Make Kids Birthday Cakes, Special And Fun

Inside each cake, a trinket prize is baked right into the cake….

Here are a few creative ideas to make that milestone cake special.One such idea takes its cue from the Mardi Gras celebration cake tradition. Inside each cake, a trinket prize is baked right into the cake. With the Mardi Gras cake, a small King or Queen’s crown is placed into the batter. When the cake is cut, the lucky individual whose piece contains the prize is given some special favor or title. For kids birthday cakes, you can use a small action figure instead. The child who gets the trinket is awarded a prize. This adds suspense and giggles to the serving ritual.

A kids birthday cake is the centerpiece around which the entire occasion is planned..

When you were a kid, do you remember the fun of anticipating being another year older? Unlike many adults, kids entertain lots of fantasies as they’re about to put another year under their belt. Being eight is much better than being seven. Maybe you’ll get that new bike. Being thirteen means you’re now a teen. Then there’s the birthday party - and birthday cake. A kids birthday cake is the centerpiece around which the entire occasion is planned.Of course, the cake must be your kid’s favorite flavors. Beyond the taste, there are lots of fun things you can do with kids birthday cakes to make them memorable and a big hit with all the kids.

Adults may have forgotten how to really have a good time with a cake…

Give each child a tube of colored frosting gel, sprinkles or whatever might enhance that plain Jane cake. Let the birthday child go first, applying his or her take on proper cake design. Each child gets a set amount of time to do their thing. Again, this may end up looking like a cake you never imagined, but the kids will be having fun. You’ll see that adults may have forgotten how to really have a good time with a cake.When the kids have done the deed with the cake, you can present each child with a small favor bag with their name on it as a reward for their decorating efforts. While they’re checking out their prizes, you bring on the ice cream. Ah, to be a child again!

Let them decorate their own piece…

As an alternative to ordering a decorated cake, try baking a cake embellished only with the frosting of the birthday kid’s choice. Set the cake in the center of the table and surround it with little dishes of jam, sprinkles, small chocolate and assorted candies. When the kids sit down, let them decorate their own piece with the goodies they deem to make the perfect gooey concoction. A birthday is an occasion where you can let them go overboard. Although you may look askance at some of the individual creations, the kids will love it.Another fun way to make the most of a kids birthday cake is to start with the plain, frosted cake as the kids sit down.

Cake Decorating Technique, Tips

I wanted to go to another level….

The cake decorating techniques that I was able to learn in this class, however, completely took me to another level. They absolutely blew me away. Cake decorating technique is basically an entire artform. It isn’t just a matter of making a cake look pretty. There are textural techniques, decorative effects, effects that are useful for drawing images of faces or backgrounds. Basically, anything that you could conceivably imagine someone doing to a cake has been done. The experts can make cakes so beautiful that it would be a shame to eat them!

I was not the most artistic cake decorator…

Until I took a pastry class, I had no idea how many cake decorating techniques there were. I always thought that decorating a cake was a pretty simple affair. When I was growing up, my mother loved to make cakes. She showed me a couple simple designs that you can use on a cake, and I copied her designs faithfully. I can make flowers, swirls, little ice cream cones, and of course all the letters in the alphabet. I was not the most artistic cake decorator, but I knew enough to make a pretty professional looking cake.

Consider donating your surplus…

If you want to get really good at cake decorating techniques, you need to have someone to eat your cakes. This may sound obvious, but I know a lot of people who have struggled with this. If you’re passionate about decorating cakes but do not have a few friends who like the cakes that you decorate, you’ll end up putting on a lot of weight. There will be nowhere to put the cakes, so you’ll have to eat them yourself. It is amazing how quickly the pounds can accumulate when you always have cake about the house. If you don’t have friends who like cake, consider donating your surplus to the local church or perhaps to a homeless shelter. There are plenty people around who will be grateful for any food at all, never mind gourmet cakes!

You just want to make cakes for your friends and family?

Of course, it isn’t necessary to learn all of these cake decorating techniques if you just want to make cakes for your friends and family. As a matter of fact, only the top cake decorators know more than a few techniques. If you get a cake decorating kit, you can probably figure out all of the simple cake decorating techniques yourself. There are plenty of online guides to how to decorate a cake if you get stuck, so you need not worry about running out of ideas.