Graduation Variety Late spring and early summer bring with them the graduation season. Graduation parties will range from pre-school through PhD and MD programs. Students will graduate from Law School, Vo-Tec programs and so on. These occasions provide excellent opportunities for retail bakeries and decorators to showcase their skills. Eveything from standard cakes with simple add-ons to the most ornate will appeal to the graduation cake shopper. Easy Adds The key theme for most graduation cakes comes in the form of a graduation cap and the year of graduation. This easy add-on takes any basic sheet or round cake and instantly turns it into a graduation cake. A little piped on lettering then customizes the cake in a matter of minutes. Add-ons for the graduation theme can go further than just the cap. Another easy add-on to capture the graduation idea on a basic cake is a simple scroll. Retailers and decorators can purchase these from a vendor or create them in house. Roll up a plain white sheet of paper and fasten it with a bow representing the graduate's school colors. Tiny books stacked up on a basic cake make for easy additions as well. Customs When it comes to high end graduation cakes, the customer's imagination relative to your decorator's talent is the only limit. There are however, a few go-to ideas that decorators and sales people can use as catalysts to get the creative juices flowing when determining designs for the custom-decorated graduation cake shopper. 50 < APR 2015 | bakemag.comhttp://www.bakemag.com