Coolest Baby’s 1st Birthday Princess Cake

Homemade Baby's 1st Birthday Princess Cake

I used a 9×13″ pan and cut it up 3 ways to form a number 1. I then used pink buttercream and smoothed it out over the whole cake. I then used a white shell border on top and white, lilac, and yellow drop flowers along the bottom with some leaves in there too. I … Read more

Coolest Cars 1st Birthday Cake

Homemade Cars 1st Birthday Cake

This Cars 1st Birthday Cake is made from a normal sponge cake with black and green fondant and little icing Lightning Mcquen cars. I spread butter icing over cake then rolled out the fondant and placed over the cake using royal icing to glue the cars and the stars. You must use food colouring to … Read more

Coolest First Birthday Cake 21

Homemade First Birthday Cake

I made this first birthday cake for my son, it was my first try at fondant and I made my own marshmallow fondant (from an online recipe,very easy!). I made two sheet cakes, cut the top in a “1” shape and covered with canned frosting and the fondant and made little fondant “pearls” for the … Read more

Cute Hugs ‘N Stitches Theme First Birthday Cake

Homemade First Birthday Cake

I found the Hugs n’ Stitches theme on a few different sites. I thought this would be great for a little girl’s first birthday. My husband’s cousin asked me to make her daughter’s cake. So of course I picked this First Birthday Cake. I used both a strawberry and yellow cake mix and swirled them … Read more

Coolest 1 Birthday Cake

Homemade  1 Birthday Cake

I made this 1 Birthday Cake for my baby girl’s 1st birthday. We have 2 girls and I felt like I was somewhat out of ideas for a creative cake for her 1st birthday because I’ve already made a butterfly, a ladybug, a mermaid and a castle. So, I chose to keep it simple for … Read more

Creative Cake Ideas and Photos for 1st Birthdays 10

For my sons first birthday, I wanted to make something for all the little kids that would be easy for them to eat and still a little different for every kid, I wanted a creative cake. So what I did was I made 92 cupcakes (his party was really big– plus I wanted leftovers!) and … Read more

Coolest Homamde 1st Birthday Cake with Cupcakes

Homemade 1st Birthday Cake

This 1st Birthday Cake was really easy to make. First I made 2 simple sponge cakes in a 43mx28cm silicone loaf pan. Make sure you measure the ingredients exactly so they are the same height. I added a couple of tablespoons of warm water to the mixture to make it more moist. Once they had … Read more

Cool Homemade 4-Tier Polka Dot Cake

Pink and Brown Polka Dot Cake

For my little girl’s first birthday, I wanted a pink and brown polka dot cake. I love tiered cakes, so make a layered cake using basic square pans and stacking them. I used sugared flowers to add some color around the edges. You have to make sure to use columns or inserts for support between … Read more

First Birthday Cake

I made this No.1 birthday cake for my daughter’s birthday. It was my first attempt at using fondant icing and the result was fantastic. I hired the No.1 tin from the local cake decorating shop and used a Madeira cake mix also purchased from store. I baked the cake on Tuesday ready to be decorated … Read more

Coolest First Birthday Cake and Smash Cake

Homemade First Birthday Cake and Smash Cake

I was inspired to make this Homemade First Birthday Cake and Smash Cake from looking at others on this website, and I got a lot of useful tips from here and elsewhere on the internet. As suggested by another parent, I made two 9X13 sheet cakes (chocolate for the bottom, white for the top) and … Read more