| Our kid birthday cake idea collection makes cake | | | | cake decorating creation. Fondant can be rolled out |
| decorating fun and fearless. You don't have to be a | | | | and draped over a cake, poured on as a glaze, or |
| pastry chef to create a professional quality cake for | | | | sculpted into shapes. It is easily tinted, and can be |
| your child's birthday or other special event. Learn | | | | flavored as well. Ready-made fondant is available |
| unique and easy cake decorating ideas to make | | | | through party supply outlets. There are also many |
| spectacular homemade cakes.PARTY CAKE | | | | recipes online for homemade fondant.CAKE |
| CONCEPT AND DESIGNThe most important kid | | | | DECORATING WITH CANDY AND SMALL |
| birthday cake idea is choosing a cake concept which | | | | TOYSCookies, candies, and other materials can be |
| fits with your party theme. You can start with a simple | | | | used for special and impressive effects. Frosted sugar |
| sheet cake topped with small toys or figures, or piece | | | | cones can serve as the fins on a space ship cake or |
| the cake itself to form a unique design.For example, a | | | | the turrets on a castle cake. Make a surprise cake |
| Construction Party cake could be topped with tiny toy | | | | filling with jello.A wide variety of plastic stand-ups or |
| dumptrucks and bulldozers pushing a chocolate chip | | | | cake toppers are available in craft stores. Or, simply |
| mountain. Or, the cake itself could be cut, pieced and | | | | use a toy which fits in with the party theme as a cake |
| frosted to look like a dump truck.For a Train Party, set | | | | topper and give it to the party child when the party is |
| a miniature choo-choo train on licorice tracks atop your | | | | over. Action figures, small dolls, animals and cartoon |
| cake, or line up several brightly colored frosted loaf | | | | characters all make good choices.Add cool candy |
| cakes to form train cars.For a Luau party, a simple | | | | accents with M & M's, licorice pieces, licorice whips, |
| round or sheet cake can be festooned with a silk | | | | animal crackers, oreo cookies, paper umbrellas, pretzel |
| flower lei, or form a string of cupcakes in a circle and | | | | sticks, tootsie rolls, jimmies, gummies such as worms, |
| adorn each one with silk or frosting flowers. Connect | | | | bears, etc, gumdrops, mini marshmallows, colored |
| with a licorice string to make a cupcake "lei".Baking | | | | coconut, jellybeans.THE LATEST CAKE |
| cakes in an oven-safe glass bowl or in a special 3D | | | | DECORATING FADS!There are many novel choices |
| sports ball pan is great for making any kind of | | | | for placing the finishing touches on your party cake. |
| perfectly round ball cake, or the dress part of a Barbie | | | | Dress it up in style with one or more of these unique |
| doll cake. A wonder mold cake pan makes small single | | | | special effects:Spray Color Mist - is a fun addition to |
| serving doll cakes and other cute creations!Think of | | | | your baking repertoire. Frost your cake white, then |
| the design you'd like to make and what shapes you | | | | spray on edible color from an aerosol can. Available in |
| need to make it - round, sheet, loaf, cupcakes, or a | | | | many colors, it can be used with stencils to make |
| combination.Peruse cake decorating books for a kid | | | | unique designs, as a highlight to whipped topping - even |
| birthday cake idea which fits your needs. Many books | | | | on your child's mashed potatoes!Luster Dusts - are an |
| provide templates forcutting and piecing cakes to | | | | edible food safe "dust" which can be used on any |
| create any number of popular designs. You decide just | | | | frosting recipe that dries hard and firm to the touch. |
| how simple or challenging your cake will be.For a | | | | Brush it on white frosting for a metallic-like glossy |
| no-fuss kid birthday cake idea, apply an edible cake art | | | | sheen or layer it for interesting color effects.Cake |
| image to the top of a frosted cake. Many popular | | | | Stampers - can be used along with brush-on color for |
| themes and copyrighted images such as Disney are | | | | fondant icing. Simply stamp shapes and designs into |
| available to provide a professional looking cake | | | | the finished fondant and tint with brush-on color.Cake |
| design.Themed cake pans are another popular cake | | | | Stencils - Place stencil on iced cake and sprinkle edible |
| decorating option. They provide the shape and visual | | | | glitter, confetti sprinkles, or use spray-on color |
| design to follow for an impressive finished cake. | | | | mist.Edible Color Markers - These unique markers are |
| Popular TV and cartoons characters are well | | | | used just like an ink marker. Draw fun designs on |
| represented in cake pans, as well as teddy bears, | | | | cakes, cookies, fondant frosting, even cheese, fruit |
| butterflies, pirates, Tigger,Mickey Mouse, and lots | | | | slices and bread. Decorating marker kits are available |
| more.FROSTING CHOICESHomemade Frosting - Dig | | | | for children.Edible sugar-shape decorations, |
| up that famous family recipe or check out one of the | | | | decorative candles, themed cake picks and rings,and |
| many online recipe sites and make your cake frosting | | | | edible glitter are all fun tools in your cake baking |
| from scratch. Be sure to plan ahead how much of | | | | arsenal.Now you're armed with lots of great ideas for |
| each color will be needed for both basic foundation | | | | cake decorating success - without fear!Go forth and |
| and decorative trim.Canned and Tube Frostings - | | | | create... and above all, have fun!For more cake |
| Easiest and quickest, prepared canned frostings are | | | | decorating information, check out our webpage: Kid |
| available in grocery stores in the baking aisle with the | | | | Birthday Cake Idea CollectionCopyright 2005 Kids |
| cake mixes. They generally come in white, chocolate, | | | | Party Paradise All Rights ReservedPatricia B. Jensen |
| and a handful of other popular flavors. Keep a few | | | | is a mother of three and kids party enthusiast. She is |
| ready-to-use tube frostings on hand in various basic | | | | the webmaster and owner of - a complete resource |
| colors to add the finishing touches.Fondant Frosting - | | | | for kids party ideas including invitations, cakes, |
| Gaining in popularity in this country in recent years, | | | | decorations, games, costumes, favors, and food.For all |
| fondant frosting gives a beautiful smooth finish to your | | | | the latest party news, read her Kids Party Blog. |