Golf Course Cake

• A basic sheet cake works well for a design that looks like a real golf course. Bake an extra cake and use pieces to make hills, valleys and ponds that you might find on a golf course. Use a grass or fur decorating tip with several small holes to create grass over most of the cake. Spread green frosting smooth in the area around holes and putting greens to evoke short grass. Add blue frosting mixed with piping gel for a shiny appearance for water features. To give the look of sand, use graham cracker crumbs or sugar colored tan with brown and yellow food coloring. Attach a triangle of fondant or paper to toothpicks to make flags.

Golf Ball Cake

• A large golf ball cake is minimalist in color and detail, but the spherical shape is sure to wow guests. Bake two cakes in half-sphere cake pans or bowls. Assemble the pieces with buttercream frosting and push dowels through for support. Cover the sphere with white buttercream frosting or fondant. Press small indentations all over the cake with a ball tool to create the golf ball dimples. For a large gathering, position the ball cake atop a round layer cake decorated with argyle patterns on the side as tribute to the golf attire pattern. Shape golf clubs, cleats and a golf bag from fondant to use as accents on the cake board around the ball.