I love cake. Imagine a beautifully baked and frosted cake, disappointingly plopped onto a dinner plate–it’s not okay! Ceramic cake stands are sturdy and beautiful, and if you’re having cake for dessert, then you deserve to present that confection of heavenly goodness on something equally as stunning, right?

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There are stands that are simple and understated, like this Lenox Opal Innocence Carved Footed Cake Plate , that let’s the cake, well, take the cake.

There are stands that make make-believe tea parties easy, like this one from Now Designs, a 12-3/4 inch Pink cake stand .

And for the unique cake lover: a BIA Cordon Bleu Melina Garden Cake Stand . This looks like it could be straight out of Alice in Wonderland. Smoking Caterpillar shaped cake anyone?