OMG Look Now! — GIANT Donut Cakes Are Taking Over Instagram
If you thought you’d seen it all with the vegan donuts, inception donuts, and donut wall trends dominating Instagram, prepare to meet your newest donut obsession. Giant donut cakes are a hybrid of EPIC proportions — literally! Everyone’s obsession with fried dough is off to a whole ‘nother level now. If you *must* capture your own, using your best and brightest filter, here’s a giant donut cake tutorial that makes this DIY easy-peasy. Meanwhile, feast your eyes on the 14 most outrageous donut cakes that are racking up Likes.
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1. #CakePorn: This giant wheel of deliciousness, covered in pink glaze and sprinkles, just screams FUN, FUN, FUN. Bring one of these to your next office birthday PAR-TAY and you’ll be everyone’s BFF.
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2. Little Kid Birthday: Forget the sheet cakes with the sad, inedible action figures. This giant monstrosity will have donut-lovers young and old goggle-eyed with glee.
3. Big Kid Birthday: Is a milestone birthday a good thing or a bad thing? It doesn’t really matter, because a GIANT chocolate donut cake just makes everything even better.
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4. Thanks, Dad: This is for all those times he made the early morning donut run before you were even awake yet. And remembered your fave flavor.
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5. Funfetti Fun: Donut + cake + funfetti = triple hybrid. One bite of this baby, and you’ll all be in donut heaven.
6. Office-er Party: This is THE workplace celebration everyone will be talking about. Fire up the Keurig!
7. Put a Ring on It: Nothing says I love you like a GIANT ring of tastiness with emoji heart eyes. Bookmark this idea for Valentine’s and Galentine’s Day.
8. Wedding Day: Bride’s cake or groom’s cake? I’ll have one of each, puh-lease!
9. Fueled by Frosting: A giant dose of sugar is just what everyone needs to power through the week, amiright? It’s SOOOO nice to share.
10. Coffee Break: This giant lemon meringue donut cake will perk up everyone’s day — and their taste buds. That sweet-tart combo gets them every time.
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11. Rockin’ the Reese’s: It was only a matter of time before some enterprising foodie took everyone’s fave chocolate-and-peanut-butter candy and turned it into a giant donut cake. Food innovation for the win!
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12. Triple Threat: Do you call them sprinkles or jimmies? Who cares, just gimme more.
13. Unicorns IRL: Just when you thought this trend couldn’t get any more magical… here come the unicorns. Are we living in a Lisa Frank animation?
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14. Triple Crown Hybrid: A whimsical cake makes everyone’s fairytale dreams come true. If yours features pastel colors, edible glitter, and adorable critter faces, it’s pretty much a win-win-win.
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