What Is a Drip Cake
A drip cake has a smooth buttercream coating with chocolate or ganache dripping down the sides. The drips are controlled — each one is placed deliberately, not poured randomly. The effect is dramatic without being messy.
We have been making drip cakes since we started. They are one of our most-ordered styles, especially for birthdays. The combination of clean buttercream and glossy drips photographs well and looks impressive on any table.
How We Make Our Drip Cakes
The base is always buttercream. We frost the cake smooth, chill it, then apply the drip. The drip itself is ganache — chocolate, white chocolate, or coloured white chocolate depending on the design.
Temperature matters. The ganache has to be warm enough to flow but cool enough to set before reaching the bottom. Too warm and it pools at the base. Too cool and it barely moves. Getting the consistency right is the difference between a clean drip cake and a sloppy one.
After the drip sets, we add toppings. Fresh flowers, macarons, sprinkles, acrylic toppers — whatever fits the design. The top of the cake is where most of the decoration goes.
Popular Drip Cake Flavours and Designs
Chocolate on vanilla is the classic combination. Dark chocolate ganache dripping down white vanilla buttercream. It looks sharp and tastes rich.
White chocolate on chocolate is the reverse — white ganache on dark chocolate buttercream. Popular for more dramatic designs, especially with gold sprinkles or dark berries on top.
Coloured drips work for themed celebrations. Pink drip for a girl's birthday, gold for an anniversary, green for a Ramadan cake. We tint white chocolate ganache to match your colour scheme.
Our cake bases are vanilla or chocolate, with fillings like vanilla cream, chocolate ganache, white chocolate ganache, vanilla with strawberry, or vanilla with raspberry. Prices range from €50 to €100. Try our cake calculator for a quick estimate.
Order a Drip Cake
Tell us the occasion, your preferred flavours, the number of guests, and the colour scheme you want. We need at least one week of lead time. If you have a reference photo, share it — it helps us match your expectations.
Pickup in Vlaardingen and Rotterdam. Delivery available across Zuid-Holland. Start your order here.
Frequently Asked Questions
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