1st Birthday Cake

gemma1984

My niece is having her 1st birthday soon and I've been roped in to getting ideas for her cake.

Me and her mum are not averse to having a go at making something a bit special.

Things Emily likes are

Fairies
Princesses
Ballerinas

Ha ha, the stereotypical ones then!!!

Any ideas for recipes (tried and tested or otherwise) and decorating ideas would be really appreciated

emweaver

Hi, id recommend this CAKE Book I bought it myself and the instructions are easy to follow loads of girly cakes, boys and unisex ideas.

mumhug

Hi how about a princess castle cake I made one for my daughters 5th birthday.




It took a couple of days but it wasnt too difficult hth.

lesley_mac

emweaver wrote: »

Hi, id recommend this CAKE Book I bought it myself and the instructions are easy to follow loads of girly cakes, boys and unisex ideas.

I second that I have that book too and its great x

chickalicious

lesley_mac wrote: »

I second that I have that book too and its great x

i third it that book is the best and i have a few cake decorating books.

malli_2

mumhug wrote: »

Hi how about a princess castle cake I made one for my daughters 5th birthday.




It took a couple of days but it wasnt too difficult hth.

Hi

Lovely cake. I would love to make them for my girls. Think you have used ice cream cones, what are the cylindrical poles made of please?

lesley_mac

malli wrote: »

Hi

Lovely cake. I would love to make them for my girls. Think you have used ice cream cones, what are the cylindrical poles made of please?

Not sure what the OP has used but when making that cake before I used empty toilet rolls and kitchen rolls and covered them in sugarpaste so the turrets are not edible. Hope this helps x

gemma1984

Thanks everyone!!!

mumhug

malli wrote: »

Hi

Lovely cake. I would love to make them for my girls. Think you have used ice cream cones, what are the cylindrical poles made of please?

Hi yes thats right they are kitchen roll tubes covered in icing and edible gitter (didnt want anything non edible next to the cake)
it is ice cream cones and 3 square cakes layered up there are some great tutorials on web.The kids loved it got lots of wows.