand mixer, whereon the heart begins, a whisk, a spatula, and a piping bag to finish it off! And it all brings together the beautiful cake slice which obviously is finished off with an iced drink! I personally like an americano with it but alas! The extra hearts around just prove the extraaaa love we have for this perfection of a dessert.

  • The Cake and Skeleton Tattoo

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You know the skeleton is right, right? “Cake it, till you make it”. Loving the skeleton piping with one hand and YOLOing with the other. And don’t lose sight of the perfectly iced cake!

  • The Cake Ingredients Tattoo

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Flour, eggs, sugar, chocolate, and butter, if you look closely they spell ‘Love’. These ingredients can make the best desserts possible! Just like the addition of bundt cake tattoo in this one.

  • The Girl With The Most Cake Tattoo

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I hear ya sister! Me too! I want to be the ” Girl with the most cake”. Not just that, the 3 cake slices, the strawberries, and the flowers are magnetizing.

  • The Galaxy Tattoo

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This sexy place tattoo is too sexy! The perfect cake slice, the cosmic frosting, and hearts with dark spacelike hearts have my galaxy-loving personality’s entire attention. <3

  • The Rainbow Tattoo

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Are you a rainbow, bright and shiny sun, beautiful clouds, and bird-loving person? And obviously cakes you know. Because well, they’re cakes. High five! Let’s go and get this tattoo done ASAP!

  • The All Things Included Sleeve Tattoo

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I have many sleeve tattoos in store with you but for now, let’s talk about this one. Not just a cake or cakes? No one’s judging, but this one has a pie, cupcakes, blueberries, strawberries, lemon, and all things color!

  • The Spoon and Whisk Tattoo

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Listen up! If you don’t want an all-things inclusive extravagant tattoo but still love the idea of the simplicity of a whisk and a wooden spoon, I completely back you and give you my blessing.

  • The Macaron, Cupcake, and Piping Bag Tattoo

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You can also just be a piping connoisseur and pipe cupcakes, cakes, pies, and macarons all day and love it immensely. I’d love it too. This cupcake, piping bag, and macaron tattoo on the arm is a class apart!

  • The Ice Cream Cake Tattoo

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Let’s say you don’t like traditional cakes, but you are bound to like ice cream cakes! And this flawless ice cream cone next to the ice cream cake makes the love double clear!

  • The Sea and Stars Tattoo

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All things sea and stars, this calf tattoo is an excellent choice for stargazers and water babies. The goldfish, seashell, starfish sitting on clouds or maybe even waves with sea shells and little pearls on the side, round and heart bubbles (which are too pretty btw!) being accompanied by the galaxy frosting and stars in the middle layer is a dream come true.

  • The Cake and Desserts Tattoo

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If a cake as a tattoo isn’t enough, why not add all your favorite desserts? This artist has added a croissant, an oh-so-impeccable donut, and the perfectly sliced cinnamon roll with fruits and flowers (So that you know it’s for the day and it’s not cocktail!).

  • The Triangle Tattoo

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Triangle tattoos represent connection, wisdom, growth, and also The Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Merging it with the cake tattoo can be your perfect blend!

  • The Little Fish Tattoo

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Probably a pufferfish or a sea urchin celebrating its first birthday with the little cake and blowing bubbles to blow out the candle (because duh! It’s underwater!), and don’t forget the cute, little party hat it has going on. I’m in love!

  • The Pudding and Swiss Roll Tattoo

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The cheesecake accompanied by the pudding and what seems like a swiss roll <3, is minimalist, and colorful.

  • The Anime Tattoo

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This is more anime than most anime tattoos. The details on the strawberries, the bunny, and what seems like a strawberry shortcake are gorgeous.

  • The Sketch Tattoo

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What seems like a sketch, this upper body tattoo is more like a homemade cake. and I’m all for it!

  • The Cartoon Tattoo

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Cartoonish cakes are more delectable than real cakes. I’m not the only one who believes that right? This one seems like something out of Shin Chan or Doraemon maybe!

  • The Blue Frosting Cake

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Blue frosting with vanilla sprinkles cake, need I say more?

  • The Checkbox Cake Tattoo

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A checkbox cake, cut open, beautiful on the inside with accent flowers >>> any other!

  • The Heart Tattoo

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An iced bundt cake and a cupcake presented just the way they reside in our hearts! A beautiful big heart :))

  • The Inside Joke Tattoo

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This heart cake is topped with what seems like an inside joke! This is a great idea for a couple’s message, or a siblings’, or a group of friends’ inside joke tattoo combined with your love for cakes <333

  • The Cake and Fork Tattoo

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You know you can actually pick this fork up and eat this cake. Just kidding! But it appears like it right?

  • The Boba Tattoo

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The Cat-top sipper, with boba drink, a candy lollipop, a macaron (a beautiful beautiful macaron indeed), glowing hearts, and a slice of cake to top it off! It’s the dream of every boba lover to pair it up with other sweet stuff!

  • The Harry Potter Tattoo

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Any cake tattoo article is lacking without this memorable cake from Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone! Hagrid is a forever favorite of every child who has ever watched that movie! :*

  • The Ice Cream over Cake Tattoo

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If you are a fan of a specific design, don’t shy away from getting it tattooed! Like this one here, the person is obviously obsessed with the ice cream melting over cake illusion!

  • The Cat Tattoo

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Reminds me of Ratatouille! A cat baking cakes, holding a whisk, and looking over, I’d watch this movie in theatres! And a perfect cake at that too! The text is of course customizable! It can be anything you want!

  • The Pikachu Tattoo

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Pokemon fans! Or specifically, Pikachu fans, and cake fans, hear hear! Your soulmate tattoo is here! Too cute man <3

  • The Red Velvet Tattoo

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This delicate back tattoo is simple, appetizing ;), and oh-so-pretty! Oh, and it’s a red velvet cake! <3

  • The Delicate Cake Simple Tattoo

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This one is unlike most tattoos! Because most of the cake is still here! πŸ˜€ And a glass of champagne! I mean come on! Friday night scenes!!

  • The Cute Fork and Knife Tattoo

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To the cake, we march! With the cute little knife and fork. Why? Oh because we’re fancy like that!

In short! cakes are one of the best and most beautiful ideas for tattoos.

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