Top 10 Best Cake Baking & Decorating Tools

As a new baker or seasoned cake maker, it really can make a difference if you have the right baking tools for cake. The right cake baking essentials will allow you to focus on creating the perfect sponge and adding all those finishing touches, rather than worrying about your baking tools.

Here is our list of the 10 best cake baking tools and decorating supplies that every baker should have in their kitchen.

10 Best Cake Baking & Decorating Tools

1. Cake Tin Moulds 

The first part of each cake is the shape and size of the cake itself, and cake tin moulds are the foundation of a great cake. Available in round, square or heart shape, these cake baking equipment pieces help your cake bake evenly. Invest in high-quality tins to avoid uneven cooking and sticking.

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2. Fondant Moulds

Fondant work is the secret to elegant cakes. Allowing you to create beautiful edible shapes and texture, fondant moulds can make your finished cake look very polished and professional, adding a bit of elegance and refinement. Fondant moulds offer a variety of faces from beautiful floral patterns, lace effect, and themed-based decorations. These moulds allow you to save time while delivering pristine results.

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3. Palette & Angular Knives

From smooth icing to spreading precisely, a palette knife will be the most beneficial baking tool you can invest in. Angular knives are great for getting into awkward corners while keeping the cake surface untouched. This will give the perfect finish. You'll quickly find that palette knives are essential for applying all kinds of toppings, such as buttercream, ganache, or fondant.

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4. Plunger Cutters

Although probably small in size, the most significant cake decorating tools are cake decorating plungers. It doesn’t matter if you want to cut fondant, gumpaste or cookie dough; plungers are ideal for achieving the neatest, most professional finish to your decorations, because they remove the need for complex cutting methods. This is great when making larger designs, such as floral patterns or themed cakes, and typically has multiple levels of detail.

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5. Cake Turntable

When it comes to decorating cakes, a cake turntable will change your life. It allows you to rotate your cake as you add icing to it, making it so much easier to get that even icing. It works for both beginner and professional decorators. Not only that, when it's time to decorate, it will speed up your process and make your decorating environment cleaner.

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6. Fondant Smoother

After you have added a layer of fondant to cover the cake, the next step is making that layer of fondant look perfect. Sometimes, when you add the fondant layer to your cake, you can have an air bubble or crease that can affect how lovely the cake looks. A fondant smoother will help create that perfect finish.

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7. Silicone Baking Mat

Goodbye parchment paper! A silicone baking mat will give you a repeated, non-stick surface to roll out dough or bake cookies, or even work with chocolate. Aside from being reusable, silicone baking mats are heat-resistant, which makes them especially handy for daily use in the kitchen.

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8. Spatula & Brush

If your batter needs to be mixed, your glaze brushed, or your syrup spread over baked goods, spatulas and brushes are important tools to every baker. A silicone spatula is the best option for scraping out batter from a bowl, and a pastry brush is what you will need for your egg washes or syrups.

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9. Modelling Tools

When it comes to sugarcrafting and using fondant, modelling tools are necessary. Modelling tools are used to shape, sculpt, and texture a piece of fondant/gum paste to give the appearance of a more realistic decoration.

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10. Nozzle & Piping Bags

Nozzles & Piping Bags are two of the most important cake decorating tools available that will help you create stunning frosting designs, including simple rosettes, fancy borders and so many other awesome shapes with ease. Whether it be buttercream, royal icing or even chilled ganache, with the correct piping tool at your disposal you can create show-stopping cake designs!

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Wrapping Up

The initial step in giving yourself the same quality baking results at home as you would if you purchased it from a bakery is to invest in the perfect cake baking tools. There are cake tin moulds to give your cakes a perfect base, for you to mould fondant with fondant moulds, as well as modelling tools to make intricate decoration even easier; all of these baking supplies will make baking even more fun and the cakes that you bake even more impressive.

At The Baking Tools you will be able to find a full checklist of cake decorating supplies and cake baking essentials to cater to all bakers at all skill levels.

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FAQ

1. What are the basic baking tools for making a cake?

The basic cake baking tools are cake tin moulds, a silicone baking mat, spatulas, palette knives, and cake turntables. Using these baking tools will help make sure your cake bakes evenly, and it will also make for easy decorating.

2. Which tools are best for decorating cakes?

The best cake decorating tools are fondant moulds, plunger cutters, modelling tools, and fondant smoothers. They help you create professional designs and smooth finishes.

3. Do I need a cake turntable for decorating?

It is not necessary, however, it does make decorating easier when you can smooth icing and have it in a position where you can see how it will look as you rotate it evenly whilst decorating it.

4. Where can I buy the best cake baking equipment in India?

You can find a wide variety of cake baking essentials and cake decorating supplies at The Baking Tools.

5. Can I bake a cake without a silicone baking mat?

Of course, if you don't know about or simply do not have one, you can use parchment paper to avoid cake sticking. However, for long-term sustainability, the silicone baking mat is reusable, non-stick, and eco-friendly.