2026 cake trends aren’t about doing more. They’re about doing things on purpose. So let’s sit down with a coffee and talk through the cake trends I’m seeing take hold for 2026, what they actually mean for decorators, and why so many of them quietly make cake life easier when you understand the structure behind them.

Pricing cakes is one of the hardest parts of running a cake business. Not because cake makers don’t understand money, but because pricing is emotional. This guide will help you understand why pricing cakes feels so hard, what often goes wrong, and how to think about pricing in a way that supports your business - not drains it. This is not a pricing calculator. It’s a mindset-plus-structure guide for real cake businesses.

This guide is here to explain ganache in a calm, real-world way. Not as a recipe. Not as a quick fix. But as a foundation skill that supports better cakes from the inside out. Ganache is one of those things that looks simple on paper, yet feels unpredictable in real life. And when it goes wrong, it can make you question everything - your method, your timing, even your confidence.