SubTrends

Averages 10 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Sundays around 5 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (90%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
10 12%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
420 40%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
18 17%
Activity Rank #14,761 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#14,761 1,372
Top 25%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
2%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
17%

r/cakedecorating Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0510152005001k1.5kSep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (38 chars)
Peak Day Monday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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10%
10–99
33%
100–999
43%
1K+
14%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 87%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 137
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 11.3K

r/cakedecorating Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 5 PM
Mon 5 PM
Tue 10 AM
Wed 4 PM
Thu 7 PM
Fri 3 PM
Sat 3 PM

r/cakedecorating Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Birthday Cakes136 (47.4%)374
Help Needed41 (14.3%)19
Wedding Cakes22 (7.7%)1.6K
Feedback Requested20 (7.0%)298
Other Celebration Cakes19 (6.6%)349
Just Because Cakes18 (6.3%)449
Illusion & Realism Cakes12 (4.2%)696
Character & Cartoon Cakes6 (2.1%)416
Lessons learned6 (2.1%)171
Holiday-themed Cakes4 (1.4%)202

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

91%image posts

r/cakedecorating Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
cake
179 (61.9%)
47417
birthday
64 (22.1%)
43115
made
47 (16.3%)
75327
first
24 (8.3%)
28816
cakes
22 (7.6%)
35319
wedding
17 (5.9%)
97735
chocolate
12 (4.2%)
1577
buttercream
12 (4.2%)
15011

r/cakedecorating Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/cakedecorating Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/cakedecorating Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/cakedecorating FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/cakedecorating?

Based on posting volume, r/cakedecorating is most active on Sundays around 5 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/cakedecorating?

r/cakedecorating averages 10 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/cakedecorating get?

Posts on r/cakedecorating average about 420 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/cakedecorating get most?

On r/cakedecorating, most posts are image posts (90%)