Upcycled Cake Plate, Three Ways To Use It, and A Big Fat Fail

Today I'm checking two more things off the list for Operation Garage Cleanout! Whoop whoop, I'm on a roll!

This project is a simple upcycled cake plate and I'm also sharing three ways you can use it and a big fat fail!


I had a vintage pie pan and a wooden candlestick in a bin in the garage. Separately they serve two completely different purposes but put them together and you have a cute, rustic cake plate!


I gave the candle holder a couple coats of grey paint I had in the garage.


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Once the paint was dry I attached the candle holder to the inside of the pie pan using E6000 Glue.


You could glue the candle holder to the bottom of the pie pan instead for a slightly different look.


Now I'll share three different ways you can use this and my big fat fail!

The first way you can use this is as an actual cake plate!

I made a cake... #fail! I don't know what went wrong but the top layer broke into pieces. I thought I could piece it back together with frosting and then frost the whole thing and no one would be the wiser... NOT!!!


You probably can't tell by these pictures how bad it actually looked, it was all uneven and lopsided on the top and I ran out of frosting so some spots are a little thin!

I tried to disguise the uneven spots with some tiger lilies from my garden.


Oh well... apparently baking isn't my forte!

When I took it off the cake plate it fell apart completely... the broken pieces on the top slid right off and onto the counter!! 😂

Oh well... it still tastes delicious!!


The second way you could use this is as a sink caddy for soap and sponges.




The third way you can use this (and the way I am using it for awhile) is as a stand for oils and spices.


I don't know why but things always look better when they are grouped together and put on a pedestal!! 😊


This is how it looks now in my kitchen.


How would you use it?



You might also like these posts for some more ideas for upcyling old baking pans (click the titles below the pictures to check them out):

Upcycled Baking Pans - 7 Days of Thrift Shop Flips

Baking Pans to Holiday Decor

Tiered Cake Pan Stand

Upcycled Tray Stand

Angel Food Cake Pan